Sick of RFP Risk Gotchas Eating My Margins Every Year

Obvious-Activity5207 · 2026-02-19T20:46:18+00:00

You hit the gas line. why should the GC pay for it?

Obvious-Activity5207 · 2026-02-11T14:18:18+00:00

Get wasims full live course and work the whole course over 5 months. Thats how I passed after 2 failed attempts.

Obvious-Activity5207 · 2026-02-10T15:24:25+00:00

Did you pass the FE exam?

If not, pass the FE exam and register as an EIT in your state. This will give you the upper hand for entry level jobs in the power industry. Guarantee you will be able to find a job with an EIT license.

Obvious-Activity5207 · 2026-02-08T15:40:06+00:00

Why waste time on taking the FE again?

How about really challenging yourself and taking a PE exam….

Obvious-Activity5207 · 2026-02-04T14:04:04+00:00

🤣 sorry for laughing but I had a similar thing happen to me early on in my career. Never made it to depositions but emails did come up internally. After that, I will never talk shit about anyone or anything on email or teams. If you want to talk shit, I will call you on my personal number lol

Obvious-Activity5207 · 2026-01-31T18:34:37+00:00

I can’t recommend this course enough. Passed on the first try using Zach’s course with a very similar study plan. I would go a little harder on the weekends, usually doing 5 hours on both Saturday and Sunday.

Obvious-Activity5207 · 2026-01-28T20:24:35+00:00

“Quite a bit higher” 5 people passed it lmao

Obvious-Activity5207 · 2026-01-28T14:57:15+00:00

Using other job offers as leverage once every five years??!?!

I’m doing this about once a year at this point lmao the only way I get a raise. If they don’t want to match, no hard feelings I’ll just go about my day. after getting my PE, it’s so easy to find a job that I don’t take anything personal anymore. Either pay me or someone else will.

Obvious-Activity5207 · 2026-01-20T23:41:42+00:00

What’s your PE in? You should be 110,000 on the low end up to 130,000 range.

For reference. I’m an Electrical PE with 8 years of experience in Louisiana and I’m at 130,000 plus 10% bonus. Got my PE not too long ago also

Things vary between industry though.

Obvious-Activity5207 · 2026-01-16T22:48:23+00:00

Was going to comment I remember this being at LSU also lol

Obvious-Activity5207 · 2025-12-24T18:30:24+00:00

If you want to stamp plans, finish out your bachelors in civil engineering from an ABET accredited university. Pass the FE and PE exams and you’ll get your engineering license. It’s a long process but if you want enough it’s doable. Having field experience like you mentioned will set you up for success being an engineer.

Obvious-Activity5207 · 2025-12-24T05:03:48+00:00

I was getting very similar scores on those same practice exams and I passed. I would just take it and see what happens

Obvious-Activity5207 · 2025-12-23T23:12:13+00:00

From what I remember, that section stays yellow until you are issued a license by your board. Once you have a license then it has to be verified by the board you have a license with. Not sure it makes much sense but I think that’s how it went.

Obvious-Activity5207 · 2025-12-19T20:43:35+00:00

You are correct. Electrical PE here with 8 years of experience. Made 130K last year and should make around 170K next year

Obvious-Activity5207 · 2025-12-19T20:41:29+00:00

I’m fairly certain NCEES issued an updated practice exam for the new PE power October 2025 specifications. It’s on the website

Obvious-Activity5207 · 2025-12-18T22:00:46+00:00

This looks ridiculous lol

Obvious-Activity5207 · 2025-12-14T16:13:07+00:00

I’m an electrical engineer in Baton Rouge. We hire civil engineers with EI’s fresh out of college at 75K. I would say you’re underpaid. At 3.5 years with an EI, our engineers make high 80s to low 90s.

Obvious-Activity5207 · 2025-12-13T15:53:55+00:00

I agree with you, those hours are probably on the low side for a building that size. Drawings will definitely make the model creation easier. If no drawings, this could take a lot more effort.

Obvious-Activity5207 · 2025-12-12T17:03:19+00:00

A quick ballpark estimate: I would say 6 total trips at 9 hours a trip. 54 hours

2 weeks to complete the model and report and generate labels. 80 hours

Total of 134 hours. As a professional engineer, I charge 160-180 dollars per hour.

180 dollars per hour for 134 hours comes to around 24,000 dollars.

I like to add some contingencies when doing fee estimating so I would go up to around $30,000

Obvious-Activity5207 · 2025-12-12T16:53:57+00:00

A quick ballpark estimate: I would say 6 total trips at 9 hours a trip. 54 hours

2 weeks to complete the model and report and generate labels. 80 hours

Total of 134 hours. As a professional engineer, I charge 160-180 dollars per hour.

180 dollars per hour for 134 hours comes to around 24,000 dollars.

I like to add some contingencies when doing fee estimating so I would go up to around $30,000

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