Nice going Connor! Shortly after I started my first job I asked the company president about licensure, and he said "In some businesses it's important to have a license. In this business it's not." And that sentence saved me several months of hard studying and a ton of stress. On the other hand my degree is in mechanical engineering and now I work in nuclear, so studying for the PE in nuclear might have been a good way to fill in some gaps in my knowledge.
I imagine water infrastructure is one of those businesses where the extra effort is worth your while. And it's always nice to have a few extra letters after your name :)
Yes, for Civil Engineering and especially as a design consultant for public side customers, it adds a lot of value to be able to certify your own drawings. You can do it without, but then you have to pay someone else to understand and verify your plans and calcs to the point where they are willing to attach their stamp, name, and liability to your project, which can eat up your profit margin.
I imagine that signature and the liability associated with it account for about 90% of that cost. It reminds me of hiring a lawyer to sit with you at the closing of a home price. 10% of the cost is their expertise, and the other 90% is about the liability hierarchy.
Canada does require technical evaluations but wiaves them for graduates of accredited programs. So in practice most e fingerings g graduates in Canada do not need technical exams (their programs cover the technical requirements) but often people who studied abroad do need to do exams.
Nice going Connor! Shortly after I started my first job I asked the company president about licensure, and he said "In some businesses it's important to have a license. In this business it's not." And that sentence saved me several months of hard studying and a ton of stress. On the other hand my degree is in mechanical engineering and now I work in nuclear, so studying for the PE in nuclear might have been a good way to fill in some gaps in my knowledge.
I imagine water infrastructure is one of those businesses where the extra effort is worth your while. And it's always nice to have a few extra letters after your name :)
Yes, for Civil Engineering and especially as a design consultant for public side customers, it adds a lot of value to be able to certify your own drawings. You can do it without, but then you have to pay someone else to understand and verify your plans and calcs to the point where they are willing to attach their stamp, name, and liability to your project, which can eat up your profit margin.
I imagine that signature and the liability associated with it account for about 90% of that cost. It reminds me of hiring a lawyer to sit with you at the closing of a home price. 10% of the cost is their expertise, and the other 90% is about the liability hierarchy.
Canada does require technical evaluations but wiaves them for graduates of accredited programs. So in practice most e fingerings g graduates in Canada do not need technical exams (their programs cover the technical requirements) but often people who studied abroad do need to do exams.
Noted and updated!