Hi guys. need some advice here. been working over a year as a consulting engineer in construction field. thinking of becoming a project engineer. But not so sure what are the pros and cons... Anybody with experience mind to share? what i can say is life as consulting engineer is not too bad. almost 9 to 5. well, sometimes might need to work OT or travel outstation. but what i think consulting engineers lack is on-site experience! project engineer would normally take care A - Z of a project which allows you to have more control isn't it? what do you guys think? please please please share your experience!

& the consulting engineer always lacks the knowledge on how to actually construct a structure..in other words, hand on....theres so much more 'interesting' problem on site than in office.

fyi: im a project engineer myself..i'm more hands on rather than office based.

Conclusion : both are equally important..

hi all sifus ..im a fresh grad in the field of mechanical engineering .. any companies u guys can recommend to me with lots of learning opportunities ? big or small doesnt matter.. Im interested in the consulting line for now ..and in the future of course i would like to be project engineer when i've enuff design knowledge ..also whats ur jobscope like for consultancy ? just designing?thanks

follow josephlau7966 if you are from mech background. you can join o&g consultant like technip, worley parson, etc.

though i have left this construction field with M background to o&g but initially the first few years left, still got people phoned me if wanna join back. but my answer was no.
the construction projects & the current econ situation,
the big boss in a project is the architect & c&s/ owner & developer always,
working under hot sun/rain is ok but the compensation allowance is not on par as getting aging then health..., health is more important,
it is become more competitive among consultants nowadays in order to fight the tender price--> very low profit margin especially m&e, more & more self-open consultant or part time consultant (if you have been in this field long enough, part time out there lot),
when econ down can expect late progress payment if lucky enough -->hope no one close down company,
work at late night if need to rush drawing/design due to tight urgent schedule from owner/developer.

of course, consultant most of the time sit in the office but sometimes inspection, t&c may require to present at site or opportunity arise to become RE.

but i did learn a lot from 10 projects from high-rise commercial/government buildings to infra within 3 years.

Is it advisable for fresh engineering graduates to join consultancy firms? I have been offered jobs at a small consultancy firm and also another job at a multinational manufacturing company (injection moulding company) as QA engineer. I am kinda confused on which job to go for?
More concerned on my career path and the opportunity to grow further... I need some advise... Pls help...