how is the job opportunity to work in singapore as a civil engineer nowadays if I graduated in NON-RU with second upper class degree honour? I heard that there're pretty much graduate from UTHM work in Singapore as E&E engineer. I 'm not sure about civil engineer. . Which company is good for civil engineer to work in (good remuneration + high chance of being promoted) ?

This post has been edited by delsoo: Jan 21 2015, 05:20 PM

Got job one. But you got experience or not?

Nowadays, SG companies need to show that they really cannot hire locals then only they can hire foreigners.

lowyat.sg lagi

UTHM student........... I'm too...

hdb http://www.hdb.gov.sg/fi10/fi10320p.nsf/w/...DBOpportunities

no experience(fresh graduate) , but with second upper class degree honour from NON-RESERACH UNIVERSITY IPTA have high chance?

My brother in law is a civil engineer. What he said was on site engineers are in demand now. Not many people want to do it because apparently, they prefer to be in the air conditioned office. Don't quote me on this, just repeating what he said.

I am not so sure. Out of SG for a long while.

Fresh graduates sure harder.

Keep your options open. Apply for jobs locally and also Singapore.

Unless you really need to work in Singapore now. Working here first might also gain you valuable experience. Singapore can come later.

you are working in SG now? way types of job?

very true... if u r willing to go to site then u r in demand... lots of singkies shun d job but bear in mind risk of injury is higher

That was 2 or 3 decades ago.

Electrical Engineer. Worked on site. Also worked for consultant.

Nowadays, I work with computers.

Didn't want to work with high voltage stuff anymore.

why didn't want to work with high voltage stuff anymore? why u wanna back to msia ?

Working in high voltage stuff was boring to me. I rather do software and electronics stuff.

Malaysia is my country, my home mah. Why not come back?

pergi sahaja. tak balik pun tiada orang kisah.

software not more boring meh? face computer all day long. Mind to tell how old are you now? you are manager now? since you come back fro, SG , so your salary will be higher la?

Yeah. Many things can happen on site.

Piss off the wrong guy and he might just drop a brick on you, from above.

now only knew you are unker liao..

so the SG citizen now not interested in civil engineer job? Can you tell me more about civil engineer?

My age is unker age.

Not always stare at computer lah. I also stare at production workers from Indonesia, Vietnam, etc. Some not bad.

I work for myself.

Salary....I am only making a fraction of my peers back in SG.

But money isn't everything.

retire soon? haha. you are opening a company ? Can you tell more wat do your company do?

All the professional packing their bags to Singapore, your country need you also !

Can retire already.

Yeah, opened a company long ago.

Company provides equipment and services. Customers mostly are electronics factories.

Working more for fun these days.

hire me pls boss

may i know how old are you when you are starting your own business? How long you 'd been working in factory before you embarking on your own business? how do you get the capital? bank loan?

calling jitshiong the Singapore MRT builder to advice on this.

It is much easier to find in Malaysia as Malaysia has tons of huge projects on-going, KV and JB. While SG are mostly HDB projects and infrastructure (MRT).

If u are willing to work on site, it is not hard to find one in SG. Fresh grad salary can expect bout 2.8k SGD. But most likely u will need to work on Saturday. Consultant are harder to find, mostly requiring experience.

And one more thing, since some time ago they started the policy to hire Singaporean and PR first, all jobs will need to post at jobsbank.gov.sg for certain amount of time before opening to FT.

if compare with counstruction and onsite engineer , which one offers higher pay?

Hard time for fresh foreigner to get job in Singapore now.. try to work here, gain experience and go there after 2 years

construction and on site engineer both sama la
also jaga construction site je

which one offers higher pay?

No experience at all, they will look down you like a bangala

go site la...high demand

malaysia onsite engineer will face a lot of 'under table money ' right? how bout other countries?

working in malaysia is like this
if bomba lagi

bomba? wat do do with bomba?

In Sg most RE already look for others job, in Sg this year already going down.

Just belt u good luck, even HDB flat also cut a lots numbers of units

want to do handover that time need bomba approval

so is susah sikit lo if nothing to lubricate the gears

but me is m&e boy la....you c&s i also not very sure

but important is if you wanna enter construction then go for those with high rise projects lo...dont do housing macam linkhouse terrace bungalow

SG pm nearlee sila advise

do terrace bungalow tat type not good? why ? why do high rise project better?

what are the fields in civil engineering? other than building bridges , houses , skycrapers... wat else? can someone elaborate more?

lel u civil engineering graduate? seriously?

wikipedia also gt lel

LOL

You want to work for someone who can retire anytime?

yes boss
me can service boss anytime

LOL I retire means you no more boss liao. You no more job too.

you retiring means giving up the business altogether ?
no mah.....

Yeah lor. Means close shop.

Probably early 30s, can't remember.

Been working for around 5 or 6 years.

Nature of my business doesn't need much capital.

equipment and services?for example?

Testers/test and measurement. Also do software; all sorts. PC control, data collection, etc.

got website for me to get a more detailed info?

No.

I get most of my business from word of mouth.

Besides, that would expose my identity.

so i bet you have very good communication skills? and makes a lot of frineds before starting your own business? Or else how can you be so confident of starting your own business?

So-so communication skills only.

No, I didn't have that many friends or connections.

Just say that I didn't have much to lose. If things didn't work out, I can just go back to work for other people.

hi,

is construction still hot 4 years later? in Sg.
Is it easier with with mechanical or C&S? i only see singapore companies looking for Mechanical,chemical and electrical in my local uni, plus those ads posted on FB are all M&E , none are C&S, it looks like they have enough C&S.
is the salary the same or one higher than other? according to survey mechanical is higher on entry level while civil is higher average
I am majoring Mechanical but i find electrical and electronic subjects extremely difficult ... i am interested in both construction and machines but chose mechanical for better prospect.

sorry brother really cant tell you hows the scene like after X years especially in SG

M&E or C&S doesnt really matter now especially when u join main con/developer now they will really train you to be a project manager skilled in both discipline

Be prepared for the kiasu attitude. and being looked down especially if you're fresh grad.
if you're chinese, sure dapat punya coz most companies in SG favor foreigners to local..

i really wish to change to civil to escape the electrical subjects...they sound like alien language and not as logical as thermodynamics or force mechanic.

So if according to current situation, civil won't be harder to get jobs in SG? will the salary be lower?

You r working in SG now? Which field?