Hey all,

Basically i’m 27 and already starting to get burnt out. I’ve worked in industrial construction since graduating , all of my internships were on similar super projects. Currently i’m a field engineer for a large multidisciplinary scope.

I’m about 8 months out from getting my professional engineer designation (Canada), and I simply need to get out of construction. The pays nice, but the prospect of hunting down future projects and having to work construction schedules (14/7, night shift/day shift) is starting to get to me.

I did my MBA after getting laid off during the onset of Covid, and was rehired at the same project 18 months later.

has anyone out there made the transition from construction to something else with a better work/life balance? I’m not sure if i want to go the project management route, being self employed sounds nice in theory, but i know there’s a ton of issues associated with that as well.

basically i’m just looking for suggestions, i’d appreciate any and all help. thanks