13 Career Paths in Civil Structural Engineering

[@MatPicardal]

What's your favorite career path? Do you know of other career paths in the civil structural engineering industry?

[@yvonneguan7232]

A/E firm!

[@atwy8901]

Hi Mat! Would a project management consultant also fall into the contractor category?

[@andrewsinger7824]

In specialty as well, you also have offshore systems such as (Oil Industry & Wind Turbines). Specifically Floating Structures are becoming much more popular. But it's primarily in Europe/Asia. Hopefully USA will follow suit soon too. So I wouldn't be surprised if we start seeing those kinds of jobs coming up in a few years.

[@ivankh4092]

In academy, be a lecture, while doing some project outside 🤲

[@ArmelDongmeza]

A/E firm.

[@zendr0]

Can you please make a video on the programming and structural engineering topic.

[@danielhan9067]

I’ve recently started working as a forensic engineer and it is quite fun.

[@EnginerdBrian]

I'm a bridge engineer and it's the best! IMO bridges are the cherry on top of civil and structural engineering; I wouldn't have it any other way!

[@hadrianaugustus5712]

Why? Please elaborate

[@EnginerdBrian]

@@hadrianaugustus5712 In terms of infrastructure I have always found bridges vastly more interesting than buildings (The 2 main structures structural engineers design). They look cool, they're BIG! They require very interesting construction techniques & most importantly without bridges so many cultures and communities would not have been united. Crossing water, gorges, etc. literally takes us places we've never been before. I just personally find most bridges to be fascinating and love working on them. Buildings are great but I love putting my mark on society with structures that literally tens of thousands of people use everyday!

[@Madileloo]

Brigdes are Just so Cool and Awesome.

[@jasoncamorlinga5506]

My favorite career path would be an A/E firm!!! Sounds like a lot of fun

[@carsongbaker]

Fantastic video. As someone exploring what my options are this is very helpful. I think a big one that was missed is being an owner's rep.

[@ItMeJish]

Ok I really wanna be a forensic structural engineer now!! Idk why but when you mentioned that career my brain just said the loudest yes I've heard in a long time

[@hadrianaugustus5712]

They’re always hiring

[@shirunashiruna2744]

I always feel at ease whenever I watch your vids bro!

[@hshhsjhahsvs7728]

😂

[@milehighyt2097]

Thanks for the video. Great to have someone in video format explaining this career in depth

[@ab7011]

I am currently working in a structural engineering firm, but coding for structural software seems fun.

[@mustakeemqureshi9079]

Bro any vacancy in their... For diploma Civil engineer

[@ab7011]

@@mustakeemqureshi9079 Sorry but most of the firms don`t take diploma graduate, at least in Mumbai that I know, If you can go for a bachelors degree do it, but with diploma you can work on site.

[@mustakeemqureshi9079]

Brother im currently in 3rd year degree.... But i want job and I'm fresher so can you tell me any advanced certificate course to get job easily and tell me what is coding

[@ab7011]

@@mustakeemqureshi9079 learn ETABS and staadpro lear IS 456 SP 34 study SOM,SA & RCC as you are in 3rd year try getting internship at any local consultant, after graduation you'll easily get a job

[@mustakeemqureshi9079]

Ok brother thx for info How much price of this type course...

[@dmontenegro]

This is awesome! Definitely didn't know about some of the other options for structural engineering that I dont cross paths with regularly.

[@spreadthefunk]

Don't be the 99 cent store of the construction industry. Wise words! We all know those guys. Whats the point? Great all-round video. Thanks for taking the time to put that together. That took some homework and prep. Much appreciated. What are you working on at the moment? Enjoying engineering? I'm enjoying it, thinking about different avenues. I think that what an engineer does. We cant help ourselves!

[@ziadomingo8268]

Thank you sir for all of this information... For I have currently enrolled as structural engineering major in this 4th year of my college life.

[@scottwible1532]

#13 sounds like a good idea. I think I'll do that.

[@rutvikjoshi113]

Thanks......I only heard about working as a consultant.....now I can expand my work area

[@mhm4800]

Thanks, man. This really opens up my mind about my future career paths.

