If you are staying in Pensacola, try Technip or Alliance as suggested above, you might also try BAE systems in Mobile as well, they bought the old Atlantic marine shipyard, try Hunington Ingalls in Pascaqoula MS. If you drive to Houston, You can go throgh Houma stop at Gulf Island fab, stay on 90 go trough Morgan city hit Oceanering, stay on highway 90 go through Lafeytte there are about 25 places on the side of 90 there on the east side of Lafeyette. Then keep going to houston, If you can’t find something by then I don’t know what else to tell you.
Will do! I was over in Greencove yesterday. I did not get past the front door with Mobro, but I will locate Great Lakes Dredge and Dock. Green Cove Springs is close; thanks for the lead!
[QUOTE=tugboatchief;70627]Call Great Lakes Dredge and Dock. They are always hiring and have a location in Green Cove Springs.[/QUOTE]
Will do! I was over in Greencove yesterday. I did not get past the front door with Mobro, but I will locate Great Lakes Dredge and Dock. Green Cove Springs is close; thanks for the lead!
Yeah, if you search “engineer” a lot pops up, but I’m a “Land Development Engineer” or hydraulic engineer, I move water. I design waste water collection, potable water distribution, and storm water collection, treatment and attenuation systems. I also do roadway design and construction management. I do have some geotech experience (1.5-2 years), where I crewed a truck mounted mud-rotary drill rig used for soil exploration (180ft is about as deep as I have been). I also did concrete testing, slump, temp, ticket timing, and compression sampling on site.
I would defiantly not turn down an opportunity to work as an engineer in the drilling industry, but much of my experience will not translate. I wish I would have gone mechanical, but at the time the civil job market was ON FIRE. I graduated with 5 job offers after interviewing at 8 firms. I had no problems finding work up until 2010. I have worked for 3 private firms and a county utility department. Now the old dogs are holding the few bones that are left, so us new guys (less than 10 years exp) have to move on. I am OK with that…
[QUOTE=c.captain;70631]More like ALOT CRAZY! Check this out from RigZone:
ARRGGGHHHH! AND THIS IS ONLY FOR THE LAST THREE GODDAMNED DAYS!
LISTEN TO THE VOICE OF HARD LEARNED EXPERIENCE. [B][I][U]DO NOT…REPEAT…DO NOT GO TO SEA AS A WIPER IN THE EFFING SIU![/U][/I][/B]
btw, you know the only business likely booming more in Houston right now than oil and energy engineering is headhunting for engineers![/QUOTE]
Thanks for the lead!! I stopped by their office yesterday. What a nice group of people. They took my resume and cover letter and complimented me on my tie. The HR person said they do hire engineers regularly, and more so than their crew, because I guess some people have a hard time with long deployments.
[QUOTE=tugsailor;66062]Gator,
A couple thoughts.
In Jacksonville, try Manson Construction (a major nationwide marine contractor with a very impressive fleet).
Manson Jacksonville Office
4309 Pablo Oaks Court, Suite 1
Jacksonville, FL 32224
Phone: (904) 821-0211
Fax: (904) 992-0811
If Manson isn’t hiring and doesn’t want to interview you. Why don’t you see if someone there will at least give you an “informational interview” to evaluate your resume and point you in the right direction. You might do some internet research to see who is working there and where they went to school. You might have an alumni contact there.
LSIT is Licensed Surveyor In Training. I know things differ from school to school and state to state, but I’ve worked with Civil guys that have LSIT. Although there is a lot of variation in different areas of the country, anybody (licensed or not) that can operate a total station and a survey quality GPS, a data collector, and AutoCAD, and is willing to travel, is in demand.[/QUOTE]
[QUOTE=gatorzeroone;70666]Yeah, if you search “engineer” a lot pops up, but I’m a “Land Development Engineer” or hydraulic engineer, I move water. I design waste water collection, potable water distribution, and storm water collection, treatment and attenuation systems.[/QUOTE]
So you can design a pipe correct? Lots and lots of oil and gas going thru pipelines the last time I checked.
