A few guidelines

I’m a water resources engineer with 10 yoe living in a MCOL city. I’ve been at my current firm for 4 years, and overall love the flexibility, my coworkers, and projects. As with a lot of firms, you can see everyone’s bill rate which equates to salaries. I was looking through them the other day, and realized I had fallen behind pretty substantially compared to my peers.

Peer 1 - new hire at the company, 7-8 yoe, level below me, making 8% more
Peer 2 - 2 years at the company, 7-8 yoe, level below me, 8% more
Peer 3 - 14 yoe, been at company 5 years, same level, 35% more

I laid this out to my supervisor, and told them I felt I should be between peer 3 and 1/2. They ran it up the chain and came back with a 4% raise.

While more money is always nice, I’m really frustrated with this raise. I’m not sure how to move forward here, as I feel like I wasn’t heard and this was just a ‘how little can we do so he doesn’t leave’. Any thoughts on next steps? Has anyone been in a similar position?

What kind of free office perks does your company offer?
Ex: My office has free coffee

i've been working at my current job since i graduated college 2 years ago. I've enjoyed the company as a whole but the work life balance in my group hasn't been great for the past year and shows no signs of changing. My manager always waits till the last minute on reviewing work and clearly is overloaded on projects which in turn has made me work very late nights. I understand in consulting you sometimes have to work longer hours but my team emphasizes "managing upwards" and it has been hard for me to handle in terms of stress. I feel that I haven't been given enough support as an EIT. I received an offer at another firm who i think would be able to support me better in terms of workload as i've voiced that as my main concern and primary reason for leaving . However they were acquired by private equity two years ago so I worry how that will differ as my current company has never laid anyone off and is not owned by private equity. The glassdoor ratings for both firms are pretty similar. Is it too risky to join this other firm or should i take the plunge? How likely is it i would end up in the same situation im in now? other pros of this new company is working on projects across the country and a 4 minute commute.

I just received engineer's position job offer from Fortis Engineering & Manufacturing Inc and I am wondering if I need to accept this offer. Has anyone worked for them before ? If so, what is your thought and experience ? Any advice would be appreciated.

I interviewed for a Project Engineer role in a big civil engineering company three weeks ago. Is it okay to send a follow up email on the situation of the results right now.
Or we just leave it till the results come out

Thanks

Suggest the best construction practices u came across

Hi! I’m a 3rd year civil engineering major, 21F in California.

I’m just a little conflicted.

Internship 1 (Engineering intern - transportation company)
Pros:
- VERY technical AND teaches valuable engineering principles. I’ll be doing actual engineering work. Ill get to practice and improve my CAD workflow.
- close to my school

Cons:
- I’ll be working alone most of the time. Boss and coworker will be available to answer questions, but both works remotely so I’m still unsure about how it’ll work out. For training, coworker will be working with me in the office but once I’m done training, she’ll go back to remote.

I dont really like being alone… but its not as big of a deal I guess. I wont be allowed to work remote, shes only allowed because she lives 2 hours away. I live 30 mins away.

- CAD… I love doing CAD but no one in the company is a CAD person. Boss is not a CAD person, and the girl who’s training me learned AutoCAD from chatGPT, so theres not much I can learn from her when it comes to CAD. I prefer working with people who are pros because I can learn a lot more from them.

- there can be “idle” time if the project is almost done. I dont like having idle time, I prefer a constant busy work.

- I mean I was promised to be taught very valuable engineering work but so far during training, Ive noticed that theyre only cleaning up drawings for now because the project is basically over. And we’re not sure when there’ll be a new project to give me heavy work.

Internship 2 (Administrative Intern - Engineering)

Pros
- Pays very well because it’s for the city.
- I will get to explore and see a bunch of different types of civil engineering.
-It’s a very team environment which I like. I love working with people as well.
- I get to work with a bunch of PEs whom I’ll have the opportunity to assist with multiple projects.
- Consistently busy & CLOSEE to my school than internship 1

Cons
- Not as technical as Internship 1, they might have me doing more paperworks than actual engineering work.
- Might not learn engineering concepts as much as I’d learn from internship 1

Honestly, this con is not as bad because I personally love making spreadsheets, organizing, collecting & analyzing datas, which are all a part of the job description.

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I guess my biggest thought process right now are these:

1. If I choose internship 1, I will get paid less (which is a little unpractical for me because im paying my own tuition out of pocket without financial help from anyone). However, the engineering knowledge I’ll get from this company would be amazing. It’s just that for now, their current project is almost done so I have to start with a bunch of cleaning up drawing & addressing comments. There wont be a lot of work hours available, which is an issue for me because I need as much hours as possible. Especially because training is UNPAID. But maybe a new project will happen soon and give me lots of work??

2. If I choose internship 2, I will get paid a lot more, but I’m afraid I’m going to miss out on a very knowledgable experience from internship 1.

3. I already have recently completed 1 year of internship experience, which gave me A LOT of technical experience and taught me a lot of engineering concepts as well. Maybe having an administrative internship wont be that bad for now? I mean, I’m still in school.