[@ezabala]

Good video, man. Nice explanation of the specialty structural engineer. No one ever talks about this.

[@juliaszabla8317]

a cool company presentation i saw once was about marine engineering, they would take scuba divers to examine docks underwater

[@DeepakKrishna11]

well Long working hours, low pay, less appreciations, relatively quick burnouts are staple in this industry nowadays. So who ever is trying to step in please mind these.

[@PokeMultiverse]

Wanting to shift from baking to this. Sounds like a lot of the same sadly

[@himshrey]

Which country are you working in? Are you a structural engineer?

[@muradali6419]

This was really awesome tips before diving in to sea.

[@Tns137]

Probably you could add Temporary works engineer Facade Engineer ( very upcoming in the last years and there is lot of demand as well!!)

[@geckokun2805]

What do they do?

[@catcat8140]

As a grad facade I would explain it as structural plus tad more. Structural is a prerequisite as you will still deal with design but mainly aluminium and glass with some steel. You need good understanding of detailing and wind. Requires good cooperation with structural engineers because curtain walls must be designed for any sort of building movement. Thermal, aesthetics, light and structural concepts r just the beginning of facade engineering.

[@saifchowdhury3581]

Brilliant video!

[@EngineerHunter]

Good content. Thanks for sharing.

[@mil9102]

I am a bridge engineer here in UK ! :)

[@a.v.k.kalwis9205]

Hey Mate...How about the recognition of Bsc in civil and structural engineering,liverpool John moors university within the UK?

[@mil9102]

@@a.v.k.kalwis9205 BSc courses tend to be more practical compared to BEng courses. I assume you mean recognition in terms of chartership or abroad? If so you will need a postgraduate degree to be eligible for chartership as BSc partially satisfies requirements for CEng (chartered engineer). However, this BSc should fully satisfy incorporated engineer status (IEng).

[@a.v.k.kalwis9205]

@@mil9102 i see mate ...Thanks a lot

[@roonxhavo2125]

You are amazing! Trank you! affectionate regards from germany

[@MasterCivilEngineering]

Amazing information🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@juangabrielbarbechochuisac2905]

Excellent content Mat. I want to get into BIM/Revit Engineer path, so please can you make a video about which are my options for studying and get certified this carrer path in USA.

[@tadeoponcedeleon1388]

Hey Mat, this video help me A LOT! I’m finishing my degree in civil engineering and i wanted to ask you how do you think i can pursue the structural/programming engineering path? Thank you! Looking foward to your advice

[@MrYaskier]

I think that one of the biggest achievements of autodesk marketing was to convince people that Revit = BIM.

[@nathan8472]

Hey Mat, I enjoy your videos and just wondering, because you went to Cal Poly Pomona, which civil engineering subplan did you pick? right now they have geospatial, environmental, and general. I do not know which one to apply for in undergraduate.

[@tatendaraura9832]

Thank u so much

[@RodrigoRodriguez-wl9vl]

love your videos

[@iqratech2695]

Awesome

[@davidnjoroge5466]

Great content.

[@36studio11]

Hi Matt! Thanks for the video. What about R & D positions in big structural engineering companies (like Arup, WSP, Arcadis etc)?

[@khoadangconganh8406]

R&D positions in companies are also for people who are PhD or so but just dont work in university, or they can do both

[@Karim2clean]

Very good video! I didn’t know structural engineering could be found within the public industry. I always though public civil jobs were transportation or water resource related!

[@aguythatsrandom]

Yes, you have 'civil' and the other you have 'structural'. Kind of different things when you hone down on a specific category

[@jacobmette178]

There are also some interesting niche structural engineering positions. I currently do underwater inspections/waterfront structural design. Never new this existed until I was asked if I wanted to do it.

[@krishnashanmukha7578]

Brother can u help me with some part time work

[@krishnashanmukha7578]

I am currently gng for masters in sapienza university of rome

[@jusufvelovic7562]

that sounds pretty awesome getting to gear up for a little underwater excursion. what's the salaries like for a position like that if you dont mind me asking

[@congchu8654]

Finallyyyy!

