So you Want to Know What a Field Engineer Does, Let’s Take A “Field Office” Tour!!

I take you on a tour of my “field office”, otherwise known as my safety vest, in this video. I show you what I carry with me when I am out-and-about the jobsite and why. I also look at some of the options and specialty items that I may also carry as the need arises.

[@moegotit2734]

this saved my life.bless you

[@sofianedahmane1139]

Showing your vest’s pockets and what’s in them and telling us what an engineer does are two completely different things.

[@DanSarahMakers]

The part of the title "Let's take a field office tour" was my tricky way of saying what is in my vest! Now if you would like to know more about the challenges that I have to deal with on a daily basis let me know and I can bore everyone to death! Please check out the video entitled "The Beam Does Not Fit" for a very realistic situation, and yes, it is a cartoon. ENJOY!

[@TheDballer720]

Great video Dan

[@demetriduren1763]

I’m glad I’m not the only one who felt this way

[@philip4253]

pointless video showing the obvious

[@latashamccall8282]

Lmfo i was laughinf my ass off thinking the same thing

[@joseramirez-zd9uf]

Great video !

[@DanSarahMakers]

Thank you for watching and commenting. Glad you enjoyed it!

[@MrJboss916]

Can you make more videos on skills you need to be a field engineer, superintendent, project manager

[@youknoweverything7643]

I started on my tools at 18 field engineer at 24 and project manager at 30 just work learn the office work and how jobs are ran and not just the labor work

[@brettmills9941]

I’ll bet you’re real popular with the Ironworkers...

[@DanSarahMakers]

Actually, I get along with them really well. When you spot the first fill beam go in backwards because of the chase tab on the side of the web, they will spin it around no problem. When they have 5 beams on the hook, all five can be hung before the mistake is discovered! Then they have to re-rig them, pull them, and re-install. With the crane costing $500-$600 and hour with operator and oiler, plus the ground crew shaking out iron and rigging the trees and the hanging crew on the iron, it adds up.

[@maxennis6952]

What brand and type of safety vest do you have? I am having a hard time finding one that has the same features as yours. Thank you

[@RebelWithoutAPause777]

This is a question that will perplex mankind until the end of time.

[@oscarwilliams2316]

hey, great video, I'm from UK but really struggling to find career paths AFTER field service engineer, is there any career paths you would recommend to work towards that are more rewarding and A LOT higher-paid!

[@youknoweverything7643]

Almost any company that deals with construction of oil palt forms or oil and gas including Electrical and instrumentation contractors hire anyone who has a college degree in anytype of engineering as a field engineer and basically you do scheduling and stuff project managers need

[@youknoweverything7643]

So cute a bottle of water in your vest hahaha get hot measuring and watching guys work and talking and looking at prints lol I'm joking I started out in the field on my tools at 18 and became a field engineer when I was 23 and now I'm a project manager at 30 with no college degree

[@DanielBCespedes]

Great video! Can you disclose what company you work for and where?

[@DanielBCespedes]

Whoops! lol. I just got to the part where you mentioned you can't disclose. lol.

[@DanSarahMakers]

I work for a large GC that does a lot of education, medical, tech, state and fed government, airport, and hospitality work nation wide.

[@brettmills9941]

AKA: Literally every GC in the history of the the universe.

[@user-pi5vj3wr4w]

I studied Metallurgical Engineering. Can it also be related with Field Engineering in some way?

[@jasnursangha6084]

Just curious I'm going to graduate with a degree in Information Systems in which I also had to take classes in accounting, finance, and law. Is there a way for me to work in this field besides getting another degree?

[@DanSarahMakers]

Good question. There are a couple of directions that I would try but it would take some work on your side, but no where as much as getting a CM degree! 1. A lot of the larger construction companies have their own deticated internet/data systems along with PR departments to manage all of the programs, documentation, and security systems for the company themselves. You could use that as an oppoturnity to get your foot in the door and possabilly transfer into the CM side of things. I worked for Hensel Phelps and they were open to people moving around into areas that differed from their degrees and backrounds. We had people that had safety and health degrees in Superintendant positions, Architects and Business degree holders with no backround in construction also in field positions. We also recurited straight from the military and trained on the job. 2. There are electrical and telcom contractors that also may have openings in the field managment side of things. Almost all new projects have a lot of network hardware and systems intregrated into them. It seems like everything including light switches now have CAT6 run to them. Do a Google search for companies that spark some intrest, go to their web sites and see if there are online applications that you can start with. If your school or one nearby has a Construction Managment program, poke around to see if and when they have a career fair that you could attend. The school I attended only had about 80 students in the CM program at any one time (so not very big) but the career fair had about 100+ companies recuriting. Chances were very good to get an internship or a job offer. Almost everyone had a job before they completed their degree. Good luck, Dan

[@DGodwithaplan2]

I have an interview for an internship for field engineer. This Video is very helpful

[@joseramirez-zd9uf]

Dman2020 10 month update?

[@TheChosenOne66501]

yeah how'd it go, man?!

[@DGodwithaplan2]

jose ramirez thanks man. I am a construction engineer now

[@DGodwithaplan2]

JoeQuinn31 I’m a construction engineer working on my project

[@vivekvankar2178]

Wow

[@Haterswillhateme4er]

Graduated from Civil Engineering?

[@DanSarahMakers]

I have a degree in construction management. So it is a mix of engineering, statics, strength of materials, soils, retaining wall systems, flexible and rigid paving systems, wood concrete and steel design etc. Then the other half involves construction methods, scheduling, estimating, law, accounting and finance, and business classes to name a few.

[@campingboy9995]

Haterswillhateme4er yes my cousin is graduating from la tech and he’s a civil engineer but he has a job offer as an field engineer in Tennessee

[@joseramirez-zd9uf]

Dan&Sarah Makers that sounds great, any advice for me I’m currently in a construction laborer apprenticeship but I want to further my career in the construction field there’s a community college where I’m from in Southern California that offers construction management classes and civil engineering. I like the labor and learning how to build but I’m really thinking about long term I’m 22 and kind of in a rut any help is much appreciated thank you !

[@ngkngk875]

@@joseramirez-zd9uf if you know you want to go into construction I would just get the construction management degree. Civil engineering is really hard and you have to learn a lot of things you will never really use, most likely. Construction management will leave you qualified for most jobs on the management side of things except for design, which you most likely won’t do anyways.

[@gold7790]

What’s the salary?

[@DanSarahMakers]

A quick google search can provide a range. Many companies will provide full benefits with zero experience right out of college at 50K, but with experience can range up to 100K starting wage with benefits.

[@SigiCoria-cd9vg]

What does a civil engineering do ?

[@anthonyeugene4258]

HP 35s are way better calculators

[@ABC-cr9mi]

16:45 ffs just use a metric system and be done with it

[@indritademi8517]

Spent half an hour talking about the hard hat duh.

[@heldbymynutsacsplight2663]

Glad I left that career in the dust...

[@Sam41rock59]

🤣....

[@albertomessi5156]

Field engineer is a gloried way of saying laborer

[@denco.outdoorsman1821]

Your kinda old to be just starting as a field engineer, anyways….