There’s no getting away from it; developing your career as an engineer can be tough. Naturally, you’re skilled and knowledgeable. You studied hard and you’re starting to build up a good portfolio of project experience, but sometimes, you get the feeling that some of the best assignments are given to colleagues who seem to have an elusive quality that you are missing. Companies need good engineers, but they’re also looking for employees that have what it takes to become team leaders and … [Read more...]
Job Trends in Engineering, IT and Management for 2022
The last couple of years has been pivotal in the world of work. The Covid-19 pandemic has brought major disruption to the workplace with lockdowns and travel restrictions. A more remotely connected home-based workforce is driving a new acceptance of distributed “hybrid workplaces” where smaller offices support hot-desking and occasional meeting spaces with most employees working remotely and being supported by video conferencing networks like Zoom and Teams. COP26 has created … [Read more...]
Job Opportunities in Civil Engineering
If you enjoy the challenge of solving big problems, then Civil Engineering could be for you. This is the profession that is responsible for the major construction and maintenance projects that make up the world’s built infrastructure. Bridges, tunnels, dams and safety critical projects like nuclear reactors and petrochemical processing plants are all in a day's work for civil engineers. History records the exploits of the great civil engineers like Isambard Kingdom Brunel (Great Western … [Read more...]