Tech-Fest at CSUN

Good News,

I never would have imagined working for a very large municipality but after running into a classmate at a job fair, I now am interested.

Let me back up a bit: I have always imagined working for a consulting firm focusing on hydraulic and hydrological engineering tasks, getting a PE license; all the while working on changing the world on my own time, with modest designs of forests that recharge groundwater while nurturing the environment in a time of environmental turbulence brought, or not brought on by human activities(honestly, I care less about blaming than being part of the solution). I used to even dream of creating a template for forest rehabilitation and groundwater recharge but I now believe the best that I may develop, in the meta sense, is a framework for diagnostics and recommendations to take to town hall meetings.

So, back to that large municipality. When I spoke with my friend Jim(Alias, I haven't gotten permission to use his real name yet), he explained how the department in which he worked was centered around the developing engineer. And that, new-hires went through a cycle of rotations that gave them exposure to several stages of the life of a CIP(capital improvements project) such as planning, construction and maintenance to name a few. To add further, and what I am most interested in, at the end of the 6 year cycle, 4 each at 18 months per each, the developing engineer has a good chance of joining the team where she/he belongs. And who knows, by the end of this cycle I may be designing CIPs aligned with my passion during my nine to five(dear God, wouldn't it be nice!).
If not, I am confident that hard work ethic, honesty and a friendly smile will find me in the hands of a good employer.

Thank you,

CH