Where Can a Career as a Civil Engineer Take Me RevB (2015_08_17 18_56_29 UTC)

Where can a career as a Civil Engineer take me?

George LOPEZ – Project EngineerAberdeen, 18th March 2015

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Table of contents

1. Professional Competences

2. Professional Profile

3. 360 Degrees Profile

4. Development Action Plan

5. Open questions to the attendees

6. Conclusions

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Professional Competences

Three main competences and five common to all of them

Civil Engineering, Oil & Gas, Environmental, Subsea, etc.

Knowledge and Understanding of Engineering

Technical and Practical Application of Engineering

Management and Leadership

Independent Judgement and Responsibility

Commercial Ability

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Engineering Technology

Planning, Developing, Delivering & Monitoring

Civil, Geotechnics, Subsea, Deep Water...

Continuous improvement profile

Ability to engage in the creative and innovative development of engineering

technology.

Drivers: Passionate, Steadfast, Hard working outside comfort zone

I’ve achieved a few different milestones in my personal and professional life.

Career path: Aligning my previous skills in the Construction

Industry to the Oil & Gas Industry

Training courses, conferences, seminars…

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Design and/or Construction solutions

Processes, Prototype, Construction Industry

My responsibility was to implement their effectiveness

Research

Throughout Engineering Disciplines or Engineering Support.

Throughout leading companies with innovative solutions and detailed studies.

Evaluating their effectiveness

Cost comparison, schedule analysis and desirable quality.

Implementing

Managing contracts, leading teams.

Handover and Monitoring

Building bridges between different teams, companies, looking for present and

future collaborations.

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Management

Risk management & Strategic Planning

Task, People, Resources ...

MA in Project Management

Financial and Organizational Management.

Leadership

Key team member.

Communication skills. Emotional Intelligence.

Lifecycle of the Project

Concept, Design, Operation & Commissioning and Handover.

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Commercial

Identifying Risks: HSE, Cost, Schedule and Performance Impact

Procurement, Tendering, Contractual, Legal ...

Procurement Schedule.

Construction Work Packages.

Tendering process.

Selection of bidders from Supplier Management Database.

Tenderers declining to bid.

Analysis of the technical offers. Cost comparison

Recommendation letter to the Client.

Objective report proposing a shortlist of three candidates

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Common Competences

You need all of them for implement your main competences

Code of Conduct

Professional behavior and integrity.

Independent Judgment and Responsibility

Safe systems of work

PULSE: TECHNIP’s unique global HSE climate change program

HSE specific training and internal & external audits.

HIRA reports and meetings and Project Briefings.

Sustainable Development and Quality

Environmental awareness

ISO Standards 9001 & 14001, PON, Eurocodes, etc.

QUARTZ: TECHNIP’s global quality Culture of Excellence program

Professional Commitment

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Put in order your Competences

You must built up your skills and values.

Only 1/7 to 1/8 of an iceberg can be seen above water. The rest is hidden

below the surface.

Oil & Gas related:

Technical Competencies,

Civil Engineering

Knowledge

Values

Principles

Management

Commercial

Health & Safety

Sustainable

Development

Interpersonal

Skills and

Communication

Professional Profile

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Design of the

diaphragm wall

foundation and

anchors

PLAXIS software

Geotechnical

applications

Fast-track strategy

Engineering Management Commercial

Training needs

detected: MA Project

Management

Managing and leading

teams

Develop strategic

planning from concept

and design to

completion and

handover of projects

Communication and

negotiation skills.

Value Engineering.

Evaluation of technical

and economical

proposals

€ 11.00M structures

work construction

package

€ 4.00 to 6.00M

installation contracts Versatile, Adaptable, 360º profile

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360 Degrees Profile

Your profile must be complete in all mentioned competences

360 Degrees Feeedback

The goal is to give employees feedback from their supervisors,

peers, direct reports and customers.

360 degrees from all points around the job compass which is

compared to their self-assessment.

This feedback is used to highlight job-related strengths and areas

for development. Tendering process.

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What about

you?

Could you

rise to the

challenge?

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Development Action Plan

Planning, Developing, Delivering & Monitoring

Civil, Geotechnics, Subsea, Deep Water...

Continuous improvement profile

Planning which competences do you want to improve.

Stablish your priorities: Training courses, conferences, seminars…

Compromise you employer.

Drivers: Passionate, Steadfast, Hard working outside comfort zone

Develop your new competencies in your daily job.

Deliver and achieve your objectives.

Monitoring your progress

Improve if something is missed.

Hear from more experienced voices.

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Timeline and Example of DAP

Be the engine of your own professional and personal development

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Development Action PlanSet up your Goal

Career path: New Challenge

A three-legged support is always stable

Why? MOTIVATION

A general need for change (some people need the stimulus

of change in their lives more than others)

Concern for learning and personal development. Are you a

life learner?

Are you a talented and experienced person in your area of

expertise?

How? KNOW HOW

The skills and capabilities that you have built up are your

values

Focus specially on training to gain competences

Who? NETWORKING

…

Why34%

How33%

Who33%

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Wherecould Iwork?

Health & Safety Environment

Water Maritime Geospatial Engineering

Energy Professional development Tunnelling

What is civil engineering?

EnvironmentTransport

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Whatshould Ido next?

www.technip.com

Thank you