If I were you, I would look into an entry level position in the electrical construction industry. It's not that technical so you don't have to remember a lot from school to do your job. Also, taking the FE test and becoming an EIT ASAP would be good for this career route. As soon as you get the...
It sounds like the first company you worked for was pretty good. Why did you leave the first company? A big increase for jumping ship? I worked for a small firm much like yours and the owner talked about how he saw a future partnership with me. We spoke of it on a couple of occasions. Also...
The bottom line is that PE's typically work hard to obtain their license and in turn usually have a great work ethic and work hard for whatever company they may be working for. This being the case, I would imagine they would want to be compensated fairly, and by fairly, I mean they would be...
Thank you all for your responses. I apologize for not being more descript. The plan is NOT that I would simply be handing these jobs off to some higher up manager. I write the proposals and figure project budget, manage the projects, engineer the plans and see the project through to completion...
Hello all,
I am an employee at an engineering consulting firm. I am starting to make some contacts and am working on bringing new business to the company. I am meeting with some potential clients to tell them a bit about the company, myself and handout a company resum. When I start bringing my...
I agree with swivel63. It is not even worth it for me to work 50/week while getting paid time and a half for overtime. It would definitely be worth it to work a steady 50 while being a partner/owner of a firm.
I am not a business owner. From an employee's perspective, a standard 50 hour work week would not go over well with myself even if you paid me time and a half. At a certain point, time is just worth way more than the extra money you get from working overtime. On the other hand, if you are...
I think you could get a better deal somewhere else. I am electrical, but I would guess that a new grad in Civil/structural should start out at 40-45k. Especially in SoCal where housing is far from cheap.
I do not know you're work ethic or how indpendent you are in the workplace, but never the...
BJC,
My situation is a little different. The moonlighting is fully disclosed to my employer and it was even agreed I could use the company's resources to do this work provided I pay the company a percentage of the project fee. I would think that this situation ties the company to the project...
Here is my situation:
My boss has given me the opportunity to do "side work" on my own time. In return for using the company resources, I'll pay my boss a percentage of the project fee. My boss said that if I wanted to stamp my "side work", I would have to obtain my own liability insurance...
BJC,
Please note that if an engineer stamps plans, his/her name is on the seal of that stamp. I would think that, in the event of a lawsuit, someone could go after the personal assets of the individual who stamped the plans. The difference between this scenario and someone selling the wrong...
rday,
Are you stamping the plans on your side jobs or does your boss put his/her stamp on your work?
If you do in fact stamp the side work plans yourself, does your company have to buy additional coverage for liability associated with your stamp, or are you covered under the umbrella of the...
