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Engineer, moving to Council - Road Design - Anyone experience in this?

  • 21-05-2007 3:00pm
    #1
    construct06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 506 ✭✭✭


    Re: Engineer, thinking of moving to Council Well, i've decided, having weighed up all the pros and cons to take the job in the Council. I feel there are too many benefits for me to turn it down, such as:

    less working hours per day/week
    more holidays per year
    less stress (although i like a dynamic environment)
    possibilities of career break
    defined benefit pension (biggest factor for me)
    extra pay..

    I've been told thjat initially i will be placed in the Road Design section. Does anybody have any experience of the type of work carried out in these sections of local authorities?


Comments

  • #2
    Prenderb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,560 ✭✭✭Prenderb


    See my PM.


  • #3
    Mrs. MacGyver
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,294 ✭✭✭Mrs. MacGyver


    Roads planning is a nice area to work in. I used to work there myself about 3 1/2 years ago. There is good variety in the work alos so you wont be tied to the desk all day. It also has the element of job security.


  • #4
    construct06
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 506 ✭✭✭construct06


    what type of work exactly did you have to do?

    was there road design involved?

    did u have to check road sight distances for planning applications?


  • #5
    Mrs. MacGyver
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,294 ✭✭✭Mrs. MacGyver


    Mostly involved planning for estates and vetting sites that applied for planning permission to see if they met the criteria eg sightlines and that sort of stuff.


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