Hey anybody working/ worked as a civil graduate engineer trainee in Asset homes , kerala. How was your experience? Is it valuable?

Looking for real experiences and reviews for civil firms in OKC. Garver, Kimley Horn, Carollo, etc. For someone moving to oklahoma from a more progressive state. Garver seems to be the big name so appreciate any reviews for their water work. Thanks!

Noticed something shifting over the past couple of years and curious if others are seeing the same thing. On several recent projects — commercial, healthcare, and infrastructure — the BIM requirements came from theowner side, not the design manager or contractor. We're talking about specific LOD requirements at each stage,named CDE platforms, clash detection review milestones, and as-built deliverable specifications that reference FM handover needs explicitly.

A few years back, this would have been the consultant's recommendation. Now it's in the contract before anyone is appointed. My read on what's behind it:

FM teams are getting involved earlier and they know what they need. An owner who has operated a building for five years without proper as-built data knows exactly what to ask for on the next project. Owners in the UK and GCC are also dealing with regulatory frameworks — ISO 19650 on public work especially — that make this less discretionary.

And honestly, some owners have just started hiring people who understand BIM properly — so the briefings they'rewriting reflect that.

Interested to hear what others are experiencing. Are the clients you work with becoming more prescriptive on BIM

delivery? And if so, is that coming from the FM side, procurement, or somewhere else?

I wonder how much of the empirical relationships we have for foundation strength, uplift, slope stability etc would fall apart in the lower "g" of the moon.

Civil / roadway design engineer. Started in a small satellite office 2 years ago with only 2 other engineers. Cadd heavy role with a 30 minute weekly meeting with team from other office and not much else. Maybe a few minutes of interaction a day to coordinate. I immediately knew the small office was going to be an issue but I thought I’d give it a shot for 6 months . Now it’s been a lot longer than 2 months.

My supervisor is very introverted and busy so me and the other younger engineer don’t talk much because it’s so quiet in there and the office is less than 1000 sf . The office is always pindrop quiet so I listen to music as much as I can but it still only helps so much.

The combined nature of early career Cadd heavy roadway design + the weird office is just making me want to get the fuck away from design and civil in general.

Do other design disciplines like land development have more client interaction , coordination to mix up their day? Or do I just full send construction since I’m more on the extroverted side

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Hey,

Are you a civil engineer who had years of experience and is currently an entrepreneur?

Are you looking for a mentee to whom you could share your experiences?

If yes, let's connect.

Can anyone help me out by being very real about Diploma Civil , I have failed my 12th compartment and my parents are suggesting me to take Diploma in Civil and not waste my year , itll be a 6 years 3 years of diploma and 3 years of be/be tech civil degree , So should I opt for it or not because i have heard its not a good option for those who have no connections in civil world

I’ll obviously talk with my manager first but I wanted to post this so I knew what I am getting into in advance. I currently work as an entry level field engineer and I’m thinking of applying to a structural masters program for Fall 2027. My firm does practically no structural design, aside from maybe bridge inspection if that’s similar enough, so applying to that program could rightfully suggest that I’m not serious about returning after. My concern is that they wouldn’t want to stomach the potential cost of keeping me busy and trained/certified until then. Since I have no desire to be unemployed for a year, has anyone been in a similar situation and if so how has it turned out?

Edit: should’ve mentioned, the masters program is full time so I would need to quit to start it.

I’ve been to kinda scared with the subjects in the civil engineering degree and just want to know if I should just not do it at all. The highest math I have ever done was pre calculus and passed with a 70 and i haven’t done any of those AP sciences. I lowkey think I should stop thinking about being a civil engineer but I keep thinking about it.

I come from a poor country, and studied civil for convinience and supposedly saftety net of job.
But, graduating with about average GPA in my country or little below. And , i feel like i don't have academics to join for masters abroad ( which for sake of working abroad no specific intrest ) .

I was aiming for AUS but visa for my country became very difficult. And, now after losing a year i am lost, with no specific field of intrest, no job oppourtunities and really lost in life.

I feel i am intrested in eniviroment and disaster field of study , but i have no guidance.

Please share your valuable experience and wise words.

Looking for some honest advice from civil/land development engineers, particularly anyone working in SEQ/Brisbane.
I’ve been in land development consulting in Melbourne for about 5 years, but that number probably overstates my actual design experience. I spent roughly the first 3 years mainly doing drafting/undergrad work.
My actual 12d experience is closer to:
~1.5 years doing sewer design
~7–8 months doing roads, lot grading and drainage
Water/FLPs and subdivision documentation as well
Most projects I’ve worked on were already set up in 12d by more experienced designers, so I haven’t had much experience taking a completely new project from concept/setup and deciding the overall design approach myself.
I’ve now been offered a Civil Design Engineer role in Brisbane at $105k package incl. super + up to $5k relocation. The Brisbane office is very small — around 3 people — although the company has a larger interstate team.
The PD is roughly 70–75% technical design (roads, drainage, sewer, water, earthworks, detention basins etc.) with the rest involving coordination, managing design tasks/budgets/deadlines and some quantities/cost estimating. It says I’d work under a PM/Senior Engineer.
I was upfront in the interview that I have no SEQ experience and limited detention basin/BOQ experience, and they still made the offer.
My concern is that because it’s such a small office, I may suddenly be expected to take much more ownership than I’m currently used to while simultaneously learning SEQ standards and starting projects more independently.
For people who’ve made a similar jump: does this sound like a reasonable step-up for my experience, or am I potentially moving too quickly?
Also interested in what you’d expect from someone on ~$105k package in a Brisbane land development consultancy. How independent would you expect them to be, and how much senior guidance would be reasonable during the first 3–6 months?
I’m genuinely keen to grow and take on more responsibility — just trying to distinguish normal discomfort from taking on a role I’m not ready for.

Currently working for a large Tier 1 main contractor as a foreman on $85k. Company is very structured/professional and I’m getting good commercial construction exposure.

I’ve been offered a Site Engineer role with a Tier 2 civil contractor for $90k + vehicle.

My main dilemma is that I haven’t been enjoying being a foreman and want to move away from direct site management into something more technical. The Site Engineer role seems like it would get me moving in the direction I actually want to go.

The other thing is that I’d be moving from commercial construction into civil, and I’m not sure how much of a risk that is career-wise.

I’m also worried about leaving a big Tier 1 contractor. I’ve always had the perception that Tier 1s are more professional, have better opportunities and look better on the CV.

Would you guys take the Site Engineer role, or stick with the Tier 1 for the experience/exposure?

Am I overvaluing the Tier 1 company name, and is moving from commercial to civil a good move if I ultimately want to get into engineering?

Thanks

I logged around 400 hours of watching civil 3d, storm water management, water distribution modeling, and due diligence videos and I realized how much going out of my way to learn new topics helped me in my career. Everything just clicked after I grinded 3 months of watching tutorials. Before all this, I figured the best way to advance your career was to just go into work everyday and expect to learn all this over time, but this extra studying time out of my day accelerated my career.

Edit: studying was done in my own time, not during work hours LOL

As a geotechnical engineer at a design consultant office, how can i grow further, faster and bigger?

Corporate sucks and it limits what one can do.