After getting a site experience, Among planning Engineer, Billing Engineer, site Engineer which is best to choose for carrier?

[Vinodh29]

After getting Experience which is best to choose for carrier in civil engineering?

 

[amd007]

After getting Experience which is best to choose for carrier in civil engineering?

According to me, being a planning engineer definitely gives an edge over a site engineer and a billing engineer in following matters.

1. There are comparatively less planning engineers to site engineers, billing engineers in our industry.
2. Planning engineers are comparatively better paid than site engineers,billing engineers.
3. They have more holistic view on the project than a site engineer or a billing engineer.
4. Planning engineers possess more power than a site engineer or a billing engineer.

Having said that, any planning engineer should have at least a good site execution experience in the field in which they want to excel.

So, if I am asked to decide on a perfect career path of my own life, it would be:

1. Execute a good project from foundation to handover which typically would consume about 2-3 years and give you a good experience of different stages of work and the flow of the works required to plan a project.
2. Unless you are not ambitious then you can go for a billing engineer position, which could be quite boring if you dislike quantity surveying etc.
3. Seek a planning engineer profile in the same company or else move to another one at the same time you could also get acquainted with planning software like Prima Vera, MSP, etc and then do a trial run with the existing project which you have completed. This will give you great feeler before you join a new company as a Planning Engineer.
4. Rise in the hierarchy to Planning Manager and eventually to a Project Head designation.

Note: By executing a project, one will have a fair idea of whether he/she is made for the site or not. As there are certain personalities which would choose site over planning because sitting for long hours is not in their DNA.

So hopefully you will get that answer while you execute your first project as a site engineer.

Little more insights mentioned below....................................

Planning Engineer is a better option as its a gateway to becoming a Project Manager very easily when compared to Billing Engineer.

The pay is also good for Planning Engineers and exposure on Engineering, Procurement & Construction is more in the field of Planning rather than QS.

Overall a Planning Engineer will have more technical expertise, more pay, more job security, more demand and he will be a decision maker in projects when compared to a Quantity Surveyor who will just act as a team member.

Quantity Surveyors (billing engineers ) also known as Construction Cost Managers, are highly trained professionals who offer expert advice on construction costs and procurement options. They play a significant role in construction as cost managers and are involved across all key activities such as design economics, procurement and tenders, commercial management, cost planning, and lifestyle costing, among many other things.

As a profession, quantity surveying is very well-established globally, and it is one of the top 10 most available careers in countries like Canada, Australia, and Britain. It is a dynamic profession that isn't limited to the estimation of costs and measurement. Instead, it is a specialist role of someone who understands estimating and has a creative bent towards team building skills and problem-solving.

They are involved in everything, ranging from tendering documents and planning to prepare final bills of quantities. They ensure that all the work at every stage of a project is completed well on time, within the correct standard and pre-decided budget.

QS professionals are widely recognized and demanded by the built environment industry. The role demands in-depth knowledge of costs, construction design, and effective interpersonal and team-building skills. If you have the necessary competencies, then you should definitely consider this profession.

Once you gain some experience (2-3 years) in the field of Quantity survey, go for planning.

The simple reason is:

Planning includes many functions like preparing daily, weekly and monthly schedules, working out resource requirements to achieve the planned targets, budgeting, etc which mandates knowledge of quantity survey.

You can only plan the activities when you know how much time and quantity it takes to complete the preceding activities.

Once you have sufficient experience in the field of quantity survey, you will be comfortable planning the activities at the site.

SO TO SUMMARISE EVERYTHING :

1. IN CASE YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SITE JOBS THEN OPT FOR SITE ENGINEER.
2. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR OFFICE JOB THEN OPT FOR BILLING ENGINEER/PLANNING ENGINEER.
3. REMUNERATION WISE HIGHEST SALARIES ARE TO PLANNING ENGINEERS, THEN SITE ENGINEER AND LASTLY BILLING/QS ENGINEER SO CHOOSE YOU LIKING ACCORDINGLY.
4. TIMEWISE MAXIMUM TIME ON SITE IS SPENT BY SITE ENGINEERS, THEN BY BILLING/QS/PLANNING.

FRIENDS ON THIS FORUM CAN SHARE THEIR INSIGHTS IF YOU FEEL SOMETHING IS MISSING......

