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Andrew

Civil Design Engineer

Siegfried Engineering, Inc.

California Polytechnic State University, SLO

Andrew Manes, has over 5 years of experience in civil site development, AutoCAD Civil 3D, and project management across industries including construction and civil engineering.

Architecture, Construction & Design

Product / Service / Software Development and Management

Engineering - Environmental

Q1Career path

Agricultural Engineering

Internship Alternatives

Hands-on Experience

1:58

"It was a great school because we did a lot of hands-on stuff. We built things and physically got to see them get built."

Q2Main responsibilities

AutoCAD Software

Plan Production

Stormwater Management

1:29

"producing plans for, uh, the contractor to build off of."

Q3Day in the life

Engineering Design

Project Planning

Computer-Aided Design (CAD)

1:47

"I'll open up AutoCAD and start designing different things, whether it's, um, grading for a site or producing the plans or drawing up a site plan."

Q4Most important skills - role

Mathematical Skills

Teamwork

Detail-Oriented

1:31

"Being good and also liking math is a good skill."

Q5Favorite parts - role

Leadership

Project Management

Design

1:36

"I get to allocate my time to different projects, how I want to, um, to make sure the deadlines get hit and I'm not necessarily being, um, managed super strictly right now by my boss."

Q6Biggest challenge - role

Overcoming Challenges

Project Management

Industry Realities

1:40

"when you come outta school you think you might know a lot, but you really don't."

Q7Favorite parts - industry

Construction

Problem-Solving

Project Management

1:23

"Seeing things get built has always been like, what drew me to this industry."

Q8Who thrives in industry

Project Management

Organized

Detail-Oriented

1:26

"I've gotten caught with missing some little things and they can be pricey mistakes."

Q9Wish known before - industry

Career Exploration

Workplace Challenges

Industry Realities

1:45

"it is, it's an office job, um, for probably 95% of it, um, which I've learned to enjoy."

Q10Entry-level positions

Design Engineering

Entry-Level Jobs

Internships

2:10

"there's always the opportunity to get into, um, a design firm that has internships"

Q11Significant lesson - career

Problem-Solving

Overcoming Challenges

Resilience

1:34

"I think that's the biggest lesson I learned was just learning from your mistakes because they're gonna happen."

Q12College ideas for success

Diligence

Extracurricular Activities

Good Study Habits

1:31

"I think one thing I wish I would've done would be join more, maybe another club or maybe be more involved with the engineering club."