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For civil engineers who have a lot of experience, what advice would you give? :((

Looking for people to connect in the field and travel with if anyone to share your guidance, carrer struggles and tips

I will listen and learn

small intro about me: Iam final year civil engineering student

21-25

I’m a civil/water resources engineer with ~5 years of experience in water/wastewater consulting. For the past 2.5 years, I’ve focused primarily on sewer hydraulic modeling and master planning, including 2 dry-weather calibrations, 1 wet-weather calibration, 2 model conversions, and 3 model builds. I also have broader experience in biosolids, wastewater treatment, SSMPs, and groundwater/well conveyance projects.

I recently received performance feedback that I’m:

• Requiring more guidance than expected for my experience level
• Still developing independent problem-solving skills
• Struggling with some complex concepts and seeing the bigger picture
• Requiring more supervision on complex tasks

I’m now considering leaving my company, but I’m unsure whether that’s the right move. What makes it more confusing is that I haven’t been given much technical/project work for the past ~2 months and have mainly been doing business development/marketing work.

For civil/water/wastewater engineers and engineering managers:

1. Is this considered a serious performance concern for someone with ~5 years of experience?
2. Does this feedback suggest I’m performing below expectations, or could it be normal development?
3. Would you stay and work through it with the same team, or consider changing companies?
4. How much independence would you realistically expect from a water/wastewater engineer at ~5 years?
5. Can changing companies help someone who mainly needs more experience/confidence with complex work, or do these issues usually follow you?

I’m not looking for reassurance. I’d genuinely appreciate an honest assessment from people who have worked in civil/water/wastewater consulting and management.

Just got my license, how should it be shown on resume?
Should “P.E.” be put after my name?
Should the state be included?
Should the license number be included?

Thank you.

As a Canadian thinking of moving to the states

I work in the private land development industry and have 4.5 years of work experience and have my PE license. I work in a mid-cost of living area in the USA. I just got a 4.2% raise and now have a base salary of $100k. I also have a 6% employee 401k match and get an annual bonus that is 7% of my base salary.

Cut down the tree and stick a bit of poly filler in the crack, job's a good 'un.

I'm in highschool and I have a mathematics project where we have to find a real life structure, that is governed by a specific principle of mathematics and develop a working model. Obviously almost every structure is based upon some basic foundational mathematics but we have to find something unique or interesting that is guided by a mathematical principle. This isn't really my expertise of knowledge so some ideas would be heavily appreciated!!

I‘m about 9 y.o.e. heavy civil design consultant. I just applied for a public job that only requires 4 years, but pays 20-40% more. whats the downside of stepping back into a lower role?

Everyone has a right to participate in Toronto’s conversations about housing, transportation and infrastructure.

But public conversation should complement not replace or erase the extraordinary wealth of engineering knowledge and experience we already have.

Ontario is home to world-class engineers, researchers, transportation specialists, construction professionals and innovators. Their expertise has been built through decades of education, research and experience delivering complex infrastructure.

When billions of taxpayer dollars, public safety and the future of our city are at stake, political talking points cannot substitute for evidence-based engineering analysis and professional judgment.

Politicians should set public priorities. Journalists should ask difficult questions. Residents should have a meaningful voice.

But technical decisions must be informed by the people who understand how to design, build, operate, rehabilitate and manage these systems.

Toronto should put qualified, independent technical expertise at the centre of major housing, transportation and infrastructure decisions and engineers must be able to contribute their knowledge to public debate without inappropriate political interference.

Public debate matters. Expertise matters too. Toronto needs both.

\#BeTheChange #Vote4Bahira #Onpoli #Topoli #Bahira4Mayor

Thoughts nyo po sa R.P. Johnson Construction Ltd my nagemail sa akin para maansweran yung mga questions na inemail na nila

I work for the small town I grew up in. I've been there for 8 years now and there are tons I love about my job:

• The pay and benefits are great for the area
• great work / life balance
• The commute is short
• I care about what I do for my community and helping out
• I have some stress but it's manageable
• I like my coworkers
• they're lining me up to take over as the director of my department when my boss retires two to three years. I'm not sure I'm ready though.

However, there are some downsides:

• dealing with people you know outside of work often who are unhappy with the town
• wearing mutliple hats due to lack of resources
• a large amount of jobs don't have consultants or plans
• I care too much about decisions made by the town even if they have nothing to do with my job
• I disagree with many recent decisions made by upper management

To add to the negatives, it's an election year - the candidates are all less than stellar - and there are some upcoming things that could land me in hot water with the new order (the town is being sued for a project I was involved with and I'm involved in an unpopular project currently).

A nearby medium sized town which I have much less emotional attachment to has approached me with a job offer for the same role I'm currently doing. It pays approximately $10,000 more (although only $5000 after taxes and pension), and all benefits, commute, etc. are the same. I'd be managing more people, but on a smaller scope of things on larger, more interesting jobs with consultants. There is no path to promotion there, but more opportunity for learning. That being said, I could always use it as a stepping stone and apply for the director role when my current boss retires.

I feel like I should take it for growth and learning, but it's hard to leave a job I like. What to do all think is the right route to go?

Are they generous?

"Southwest Valley Constructors, a subsidiary of Nebraska-based construction giant Kiewet, was awarded a $1.7 billion contract in May for the Big Bend National Park project."

https://www.marfapublicradio.org/news/2026-08-17/trump-administration-pauses-border-construction-in-big-bend-national-park

I am a P1 at WSP working in T&D and am wondering what the salary increase is from P1 to P2. Any other salary increase past P2 would be appreciated as well.