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re: Construction Management: Industrial and Commercial
Posted on 1/24/18 at 10:06 am to JGood
Posted on 1/24/18 at 10:06 am to JGood
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All this is true, but don't get stuck on the mindset that you have to be a PM either. There's a lot more jobs in companies that are very lucrative and offer quick advancement.
Absolutely. I personally believe you should learn all the different jobs in a company PM/Super/Estimating/Sales even the engineering side if you have a Engineering degree and then make your choice based on what you like and which area has the best path for growth. I am pretty high up and the regional managers and Vps above me can do all areas extremely well and can go from a sales presentation with a plant manager to lower level PM work seamlessly. Its because they understand the processes and how to correctly implement a process so that you get predictable results every time.
Like JGood said, there are plenty of areas in a company that are great jobs and have very lucrative pay. The ones that are the best at their jobs are usually the ones that understand the big picture extremely well and are not scared to step outside their comfort zone.
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Posted on 1/24/18 at 10:48 am to 225Tyga
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You forgot the actual big companies
My bad. Feel free to add on.
I'm sure you were going to post CB&I, Turner industries, etc.
I posted about what I know, regional commercial companies that take part in decent sized projects.
Sure he can look into Turner construction, Balfour Beatty, Hensel Phelps, etc. While he's at it.
Posted on 1/24/18 at 11:00 am to baseballmind1212
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Experience > everything else
Drive > everything else.
I graduated in CM, and started in industrial after no internships and very limited expiernce. I busted my arse, going well over what was requested of me and it has paid off greatly.
Posted on 1/24/18 at 11:15 am to GeauxLSU25
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Construction Management: Industrial and Commercial
Before reading the thread I'll suggest:
- Getting field experience.
- Don't be afraid to do actual manual labor.
- Don't expect to graduate and then immediately be a manager of anything. You're dumb, understand that, and learn from it.
Posted on 1/24/18 at 11:19 am to celltech1981
quote:I have a bachelor's in engineering from LSU and I am currently working as a helper on a turnaround. ????
even if you are a helper on a turnaround.
Posted on 1/24/18 at 11:29 am to MrFahrenheitDontLie
Better hide that phone from your foreman baw
Posted on 1/24/18 at 11:36 am to JGood
In the lunch tent, so it's fine
Posted on 1/24/18 at 11:59 am to GeauxBlonde
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LSU career services puts out a survey of grads and their beginning salary, CM students are making around $60,000 coming out of college according to this years survey.
That number is fudged at best, and fraudulent in my opinion. Graduating seniors were instructed to not list their job offer if it was below $55k. Whole lot of numbers being fudged on the base salary.
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:07 pm to LSUSilverfox
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- Don't expect to graduate and then immediately be a manager of anything. You're dumb, understand that, and learn from it.
This is one thing that you'll learn by the time you finish the curriculum. The program is great in the sense that it sets you up to make connections to find a job but I think most of the posters would agree nobody learned shite in a CM class that's helpful for a full time position.
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:19 pm to DixonCider
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I think most of the posters would agree nobody learned shite in a CM class that's helpful for a full time position.
I disagree. I found the basic P6 training, estimating knowledge, and especially the excel based stuff for the enterprise and capstone classes to be immensely valuable. I used a lot of my CM class knowledge early on in my first job.
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:26 pm to JGood
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I just graduated in December
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taking over all the estimating in that district
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:28 pm to Carson123987
OP, if you want some experience with the industrial side, shoot me an email and we can try to work something out. Carson.TD@yahoo.com. It’s good that you’re wanting to get hands-on experience so early, because it’s all that matters and most people start too late
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:31 pm to DixonCider
I graduated in civil and do nothing but structural steel and concrete in the industrial world so a ton of stuff i learned in school applies. But the finance class, Excell class and engineering economics have helped me the most outside of experience
Posted on 1/24/18 at 12:46 pm to JGood
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I just graduated in December and interned with one of the more prevalent industrial companies in BR and I'm moving to SC and taking over all the estimating in that district
yikes
Posted on 1/24/18 at 1:11 pm to DixonCider
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fudged
You're pretty fudged
Posted on 1/24/18 at 1:13 pm to MrFahrenheitDontLie
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I have a bachelor's in engineering from LSU and I am currently working as a helper on a turnaround. ???
what kind of engineer? something doesn't add up.
Posted on 1/24/18 at 1:23 pm to celltech1981
Biological
Posted on 1/24/18 at 1:32 pm to jamboybarry
I don't know how a lotta y'all do it.
Posted on 1/24/18 at 1:34 pm to GeauxLSU25
Start off industrial then commercial will be a breeze!
Posted on 1/24/18 at 1:35 pm to Carson123987
Thank you so much! Just shot you an email. Thanks to the other OTers for the helpful advice. You baws are the greatest!
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