Structural Engineer Insights

Over the next few months we will be taking a deeper dive and sharing insights into each of the major company attributes that are important for new structural engineers when looking for a job, namely: Project Work, Mentoring, Continuing Education / Professional Development,  Licensure, Innovation, Social Culture, Compensation / Advancement, Benefits and Location /...

Whether an owner, a manager or a designer, the one skill I most commonly observe in top performing Engineers is their ability to sell. Selling here is not just about products or services; it's about persuading others to believe in your ideas, support your projects, and buy into your vision. Whether it's convincing an owner to choose your services, proposing a different structural solution to a manager, or advocating for a promotion, your...

Entry-level, Junior-engineer After graduating I started my job search with a short list of needs: an established consulting engineering company, a reputation in seismic design and good pay (after all I was heading out west). It was only after starting my first job as a design engineer that I realized how powerful an impact the culture of the organization was having on my experience and development as a structural engineer. Culture...

You can probably name a half dozen different job search websites in the time it will take you to read this. So why do we need another? In one of my early job searches I recall struggling to find a job that matched my unique structural skills at a company that met my specific (career) needs. Imagine for example the task of finding the right job and company for 'A junior design engineer with a PE, who is proficient in ETABS and RAM,...