Civil Engineer Reviews

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Last updated Apr 10 2025

What is it like working as a Civil Engineer?

January 2017

Construction of large residential projects.

Civil Engineer in Pune:

Pros: Very developing city. City is having good industrial & It development. Good communication to Mumbai. Good culture & people.

Cons: Narrow roads. Conjested traffic. Cost of living is high.

January 2017

Laid back culture.

Civil Engineer in Durango:

Pros: Access to the outdoors and open spaces.

Cons: Cost of living, commute, isolation.

January 2017

My advice.

Civil Engineer in Bloemfontein:

Supervision, design work, project management and people skills.

January 2017

Underappreciated.

Civil Engineer in Boston:

Pros: The people in general are great. Nice young office in Boston with plenty of gatherings, and after work activities (company softball team!). Generally feel we are provided with adequate computers and plotters and modern office space. Free coffee is always available. Vast projects that allow you to try and see new things. Flexible office policies. Wifi available to permit no-work internet access for things like internet radio. Dress is generally business casual but is loosely enforced. Jeans and sneakers make appearances many days during the week. Fair expense policies to compensate for expenses accrued due to work.

Cons: Our group in particular is regularly subjected to shift changes where we are expected to go from working days (~8am-5pm) to an overnight shift (~10am-6am) with occasionally less than a days notice to oversee construction or do investigative work. Some projects have us altering our schedules for 45 straight days (weekends and holidays) and sometimes people end up stuck on an overnight shift and are expected to completely remove any work/home balance to support the work. The salaries of the the city employees compared to the rural employees is incorrect with the city employees making significantly less than average salary for the given city. Upper management keeps the best work for employees local to them, not for the ones who have to construct the project. Stress levels are high due to direct client/contractor interactions with a junior title. Work can be flexible when in the office but flexibility is non existent during field work, often meaning canceled plans outside of work hours.

January 2017

A challenge - build your place.

Civil Engineer in New York:

Pros: Working in New York has been a great experience. There is a lot of work in civil engineering, but you need to be sure to specify where you want to be and what you want to be doing. Best advice is grt design experience, but push to take on small management tasks as well. There are lots of industry related events, from TransitCenter presentation, WTS events, YPT, and more.

Cons: City is very busy and can be overwhelming. Cost of living is a burden.

November 2016

Civil Engineer:

Pros: Flexible hours, interesting projects, service to community, steady employment.

Cons: Unsteady workflow, strict deadlines, misunderstanding of what I do.

November 2016

Company.

Civil Engineer:

Pros: It is very diverse and faced paced environment.

Cons: The vacation time is not enough and should be more.