CHEERS

 

[Vinodh29]

It's obsolutely correct ,tq for valuable suggestions

According to me, being a planning engineer definitely gives an edge over a site engineer and a billing engineer in following matters.

1. There are comparatively less planning engineers to site engineers, billing engineers in our industry.
2. Planning engineers are comparatively better paid than site engineers,billing engineers.
3. They have more holistic view on the project than a site engineer or a billing engineer.
4. Planning engineers possess more power than a site engineer or a billing engineer.

Having said that, any planning engineer should have at least a good site execution experience in the field in which they want to excel.

So, if I am asked to decide on a perfect career path of my own life, it would be:

1. Execute a good project from foundation to handover which typically would consume about 2-3 years and give you a good experience of different stages of work and the flow of the works required to plan a project.
2. Unless you are not ambitious then you can go for a billing engineer position, which could be quite boring if you dislike quantity surveying etc.
3. Seek a planning engineer profile in the same company or else move to another one at the same time you could also get acquainted with planning software like Prima Vera, MSP, etc and then do a trial run with the existing project which you have completed. This will give you great feeler before you join a new company as a Planning Engineer.
4. Rise in the hierarchy to Planning Manager and eventually to a Project Head designation.

Note: By executing a project, one will have a fair idea of whether he/she is made for the site or not. As there are certain personalities which would choose site over planning because sitting for long hours is not in their DNA.

So hopefully you will get that answer while you execute your first project as a site engineer.

Little more insights mentioned below....................................

Planning Engineer is a better option as its a gateway to becoming a Project Manager very easily when compared to Billing Engineer.

The pay is also good for Planning Engineers and exposure on Engineering, Procurement & Construction is more in the field of Planning rather than QS.

Overall a Planning Engineer will have more technical expertise, more pay, more job security, more demand and he will be a decision maker in projects when compared to a Quantity Surveyor who will just act as a team member.

Quantity Surveyors (billing engineers ) also known as Construction Cost Managers, are highly trained professionals who offer expert advice on construction costs and procurement options. They play a significant role in construction as cost managers and are involved across all key activities such as design economics, procurement and tenders, commercial management, cost planning, and lifestyle costing, among many other things.

As a profession, quantity surveying is very well-established globally, and it is one of the top 10 most available careers in countries like Canada, Australia, and Britain. It is a dynamic profession that isn't limited to the estimation of costs and measurement. Instead, it is a specialist role of someone who understands estimating and has a creative bent towards team building skills and problem-solving.

They are involved in everything, ranging from tendering documents and planning to prepare final bills of quantities. They ensure that all the work at every stage of a project is completed well on time, within the correct standard and pre-decided budget.

QS professionals are widely recognized and demanded by the built environment industry. The role demands in-depth knowledge of costs, construction design, and effective interpersonal and team-building skills. If you have the necessary competencies, then you should definitely consider this profession.

Once you gain some experience (2-3 years) in the field of Quantity survey, go for planning.

The simple reason is:

Planning includes many functions like preparing daily, weekly and monthly schedules, working out resource requirements to achieve the planned targets, budgeting, etc which mandates knowledge of quantity survey.

You can only plan the activities when you know how much time and quantity it takes to complete the preceding activities.

Once you have sufficient experience in the field of quantity survey, you will be comfortable planning the activities at the site.

SO TO SUMMARISE EVERYTHING :

1. IN CASE YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SITE JOBS THEN OPT FOR SITE ENGINEER.
2. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR OFFICE JOB THEN OPT FOR BILLING ENGINEER/PLANNING ENGINEER.
3. REMUNERATION WISE HIGHEST SALARIES ARE TO PLANNING ENGINEERS, THEN SITE ENGINEER AND LASTLY BILLING/QS ENGINEER SO CHOOSE YOU LIKING ACCORDINGLY.
4. TIMEWISE MAXIMUM TIME ON SITE IS SPENT BY SITE ENGINEERS, THEN BY BILLING/QS/PLANNING.

FRIENDS ON THIS FORUM CAN SHARE THEIR INSIGHTS IF YOU FEEL SOMETHING IS MISSING......

CHEERS

 

[syedmishel]

After getting Experience which is best to choose for carrier in civil engineering?

Construction management

 

[Dnyan Deshmukh]

Career should be made in a subject which is more interesting for you and also provides you good salary for your knowledge.

Having knowledge but not able to implement or show output due to any constrains is also a waste.

