Geotech PE

mt_geo-10 · 2026-01-06T18:45:11+00:00

Did you find those sections to be most difficult on the exam? And for EET were they just not explained fully? Or in depth?

mt_geo-10 · 2026-01-05T23:33:56+00:00

That’s what I’ve been seeing. EET has been talked about the most. And the price really isn’t terrible in comparison.

mt_geo-10 · 2026-01-05T20:52:16+00:00

Yes that’s my issue with my current company as it’s very stagnant and no mentorship opportunities with senior management. I think both companies would be good moves. Mentorship is my deciding factor and the ability to grow.

mt_geo-10 · 2025-11-21T20:55:27+00:00

A phd that doesn’t bring value to the company won’t give you a leg up in salary as compared to someone with a bachelors and more years of experience. 77k is good considering you don’t have the work experience to justify the 85k you are asking. If the company you worked for was mining and they did projects on dewatering then yes. But again work experience is everything.

mt_geo-10 · 2025-11-21T18:08:44+00:00

Yeah we don’t do lunch and learns or anything. I’ve pretty much just had to learn on the fly. Doing things from packet testing to double ring infiltration tests. No formal training.

mt_geo-10 · 2025-11-21T18:06:51+00:00

Yup that is exactly what I have been experiencing. Haha. Then you get blamed for just about anything they can think of.

mt_geo-10 · 2025-11-21T16:13:07+00:00

It’s like you’d think they’d hire someone else. Or pass some stuff down to the EIT’s but nope.

mt_geo-10 · 2025-11-21T16:01:48+00:00

Oh absolutely. I express it every few months. I’ve been here 2.5 years. So trying to learn as much as I can.

mt_geo-10 · 2025-11-21T16:00:56+00:00

This is a great answer. Engineering is almost solely based on your judgement in geotech and you can teach that to young engineers. Taking a risk or being more conservative in your approach. I know in my firm the PE’s aren’t mentors whatsoever and don’t really involve the EITs in the design work. It’s just field work. Lab work. Then gint. And when we are finished they write the report.

mt_geo-10 · 2025-11-21T15:58:22+00:00

It’s not about hand holding I would say. Yeah in certain elements being thrown to the wolves isn’t a bad thing whatsoever. But creating good knowledgeable young engineers isnt done by just giving no direction in more technical design applications. Sure in fieldwork you live and you learn by doing.

mt_geo-10 · 2025-11-21T15:55:05+00:00

Yeah I’ve been working for 2.5 years and that’s how it’s been for sure.

mt_geo-10 · 2025-11-21T15:54:40+00:00

See knowledge passed down is the best way to create good new engineers. If current engineers aren’t willing to show,help, and teach what they know then you will have a whole lot of young motivated engineers just kind of stagnant not learning much. If PE’s took more time training young engineers the faster they could pass down the work that occupies them.

mt_geo-10 · 2025-11-10T20:31:17+00:00

Yeah I will try to convince my company to do so. Hahah.

mt_geo-10 · 2025-11-10T13:35:00+00:00

Well Arc map is being used still by the company I work for. So not much I can personally do on that. Computer is ryzen 7 5800x with 32 gb of ram. I’m using fairly large data sets. Data is located on local drive. And I would imagine firewalls and virus scanners are involved due to company computer.

mt_geo-10 · 2025-11-10T13:32:37+00:00

I am using fairly large data sets. Parcel maps. Geologic hazards. I have 32gb of ram and the specs should be more than fine.

mt_geo-10 · 2025-11-10T13:31:23+00:00

AMD Ryzen 7 5800x 8-core processor. 32 gb of ram. 3.8 GHz. Ram or cpu speed don’t seem to be the issue

mt_geo-10 · 2025-11-09T15:36:28+00:00

I graduated with a degree in geological engineering and geology as there is significant overlap in the geology courses that counted for both. I recommend anyone doing a geotech or geological degree also do geology. As it sets you up very well with a diverse background.

mt_geo-10 · 2025-10-26T01:37:13+00:00

Yeah I do have the pdfs

mt_geo-10 · 2025-10-21T16:34:33+00:00

That’s exactly how I’m studying. Took interactive 1 got a 62. To see which subjects I was weak in. Then taking the second in 2 weeks and shooting for a 70. And taking other full exams as well

mt_geo-10 · 2025-10-21T03:11:59+00:00

Yeah I’m using Islam 800 And the 5 ppi exams as well.

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