Ruth asks…
Where is a good place to look for civil engineering jobs in Ireland?
I’ve just graduated from college in the US with a B.S.E. in Civil Engineering. I’m planning on moving to Ireland next year, but I’m having trouble finding job announcements for entry level civil engineering positions. How is the job situation in Ireland? Is there a good place on the web to look for jobs?
I suppose I might also be interested in companies in Wales and other areas of the UK.
Robin West answers:
The best places to look are the main contractors to the big boys.
Get in touch with the Electrical Board and Water Board of Ireland (that have a multimillion Euro turn-over), they will be able to give you the names of the main contractors to those. I live in Wales so only know of the Civil Contractors over there which wont help you.
Good luck. If you need names of Civil Contractors in Wales, then shout.
Sandy asks…
Is it possible to get full-time engineering jobs in civil engineering?
Is it possible get full-time employment in structural engineering? Or are most of the positions available for contracted positions so your contracted for a couple of years? What kinda of civil engineering jobs are full-time? Do civil engineers have to consistenly look for new work and move from city to city or can they work for a companny that looks for new projects after one is completed andd just keep working on new projects for the one company.
Robin West answers:
Most civil/structural engineering jobs are permanent, full-time. I’ve worked for the same company for 9 years now. I work on multiple projects at a time and when I finish one project, I just start another with the same company. I don’t like to travel so I’ve chosen a job where I only do projects within my state (there are a lot of those types of jobs available). I do on occasion have to do site visits at other parts of the state so I might need to spend say maybe one night elsewhere cause the site is far from my home but this very rare for me.
I’ll have to tell you, right now, the economy has really hurt the civil engineering field and many new CE graduates cannot find jobs (at least in my state). It’s hard to say what the market will be like by the time you would graduate. There could be a strong demand cause everyone has been discouraged from studying CE cause they were just looking at the market right now and not thinking about the future. Or, if the country is still in a deep recession, then it will still be very hard for a CE graduate to get a job. Its hard to say. You might ask a CE professor what they think the future market will be like but take their advice (as well as anyone elses) with a grain of salt cause no one can predict the future.
Sharon asks…
Is mechanical engineering has more government jobs in canada or Civil engineering jobs are more?
I am a student of university of alberta, edmonton, canada. I am really really confused between whether to take mechanical or civil engineering in my 2 year?? I checked all government jobs in edmonton, alberta, they all were civil engineering jobs. There was not even a single mechanical engineering job. Even I checked private companies in fort mcmurray, they also have very few mechanical engineering jobs. So, which engineering has its more future scope and jobs in canada and India in terms of salary??
Robin West answers:
Mechanical is evergreen branch
all country , and company want them
its best then all
there is no ressestion any time in this branch
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