From instrumentation to constuction engineer is it ok for the future?

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planck12 asked:

I graduated with a degree in chemical engineering in 2005. In addition I have a 2 year diploma in mechanical engineering. My passion is oil and gas and over the past 1.5 after graduation I worked in the mining industry with instrumentation (no so much process control but selecting instrumetation etc). My boss at my old place as silly and did not train well. I recently ended up picking another job with a construction firm as a construction engineer, the good part is its in the oil and gas sector. The uncertain part is with a construction engineering designation can I later move on into the role of more rotating equipment engineer or process engineer. Considering construction engineer would plan, cost control, estimate and read contracts and help in construction (seems to me more civil). I hope picking up construction engineering work would be more in line with chemical/mechanical in contrast to instrumenatio nwhich was very electrical. Did I make a right move?






One Response to 'From instrumentation to constuction engineer is it ok for the future?'

  1. mariskalenkampf Strudel v.Wurst! - December 6th, 2008 at 9:41 pm

    At the time it was your best choice. So, I wouldn´t worry about it.

    What you should CONSIDER is graduate school and get a business, law, economics or other degree. Engineering is a dead end.


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