You are needed in a full time role. You have professional experience and that is telling to an employer. Hiring is up right now. Get a job, get decently paid, take the FE, get your experience for your PE.
Start applying for positions and studying for the FE in parallel, whichever one happens first will happen first. Having passed the FE will look good on the resume but you can still get a job without it
Having it before is nice as you don’t have to balance studying and work. Trust me it’s a bitch. But firms will hire with the expectation you will get it in an appropriate timeframe. For reference my company has field engineers with 5+ years experience but no FE.
You don’t need certs for CAD or C3D. I don’t know anyone outside of techs that do. Just get experience. Experience matters. The only certs that matter are FE, PE, and possibly a state department certification like Documentation of Contract Quantities (ILDOT)
Excel. I will bet my life you will see it at any job you accept. Office products like outlook, word, Adobe PDF.
The rest can be industry or firm specific. CAD or C3D is most widely used but for transportation for example, Microstation, or InRoads are more common. Revit, Bluebeam, etc.. I would just apply and get a job and just learn through them. They will pay for any training and the time
If you learned what you were supposed to in your civil program it should not take you long to study for the FE. Buy the example test with 110 questions from NCEES and see how you do. The key is familiarizing yourself with where the equations are in the FE Handbook (you’ll have a pdf copy to reference during the exam). You honestly should not need more than a weekend to study.
Focus on getting a job. Sure study for and take the fe asap but you should really be focused on getting a job. You don’t need a internship or any other certs
Is depending which internship. Paid role with benefits in a company you want to work with, with the option to go permanent. Who gives a shit if they call you an intern for your first 6 months. Unpaid internship? No one should do that.
Go for a full time position. Internships are almost always for students so you wouldn’t be eligible. And you won’t get benefits as an intern so not worth your time.
You are needed in a full time role. You have professional experience and that is telling to an employer. Hiring is up right now. Get a job, get decently paid, take the FE, get your experience for your PE.
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Start applying for positions and studying for the FE in parallel, whichever one happens first will happen first. Having passed the FE will look good on the resume but you can still get a job without it
Having it before is nice as you don’t have to balance studying and work. Trust me it’s a bitch. But firms will hire with the expectation you will get it in an appropriate timeframe. For reference my company has field engineers with 5+ years experience but no FE. You don’t need certs for CAD or C3D. I don’t know anyone outside of techs that do. Just get experience. Experience matters. The only certs that matter are FE, PE, and possibly a state department certification like Documentation of Contract Quantities (ILDOT)
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Excel. I will bet my life you will see it at any job you accept. Office products like outlook, word, Adobe PDF. The rest can be industry or firm specific. CAD or C3D is most widely used but for transportation for example, Microstation, or InRoads are more common. Revit, Bluebeam, etc.. I would just apply and get a job and just learn through them. They will pay for any training and the time
Taking it in school or fresh out is ideal.
Apply. Study and pass the FE and PE ASAP! You will be just fine, imo. I'd consider 30 to not really even be that late of a start
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If you learned what you were supposed to in your civil program it should not take you long to study for the FE. Buy the example test with 110 questions from NCEES and see how you do. The key is familiarizing yourself with where the equations are in the FE Handbook (you’ll have a pdf copy to reference during the exam). You honestly should not need more than a weekend to study.
Focus on getting a job. Sure study for and take the fe asap but you should really be focused on getting a job. You don’t need a internship or any other certs
And I agree with other poster, you shouldn’t need to really study for the fe much at all.
I’d go full time. They’ll teach u everything along the way. Internships are kinda pointless unless it’s in between semesters
My company is in Austin, TX. We are a full time, WFH civil engineering firm doing private land development projects in Central Texas and Oregon.
How much are they paying? Or you? I am from Texas and am looking to relocate to Austin. I just want to know more or less what the wages are. Thanks!
Get a job
Don’t over complicate it. Start applying for all entry level positions that interest you.
Is depending which internship. Paid role with benefits in a company you want to work with, with the option to go permanent. Who gives a shit if they call you an intern for your first 6 months. Unpaid internship? No one should do that.
75k to 100k for EIT 100k to 130k for PE
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Go for a full time position. Internships are almost always for students so you wouldn’t be eligible. And you won’t get benefits as an intern so not worth your time.