[@MuhammadYusuf-tr3xe]

I'm into software development and also a structural engineer, I'll definitely love to work in a firm that combines both. How can I practice structural engineering in the U.S, I'm from Nigeria.

[@spencerfeathers1105]

You could look into applying for structural engineering software companies like CSI (SAP, ETABS), RAM or RISA/ADAPT. I'm sure there are many others as well.

[@MG-rr3ur]

Sir can you please share something related to BIM Should I opt it as my carrier I have recently graduated and the software's that learned and worked on in college are BIM related software's I do have an inclination towards structure but I don't really know any structural software's yet .. If I start Working as BIM professional how is the growth in that field ?? Can I eventually shift in Structural field further??

[@justinbarnes8328]

Depends if you want to layout the building and detail it or also analyze the structure too which at which point could be worth doing yourself . Revit has a program called Robot that does structural analysis and assisted design once the structure is modeled. It's very complex, I personally use RISA3D for my analysis on larger designs. Then we use CAD to make it work out.

[@amitbansal5811]

Thanks

[@akhillanka4279]

8:27 please make a video on this 🙏

[@gilfinidi679]

Hey, 😅on ur next topic could talk about quantity surveying I wanna know ur thought about it. I've always heard it' really underestimated in building industry😢

[@Engineerrr100]

Hi, how are you? Can you tell us what is the best laptop for structural engineering? Thank you

[@EdissonOrtega]

Let me stress something to all the young professionals, consulting work will always demand overtime and it doesn't equate to the pay. There is no work/life balance. The best paid engineers are the ones that work for the contractors and not the consultant.

[@ROHITSINGH-qf4dg]

What's the salary who works under contractor? Do they get paid more compared to the ones working in consultant firm?

[@llamabean35]

How about Earthquake/Seismic Engineering? Does that fall into Structural as well? I graduated Civil Eng and want to work in Japan as an Earthquake Engineer or a Structural Eng working in earthquake resistant designs. Maybe a mix of Structural and Geotechnical?

[@michaelweyenberg6238]

Structural engineers designing in seismic zones do that.

[@xeroticans]

Mat Picardal can you please suggest the most preferable paths for fresh graduates?

[@michaelweyenberg6238]

Wherever you can get a job. That's how it works out for most people.

[@ralphbroeils1760]

Don't narrow your expertise as a young engineer. When I was still employed as an engineer we got resumes from engineers that designed pipe supports for the first 10 years of their career. Find yourself a small or medium sized company so that you can be challenged with different design categories. Always remember that companies want to hire great people that have 10 years of experience not 1 years worth of experience 10 times.....

[@abdoashraf9470]

what do u think about civil engineering informatics ?

[@mybolczaricin8351]

Oil and gas particularly offshore rigs

[@TheAncientColossus]

I wish there was a video about career paths in civil geotechnical engineering... I'm so lost...

[@BloodHawk31]

Hi, I enjoy your content, helps me think about my options after university. Do American engineers still use the imperial system or do they use SI, cause I REALLY want to leave South Africa, I did farm work in America and I love the country and what you can achieve with a humble job, but I can not change my whole learning system for that. Would be good to hear from you. By the way, I used MathCAD for a project, the lecturer absolutely loved my report, thanx for the tip.

[@hadrianaugustus5712]

We use imperial. If you can become an engineer you can easily learn the system. Some of our classes were in imperial and SI units, Statics for example.

[@BloodHawk31]

@@hadrianaugustus5712 the problem is not learning the system, it's working with a outdated system, I believe America will change, I've worked there on farms, some things are Imperial, some are SI, the change is happening slowly, but with the precision of engineering I would've thought they would work with SI. Thankx.

[@chizwheeze]

Whatever these career paths are, it will always suck to work in Philippines.

[@duo7721]

Is survey engineering also a career path of civil engineering?

[@yj3279]

Hello, I got a mechanical engineering degree and would like to pivot to civil engineering. I applied for my masters in civil engineering but what emphasis should I take Mat? I would like to go into water resources to work for a local water district BUT I wouldnt mind exploring the structural engineering side of it too. Can I still have a job in Structural while getting a civil masters w/ emphasis in water resources?

