making the switch to oil/gas
making the switch to oil/gas
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I have been contemplating the move to an oil/gas company lately. The reasons: 1. bored with my current work in land development and 2. I love the prospect of travelling.
Any advice on making this transfer? How would a PE in general civil engineering go about making such a move?
Any advice on making this transfer? How would a PE in general civil engineering go about making such a move?





RE: making the switch to oil/gas
RE: making the switch to oil/gas
Which area of the country do you currently live in?
RE: making the switch to oil/gas
RE: making the switch to oil/gas
Houston is a huge hub for oil and gas companies, so like you said there should be lots of jobs in the area.
One thing I would look into is some of the companies websites that may be advertising jobs. That doesn't give you much advantage over anyone else looking for a job, but it is a start.
Depending on your interests, there is a lot to oil and gas besides just the wells that a civil engineer should be well qualified for such as roads, pipelines, compressors, pumps, construction, inspection, etc. Petroleum engineers, are obviously the best canidates for the downhole work, but there is a lot of other work as well.
RE: making the switch to oil/gas
You should probably expect more travel in the petroleum business than land development, but the amount of travel would depend somewhat on the type of company that you work for.
Your job satisfaction probably depends more on the people that you are working with than the business sector that in which you are employed.