The TRUTH: Construction Engineering and Construction Management Career | Expectations vs Reality

Wondering what a construction engineering career or construction management career is really like? I'll go over 5 expectations vs reality that can help you know the truth behind this career. My instagram: @kikoga

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So for my background I am a construction project engineer with a bachelors and masters degree in civil engineering working for a big general contractor in Hawaii.

Expectation 1: You will need to remember the material from your construction engineering degree or construction management degree to succeed.

Reality: Not necessarily and not really. The most basic functions I use are trig and adding and subtracting fractional inches. It does help to have a civil engineering degree to I can speak somewhat intelligently with the structural design engineers, but other than that I don't really use my degree that much in my day to day operations. In construction you can learn almost everything on the job, so don't worry too much about it.

Expectation 2: The bigger the construction project, the better it will be for your career.

Reality: Not necessarily. On the bigger construction projects, you can get exposure internally on a district and corporate level, however bigger projects tend to have larger teams so you are more focused on the scopes you are in charge of and get to learn. On smaller jobs you will have less support so you will need to oversee a lot of scopes which is beneficial when building to see how all the different trades come together. Bigger jobs can lead to you getting pigeon holed so it may not be the best for your career.

Expectation 3: Construction is Hard

Reality: Yes, construction & construction management is not for the faint of heart. Especially as a new project engineer or field engineer in construction you will need to spend the time to work as it is an experienced based industry. If you expect to work 40 hour work weeks with a stress free lifestyle you will be very disappointed from day 1. Construction schedules are tight, budgets are tight and it is a fast paced industry; the expectation is that you keep up.

Expectation 4: As a new employee, you may not make a difference

Reality: You can and likely will get thrown into the fire. But honestly this is the best way to start out your construction management career or construction engineering career. Get in the mix and start learning.

Expectation 5: Your problems will be less ridiculous as you move up.

Reality: Ridiculousness and ridiculous people exist at every part of the totem pole. Even high ranking people have their issues and it is your job to work with all types of different people in construction. Base your decision making on what is best for the project, and you will be okay.

0:00 Intro
0:44 Expectation #1 Will You Use Your Degree?
2:30 Expectation #2 Big Job or Small Job?
4:45 Expectation #3 Is Construction Hard?
6:21 Expectation #4 Can A New Engineer Make a Difference?
9:05 Expectation #5 Problems Change as You Move Up?
12:30 THANKS FOR STAYING TIL THE END!

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Kienen Koga is a project engineer working for a corporate company. This video and this channel does not necessarily reflect the opinion nor beliefs of the company and are for entertainment purposes only. All thoughts expressed are purely his own observations and experiences.

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