When making a career we should always ask following questions to ourself for better career and self satisfaction of the job.

Who we are?
What we do?
Is it worth to do?
Do we make any positive changes in people around us?
To whom we are working for?
Do they value our work?

 

[sachin0102]

According to me, being a planning engineer definitely gives an edge over a site engineer and a billing engineer in following matters.

1. There are comparatively less planning engineers to site engineers, billing engineers in our industry.
2. Planning engineers are comparatively better paid than site engineers,billing engineers.
3. They have more holistic view on the project than a site engineer or a billing engineer.
4. Planning engineers possess more power than a site engineer or a billing engineer.

Having said that, any planning engineer should have at least a good site execution experience in the field in which they want to excel.

So, if I am asked to decide on a perfect career path of my own life, it would be:

1. Execute a good project from foundation to handover which typically would consume about 2-3 years and give you a good experience of different stages of work and the flow of the works required to plan a project.
2. Unless you are not ambitious then you can go for a billing engineer position, which could be quite boring if you dislike quantity surveying etc.
3. Seek a planning engineer profile in the same company or else move to another one at the same time you could also get acquainted with planning software like Prima Vera, MSP, etc and then do a trial run with the existing project which you have completed. This will give you great feeler before you join a new company as a Planning Engineer.
4. Rise in the hierarchy to Planning Manager and eventually to a Project Head designation.

Note: By executing a project, one will have a fair idea of whether he/she is made for the site or not. As there are certain personalities which would choose site over planning because sitting for long hours is not in their DNA.

So hopefully you will get that answer while you execute your first project as a site engineer.

Little more insights mentioned below....................................

Planning Engineer is a better option as its a gateway to becoming a Project Manager very easily when compared to Billing Engineer.

The pay is also good for Planning Engineers and exposure on Engineering, Procurement & Construction is more in the field of Planning rather than QS.

Overall a Planning Engineer will have more technical expertise, more pay, more job security, more demand and he will be a decision maker in projects when compared to a Quantity Surveyor who will just act as a team member.

Quantity Surveyors (billing engineers ) also known as Construction Cost Managers, are highly trained professionals who offer expert advice on construction costs and procurement options. They play a significant role in construction as cost managers and are involved across all key activities such as design economics, procurement and tenders, commercial management, cost planning, and lifestyle costing, among many other things.

As a profession, quantity surveying is very well-established globally, and it is one of the top 10 most available careers in countries like Canada, Australia, and Britain. It is a dynamic profession that isn't limited to the estimation of costs and measurement. Instead, it is a specialist role of someone who understands estimating and has a creative bent towards team building skills and problem-solving.

They are involved in everything, ranging from tendering documents and planning to prepare final bills of quantities. They ensure that all the work at every stage of a project is completed well on time, within the correct standard and pre-decided budget.

QS professionals are widely recognized and demanded by the built environment industry. The role demands in-depth knowledge of costs, construction design, and effective interpersonal and team-building skills. If you have the necessary competencies, then you should definitely consider this profession.

Once you gain some experience (2-3 years) in the field of Quantity survey, go for planning.

The simple reason is:

Planning includes many functions like preparing daily, weekly and monthly schedules, working out resource requirements to achieve the planned targets, budgeting, etc which mandates knowledge of quantity survey.

You can only plan the activities when you know how much time and quantity it takes to complete the preceding activities.

Once you have sufficient experience in the field of quantity survey, you will be comfortable planning the activities at the site.

SO TO SUMMARISE EVERYTHING :

1. IN CASE YOU ARE LOOKING FOR SITE JOBS THEN OPT FOR SITE ENGINEER.
2. IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR OFFICE JOB THEN OPT FOR BILLING ENGINEER/PLANNING ENGINEER.
3. REMUNERATION WISE HIGHEST SALARIES ARE TO PLANNING ENGINEERS, THEN SITE ENGINEER AND LASTLY BILLING/QS ENGINEER SO CHOOSE YOU LIKING ACCORDINGLY.
4. TIMEWISE MAXIMUM TIME ON SITE IS SPENT BY SITE ENGINEERS, THEN BY BILLING/QS/PLANNING.

FRIENDS ON THIS FORUM CAN SHARE THEIR INSIGHTS IF YOU FEEL SOMETHING IS MISSING......

CHEERS

All doubts clear... Thanks for your wonderful explanation.