Do not work on the ships…please!
Gator:
Glad that Manson was helpful to you. Its a great company.
Oil companies also build roads, drill pads, DRAs, and do lots of civil engineering.
Your engineering degree will translate to the oil industry a lot better than you think. You have the physical science and engineering math background, along with CAD skills, and an analytical mind trained in solving engineering problems. The oil industry cannot get enough engineers; they are accustomed to retraining people, and a lot of their “engineers” do not even have an engineering degree.
I know an engineer without a degree at a marine construction company. His previous job was running a large machine shop. He is a smart guy with management skills who can learn to do anything.
I just took a class with a geologist working for a consulting firm on an offshore rig. When I asked him what he does on the rig, I was expecting him to say something like core sample analysis. But instead he replied that he does environmental compliance, mostly monitoring the rig’s waste water, overboard discharges, and accounting for the hazardous waste that is sent ashore.
That’s a job you could be trained up for rather quickly. There are many others. Your thinking is too constipated in the traditional civil track, and your limiting yourself too much by thinking about all the things you cannot do. You need to think outside the box, develop a can do attitude, and throw some resumes at all sort of jobs.
[QUOTE=gatorzeroone;70667]…and complimented me on my tie.[/QUOTE]
You are smart to dress up and make a good appearance. Really!
Good luck to you, and let us know how you do.
Thanks for the encouragement. To be honest I have been trying my tail off to get back into engineering. I have been looking for a job for two solid years now. Yesterday I stopped by the office of my first engineering job. I picked up an updated letter of recommendation (last one was dated 2007) and chit chat a bit. To my surprise they are down to one engineer a cad guy and the owner’s wife is the secretary. It is sad really sad. The company scaled back from a 6,500 sf office to a 1,100 sf office. They get at least 20 resumes every week. It is hard to get in the door any where as a civil engineer. We have PHD’s willing to work for peanuts just to stay current. I am so effing over looking for an engineering job I am just not going to pander any more; I will change. They have plenty of people to pick from, and I know there is no way they will pick me. I keep a little excel sheet with all the jobs I have applied for over the past 3 years. Halliburton, Aecom, US Government, a lot of big companies hire civil engineers, but not one of them has hired me. Almost 900 applications, to like 60 or 70 companies. I feel like I have some sort of black mark on me. I even had a friend call my references and play like he was a prospective employer…. All my references spoke with high regard; the only thing I can figure is my credit is bad so I’m untouchable…I hate it so bad I just don’t want to do this any more. I hate the “why am I not good enough, and how long will this take” feeling.
So here’s the letter… they spelled my name wrong… engineers
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Nice reference letter. Just shotgun out a lot of resume’s to companies and placement agencies, and go door to door. You will have a job within a few days.
Gatorzeroone:
Man, we’ve got similar education backgrounds. I’ve got a associate in civil engineering, but didn’t want to spend my life in an office.
Got a license, never looked back…college sucks. Started working on tour boats, upgraded and I’ve worked on a yacht for the past 6 years. Now the owner is selling said yacht, so I’ll be looking for work soon myself.
Have you applied to the army corp of engineers in Jacksonville yet? (I haven’t read all previous posts.) What about shipyard help in Mayport? Should be some kind of dredging company around where you could get on as an ‘enviromental’ engineer type person.
[QUOTE=gatorzeroone;65964] I have worked with a friend who runs a 55’ sport fisher for three summers now as a deck hand and mate. Honestly I did not do much but tend lines and bait hooks for the charter guest. It is a fairly large charter company with 5 charter vessels and a commercial fishing vessel.[/QUOTE]
Nobody mentioned this so maybe it’s not an issue, but I’m curious: doesn’t sea time on fishing vessels count only for fishing vessels, and counts less if you’re going for a deck license on a different sort of vessel? Does it matter if it’s a charter fishing vessel or a commercial fishing vessel?
It counts but will only be applicable for the tonnage/position it falls under. Seeing as he was serving as a deckhand it can count. Just needs to be properly documented which isn’t an issue. Used some fishing vessel time of my own years back.