Expected salary - Civil Engineering grad

Smyth

So I have a Civil Engineering ordinary degree with distinction and I need to get work and money.

I have had only 6 months experience with another firm and alot of the companies ask you what an expected salary is.

I will be in Central Dublin.

How much should I shoot for?

samhail

http://www.engineersireland.ie/Uploads/Common/Files/Engineers_Ireland_Salary_Survey_2008.pdf

there is a very good Engineers Irelnad (IEI) survey but i cant put my hands on it - link is in the work email but im not there wooo !!!



I think its more how much they will offer to pay you, rather how much you should shoot for ? id take a look at jobs.ie or irishjobs.ie and see what people are offering for your skills.

Back last year I think the standard was around €28k - €32k. If you can get a job though, at the moment they're hard to get.

dan_d

One of our grads started on 34k last year on site, with an honours degree.
I'm guessing that will probably have dropped now, most places have pay freezes in place, or employees have taken a drop in wages.

Smyth

dan_d wrote: »

One of our grads started on 34k last year on site, with an honours degree.
I'm guessing that will probably have dropped now, most places have pay freezes in place, or employees have taken a drop in wages.

I'd say it would be alot less for an ordinary degree. Tbh, it's more of a safety net. I need some cash to stay afloat while I get my own business together.

From your experiences. Hard for someone with an ordinary degree to get a job? I was doing my honours, but quit because I had a change of heart in what I wanted to do with myself.

testicle

The IEI Survey is for Civil Engineers. An ordinary degree (i'm going to assume Level 7) is a Civil Engineering Technician. Also, wit the downturn in the construction industry, there is fuck all work for anyone in that line of work these days.

Serafijn

30k and you'd be doing well for a grad job. Some employers won't look at grads without an honours degree, especially at the moment. And as per previous post, you'll be lucky to get anything in your field right now

Buffman

Smyth wrote: »

So I have a Civil Engineering ordinary degree with distinction and I need to get work and money.

I have had only 6 months experience with another firm and alot of the companies ask you what an expected salary is.

I will be in Central Dublin.

How much should I shoot for?

With the ordinary degree I'd say around 25K would be your target, 30K with an honours degree.

Aim for whatever you were getting in the first job.
It will be very tough to even get an interview these days in this country.:(
Goodluck.

samhail

Buffman wrote: »

With the ordinary degree I'd say around 25K would be your target, 30K with an honours degree...

I graduated with an Hons Computer Engineering degree and thats the kinda money i was aiming for. (i know its different but still in the same kinda skillset)

Smyth

Might just focus on setting my own business up then.

From what I've heard though, the money increases quite a lot after a few years, yes?

Buffman

Smyth wrote: »

From what I've heard though, the money increases quite a lot after a few years, yes?

Yep, if you get chartered it's up, up and away!:)

aquascrotum

Two Civil Eng. grads who started 3 months ago were laid off this morning at my place of work.

Compulsory 10% paycut across the board.

You'll be lucky to get a job never mind shoot for a big salary.

testicle

Buffman wrote: »

Yep, if you get chartered it's up, up and away!:)

You need a level 8 degree for that.

An Ordinary Degree these days, is what used to be known as a Diploma, i.e. 3 years study.

Buffman

testicle wrote: »

You need a level 8 degree for that.

An Ordinary Degree these days, is what used to be known as a Diploma, i.e. 3 years study.

True, and a good few years under your belt too.

aquascrotum

aquascrotum wrote: »

Two Civil Eng. grads who started 3 months ago were laid off this morning at my place of work.

Compulsory 10% paycut across the board.

You'll be lucky to get a job never mind shoot for a big salary.

Redundancies a few weeks ago & pay freeze for 2009 where I am.

aquascrotum

Myth wrote: »

Redundancies a few weeks ago & pay freeze for 2009 where I am.

Tip of the iceberg methinks. Total redundancies numbered 8 in our firm today. Situation "to be reviewed every 3 months". And ours is one of the busier firms with a backlog of work.