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Consulting civil engineer : Salary and conditions

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  • Average total graduate starting salary is: £24,000.
  • Typical salary of graduates aged under 25, with two years' experience, is £25,000. Those with five years' experience earn an average of £31,000.
  • The average income of Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE)  members is £47,000, down 0.3% as a result of the recession. The top 10% earners remain unaffected.
  • The London weighting is a generous 23%, taking average income of members to £58,000.
  • The average salary of fellowship ICE members is £78,000. (Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) salary survey 2009)
  • Most employers provide additional benefits, such as a pension, healthcare scheme, life insurance, company car, and payment of professional fees and mobile phone.
  • The average working week is 42 hours and may include some unsocial hours, depending on your particular specialty and individual project requirements. You may also have to work some weekends and occasionally long hours.
  • While the job involves a lot of office-based activities, it also requires frequent visits to sites, particularly for new graduates. Some roles demand more attendance on site than others. The site can be based at long distances from the office and conditions can be cold, messy and unpleasant.
  • It may be possible to set up your own consultancy firm after many years of proven professional experience.
  • Around 15% of consulting civil engineers are women. As a whole, the engineering industry is keen to encourage the recruitment of more female engineers to redress this balance.
  • Jobs are available across the country, in different sectors. Work and travel abroad may be possible with a large consultancy company. There are also employment opportunities in locations such as Europe, China and the Middle East.
  • Dress is formal with clients; while less formal but smart dress may be worn at times in the office when not meeting clients. Protective clothing is worn on site.
  • The pace and nature of the working day can vary widely from a heavy workload with many activities to quieter periods. There is a high level of responsibility involved in the work and it can be very demanding. However, the considerable variety in this work means there is a great deal of job satisfaction.
  • Overnight and weekend stays may be required for site inspections.
 
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Written by AGCAS editors
Date: 
October 2010
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