[@nestorfontalvo9979]

You know a mech. Can work in civil engineering get your masters later

[@yj3279]

@@nestorfontalvo9979 It is tough finding a civil job where they would hire mechanical, also im competing with civil engineers with bachelors. Its very unlikely I will get hired :/

[@jaredweisman4670]

@@yj3279 Depending on your interests, you may consider looking for firms that do work in things like movable bridges (bascule, vertical lift, swing). They'll have mechanical/electrical/structural departments (and possibly highway/geotech/others) and starting there as a mechanical may give you insight into some of the other civil disciplines.

[@farhandanish5803]

Good explanation but you left one industry i.e. oil and gas onshore and offshore.

[@lockiet7227]

Petroleum engineering? The structural work for oil and gas on or offshore is probably done by private structural engineering firms anyway

[@معاذمحمد-ص5ل]

Hey, I am a civil structural engineer from Egypt. I already passed the NCEES FE exam. Do you think if I pass the PE exam that I would be able to find a job in the United States or Canada?

[@scottwible1532]

Yeah, you can find a job here now. The PE is nice, but not required to get hired at a firm. You will be encouraged to take and pass the PE exam when you qualify. The PE is generally considered an easy test, so it doesn't carry a lot of weight.

[@jusufvelovic7562]

you would need to be able to get a green card on your own. Alot of American companies dont offer sponsorships

[@EdissonOrtega]

Since you're an engineer already with experience under your name you should be able to land a job in either country. As one of the people pointed out, lots of firms have stopped sponsoring visa programs.

[@hadrianaugustus5712]

Scott Wible sadly it was easy, if you ask me it felt like an exit exam from school.

[@tonygaijin]

What about a construction inspector?

[@iamyou6555]

Which one does a rebar detailer fit into?

[@hadrianaugustus5712]

None, that’s a drafter which if you’re good you can be very valuable!

[@iamyou6555]

@@hadrianaugustus5712 part of structural specialist

[@Construct369]

Bro any vacancy in your company 😊

[@Aditya20_00]

I am from India. How r oppurtunities in USA if I do Masters in Geotech or Transportation...

[@scottwible1532]

Both have many jobs available. Transportation would lead to a job in government, whereas Geotech would likely be a job in the private sector.

[@MrWorthfood]

Im currently starting my Bridge Engineering career. Im also a barber as well a car guy. Im thinking of starting a youtube channel where i vlog my daily life. I wonder if any one would be interested in watching.

[@akak6006]

Do you have Fe or Pe license?

[@amitbansal5811]

Post more vedio

[@ZiebartPatel]

No higher salaries in Civil Engineering are a point of disappointment for civil engineers across the planet. Better switch to Petroleum or Coding Specializations in order to achieve a decent yearly amount in short span.

[@TheVidit143]

Agree

[@vaibhav1438]

Wat software to learn

[@swaranreddy461]

How much does a Structural engineer in usa

[@scottwible1532]

Not much in general. I make 88k per year including bonus, with 6 years experience and a PE license.

[@swaranreddy461]

@@scottwible1532 how much does a Construction Project engineer make?

[@scottwible1532]

@@swaranreddy461 Probably more than me.

[@swaranreddy461]

@@scottwible1532 thank you for the reply.

[@aurelmerkohitoj1006]

@@scottwible1532 i reckon that amount of money is brutto. Do u bother sharing the neto yearly income? I dont know much about the taxes in the US.

[@nhatchuong9999]

99 cent structural frim :D

[@didasmelo]

I see 99 cents structural designers are not a exclusive problem from Brazil. hahah

[@aguythatsrandom]

Haha Architects are the leaders of building projects. So yes, structural engineers would be working 'under' them. But shouldn't be treated like dog shit as they are important. Yes, I'm looking to get licensed as both an Architect and Architectural Engineer

[@jusufvelovic7562]

lol, government jobs have lower salaries than private consulting. atleast in NYC

[@steelisrael3461]

99 cents?!🤣😂

[@YizkiM]

99 cent to carry the liability? not worth. lol

[@joshuawaikali]

Go talk to your professor! I am no professor

[@Gary-pogi]

Leave your eyebrows alone.