Architect required.

ninja · Post by **ninja** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:21 pm

mac wrote:I now have two new best buddies - Kenny & Ninja

Mac (having to return to finish off his HNC Civils and possibly go on to degree course faction)

want a job?

i'm technical manager for WA Fairhurst and partners

ninja

mac · Post by **mac** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:57 pm

Thanks but I'm kinda happy where I am and I've heard the wages aren't that good in the construction side

Help with the college work would be appreciated though, I need to get at least my HNC out the way so I can start the process of joining the ICE before they let me become the design manager.

Mac

ninja · Post by **ninja** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 3:24 pm

no problem i can do that an am currently helping (cough) the guy next to me with his civ eng honours degree at glasgow cali

ninja

GregR · Post by **GregR** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 3:26 pm

<cough>

Anyone want to come round to my new house for T and scones whilst standing beside a lovely wall in my kitchen....? I can often be found next to it waxing lyrically about whether or not its retaining, and also how easy it would be to have it taken down...

Tom · Post by **Tom** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 3:28 pm

like your moves

ninja · Post by **ninja** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 3:33 pm

GregR wrote:<cough>

Anyone want to come round to my new house for T and scones whilst standing beside a lovely wall in my kitchen....? I can often be found next to it waxing lyrically about whether or not its retaining, and also how easy it would be to have it taken down...

LMAO

ninja

mac · Post by **mac** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 3:59 pm

I can advise you on the railway method of asertaining if a wall is structural, retaining or otherwise.

(just knock it down, if your covered in earth then it was a retanining wall)

Mac

ninja · Post by **ninja** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 4:17 pm

LMAO

i'll be out in edinburgh at 12 on monday looking at tom's flat, i could pop in and take a look about 1 maybe if it's handy?

ninja

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 11:03 pm

Tom wrote:whats the difference between chartered and not chartered??

He gets a flashy sticker saying 'Hey I'm chartered'. Unfortunately I have a bit of work to get chartered due to my degree being a BSc from Caley which isnt recognised by the institute as the necessary level for fastrack to being chartered.

Ninja, what kind of money are Fairhurst paying these days, need any engineers? I can do anything from Mrs McGlumfer's attic conversion to 100 million £ projects

I'm just down the hill at Beattie Watkinson by the way

mac · Post by **mac** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 11:06 pm

I'd be interested to know too - nothing more than idle curiosity though. Remember what some of the "techy" folk were on from the construction side the last time I tried for my HNC and to be honest, I wouldn't have gotten out of bed for the money these guys were getting paid!

ninja · Post by **ninja** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 9:09 pm

graduate engineers normally about 20k straight out of uni

pre chartered engineers say 4 years experience = 25-28k

chartered engineers = 30-35k

i'm 37-40k (not saying how much, lol) + company car + free petrol

and yes we're looking for engineers and draffies too if you know anyone who would be interested!

mac FYI when i graduated i was on 10k and that was well paid! lol, god i'm old

ninja

kenny · Post by **kenny** » Sat Apr 22, 2006 9:41 pm

For the right money I would be interested, perfectly happy where I am and love the work I am doing except the pay.

Currently doing mainly large steel frames with a bit of concrete, mostly designed using RAM at the moment but soon switching to CSC Building Designer. Graduated in (wait a minute till I count on my fingers) 99 so thats (hold on) nearly 7 years experience.

What kind of ££'s might be offered ?

mac · Post by **mac** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 4:35 am

Non qualified (and for the railway a qualification equals a HNC) experience tech such as myself is look at between 25-30K basic on the railway. Once I get my HNC I can expect between 30 & 35k basic.

I am rostered 8 weekends out of 13 and get paid T+1/2 at the weekend, plus 2 days off midweek that I can work for OT.

Most of us pull in our basic + 75%. Got a van for to and from work but no personal mileage.

We have a 21 year old on a 19k basic, and he thinks he's underpaid!!!!

ninja · Post by **ninja** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 11:19 am

kenny i take it you're not yet chartered so probably a little less than 30k mate due to your experience.

mac do you know nick glackin? he works for first eng

ninja

mac · Post by **mac** » Sun Apr 23, 2006 12:28 pm

'fraid not.

I work for jarvis. I know Eddie Glackin - don't know if that's a relation.