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Understanding and Optimizing the Long Game That Is Your Engineering Career

August 10, 2021 By EMI

This is a guest post by Jacob Valentien, PE 

Understanding and Optimizing the Long Game That Is Your Engineering Career

As I reflect and think about the various blog topics that I could write about for the Civil Engineering Collective, I wanted to start off by summarizing one of the biggest concepts that I see young engineers struggle with in their first few years after graduating college and starting their career. The issue is that your engineering career is quite the long game, and it has only truly started. Engineering school is step one and obtaining your professional engineering license should be the step where everything accelerates (and not slows down).

Establishing a challenging and rewarding engineering career is very important to me, and I hope to break down some foundational concepts so that you can set off on your own challenging and rewarding engineering career. I think the following four major components are most critical to take into consideration for your career development:

  • Mindset
  • Experience
  • Continual learning
  • Goal setting

You can find tons of content on each of these topics from all kinds of sources, both internally focused on the engineering field and externally. I think there is value in immersing yourself in these topics early and often to continually remind yourself of the value of each.

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Filed Under: Civil Engineering Tagged With: 40-hour work week, Continual learning, engineering business, Engineering Career, engineering firm, engineering school, experience, first engineering job, goal setting, Jacob Valentien, learning opportunities, Mindset, positive feedback, positive mindset, Professional Engineer, quality work, Setting goals

TECC 250: From Laid Off to Starting an Engineering Firm

July 6, 2021 By EMI

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From Laid Off to Starting an Engineering Firm

In this episode, we talk to Aaron Moncur, a mechanical engineer who runs a mechanical design firm called Pipeline Design & Engineering and the host of the podcast “Being an Engineer,” a podcast that collects and shares industry knowledge and best practices associated with the discipline of engineering. We talk about his career journey and how he went from being laid off to starting an engineering firm.

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Starting an Engineering Firm

Here Are Some of the Key Points Discussed in the Episode:

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Filed Under: Business/Entrepreneurship, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: Aaron Moncur, Being an Engineer, being laid off, business development, company faces difficulties, custom turnkey RND test, designing medical devices, develop a team, engineering firm, freelance work, get business coaching, get your first employee, high-level ownership, Laid Off, learning to become an engineer, medical device industry, Pipeline Design & Engineering, start in engineering, Starting an Engineering Firm, the discipline of engineering, using contractors

TSEC 23: 5 Tips for Structural Engineering Managers

April 16, 2020 By EMI

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In episode 23 of The Structural Engineering Channel Podcast, we talk to Stan R. Caldwell, P.E., SECB, a Structural Engineering Consultant who provides structural engineering consultation, primarily with respect to construction litigation. This is the second of a two-episode series. In the previous episode, Stan provided five tips for young structural engineers and in this episode, Stan will give us five tips for structural engineering managers which can help them strive to become the best managers in their field.

Engineering Quotes:

Structural Engineering Managers

Structural Engineering Managers

Here Are Some of the Questions We Ask Stan Caldwell in This Episode:

  • What led to the development of this sister article that you wrote for STRUCTURE magazine, “Your Top 5 Tips for Engineering Managers,” and how did you get those?
  • Do the tips for structural engineering managers complement any tips for young engineers?
  • What is the first step that someone can take to get closer to achieving a prime professional role on a project?
  • Your second tip for managers is “Stay in your lane.” What do you mean by that?
  • Why should structural engineers embrace construction?
  • Why do you specifically advocate that structural engineering managers should champion the idea of cherishing their people?
  • The last of your five tips is to make a profit. Could you go into that?
  • How do we, as a community, get opportunities where we can create a profit for our internal team by working with other firms?

Here Are 5 Tips for Structural Engineering Managers:

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Filed Under: TSEC-The Structural Engineering Channel Tagged With: Construction, engineering consultation, engineering firm, Engineering managers, prime professional role, Stan Caldwell, Structural engineering, Structural Engineering Managers, STRUCTURE magazine, tips

How to Start Your Own Engineering Practice

September 9, 2019 By EMI

How to Start Your Own Engineering Practice is a guest blog by Allison Hail

How to Start Your Own Engineering PracticeSo you want to start your own engineering practice? Becoming an independent engineering consultant can be very lucrative. It also gives you freedom over the work you do. But it is a very different lifestyle than working for an engineering firm. There are several important items to consider before taking the plunge.

