Great coordinating/networking experience. You'll have variable obligations (demands that pop-up through daily operations, you'll have weekly demands, monthly demands and so forth. Depending on the superintendant of the project, you may not be required to be present these hours. Long hours (construction starts at 7am and ends usually after 5pm). I've been so for the past 4 years and here are some things to expect in the field: At my company, I was a project coordinator in the field. So expect an immersive experience for your next couple years in project-related tasks. Generally this is done by the student and not a p.c, however since design experience is required to get your P.Eng, p.c's are encouraged to dabble into this if they do not have enough design experience to meet PEO's requirements.Ĭonstruction is all about two things winning projects and building them. CAD drafting doesn't happen at all construction companies but mines does temporary structure design in-house so both the design calculations and the drafting is performed. A little bit undervalued, it may be a 'low-level' role to many but doing take-offs familiarizes someone new to drawings and estimation. Take-offs, estimating, CAD Drafting & Temporary works design - Here you will measure quantities of materials to help with pricing a project. Bitchwork (Filing/organizing, repetitive tasks) - I get the feeling this is common for the lowest level of any profession or job Have worked for a construction company doing infrastructure and transportation related construction (not sure of the rules to name companies, so I wont) -My hiring title was project coordinatorĮntry-Level/ Student in Construction- When you first get hired by a construction company, you are likely to get a position like a project coordinator (p.c), or a 'student' estimator. Got my civil engineering degree (B.Sc) at University of Toronto I've given advice to many students and many new hires out of civil engineering so that they can get a grasp as to what they may be getting themselves into. I'm doing this for the many students of civil engineering that could get an idea as to what they are getting themselves into if they fall into a similar place as me. Hey everyone, I forewarn you, this is long.
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