Find Your Niche

As any engineer will tell you, engineering is an enormous field of work. Even within your specialization, there is a huge variance in the kinds of projects you might take on as an engineering consultant. With innovations occurring every day in the tech sector, this variety is only set to increase.

This presents a wide array of possibilities to specialize your practice. While it may not be wise to be picky about the type of projects you take on at first, aim to be carving out a niche for yourself over time. Building a profile as the go-to person for certain kinds of projects will reduce the time you need to spend finding new clients. As word of mouth spreads, clients should start coming to you off the back of your reputation.

Stay on Top of the Admin

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Filed Under: Blog, Business/Entrepreneurship Tagged With: administration, Allison Hail, Covered Legally, engineer, Engineering, engineering consultant, engineering firm, Equipment Costs, Find Your Niche, Know Your Limits, projects, software and equipment, Start Your Own Engineering Practice, Stay on Top of the Admin, successful business

Expect Murphy’s Law to Apply to all Engineering Presentations You Give

February 27, 2018 By EMI

Expect Murphy’s Law to Apply to all Engineering Presentations You Give is a guest post by Shoots Veis, P.E.

Engineering PresentationsI’ve had the honor of speaking to thousands of engineers across the world over the years, which has helped me to understand why public speaking is so important to any professional.  It gives you the ability to reach and impact a lot of people.

That being said, there’s been a few times, where I showed up to speak and everything went wrong, and I had to adjust.  This happens more often than not and that’s why I am really excited to share the following story with you from our guest author for this week Shoots Veis, P.E, author of Public Speaking for Engineers, about engineering presentations. Enjoy it…

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Filed Under: Blog, Communication/Public Speaking Tagged With: engineering firm, Engineering Presentations, engineers, Murphy’s Law, presentation, projector, public speaking

Moving Up Within Your Engineering Firm- Engineering Career TV Ep. 15

June 19, 2017 By EMI




 

Q: How do I move up within my Engineering Firm?

Welcome to Episode #15 of Engineering Career TV. The topic for this episode is Moving Up Within Your Engineering Firm.

I will spend most of the Engineering Career TV episodes answering questions that have been submitted from engineers around the world on how to rapidly advance their careers and live the lives they want to live.

You can submit questions for the show by clicking here.

Let’s jump into today’s topic, Moving Up Within Your Engineering Firm, which is based on a question from Simone, who asks the following: [Read more…] about Moving Up Within Your Engineering Firm- Engineering Career TV Ep. 15

Filed Under: Engineering Career TV Tagged With: building up your leverage, Career Advancement, career planning, Civil Engineering, engineering firm, engineering technician, excell in your career, get a promotion, job promotion, leverage, Moving Up, moving up the ladder

Large versus Small Engineering Firms – Engineering Career TV Ep. 8

May 1, 2017 By EMI




 

Q: Is it best to work for a large engineering firm or a small engineering firm?

Welcome to Episode #8 of Engineering Career TV. The topic for this episode is Large versus Small Engineering Firms.

I will spend most of the Engineering Career TV episodes answering questions that have been submitted from engineers around the world on how to rapidly advance their careers and live the lives they want to live.

You can submit questions for the show by clicking here.

Let’s jump into today’s topic, Large versus Small Engineering Firms, which is based on a question from Kate who’s a recent graduate, where she asks the following: [Read more…] about Large versus Small Engineering Firms – Engineering Career TV Ep. 8

Filed Under: Engineering Career TV Tagged With: advice, big company vs small company, business, career, career tv, company, Engineering, engineering company, engineering experience, engineering firm, large firm, large vs small companies, small company, small firm

TECC 101: How to Use Leadership in Your Engineering Firm to Attain High Performance

February 16, 2016 By EMI

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In this episode, Chris Knutson, PE interviews leadership expert Steve Armstrong on leadership and how to develop your leadership skills in your engineering firm.

Engineering Success quotes:

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engineering firm

Here are the key points around building a strong leadership culture in your engineering firm: [Read more…] about TECC 101: How to Use Leadership in Your Engineering Firm to Attain High Performance

Filed Under: Leadership/Management, TECC Podcast-The Engineering Career Coach Podcast Tagged With: delegation, engage people, engineering firm, Leadership, leadership skills, servant leadership, Steve Armstrong

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