Small vs Large Engineering Company Which one should you choose?

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Small vs Large Engineering Company Which one should you choose? - Employee Perspective

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It is always that age-old debate about which one is better small vs large engineering company. The question isn't that easy to answer, as both small and large engineering firms have benefits and drawbacks, and what suits you best can change throughout your career in engineering.
So this video will answer the question
Should I work at a Boutique Engineering firm? or Should I work at a Large Engineering firm?
Covering topics on the differences with both small and large engineering firms and the between Salary, Training, Culture, Job security and Appling for a job. Working for a boutique engineering firm does not mean that you will have easier projects, projects from both a boutique consultancy and a multinational firm can be just as challenging and complex.
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Chapter
00:00 Intro
00:28 Who pays more Small or Large
01:38 Benefits other than pay Boutique Consultancy
02:32 Differences in on the job training
03:24 Differences in types of projects
04:11 Differences in Career Progression
06:23 Company Culture
06:55 Job Security
08:05 Applying for a job

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@JakeJWr 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, thank you. Having worked for both, I do prefer the structure of working for a larger firm, but the amount of responsibility I had working for a smaller firm helped me a lot in terms of my technical competence.

@BrendanHasty 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jake, thankyou for watching. Agree that additional responsibility you get at a smaller firm helps you alot at bigger companies. Also give you a better perspective on finances and dealing with clients.

@billj5645 2 жыл бұрын

Think about the types of projects you will get to work on. Think about the variety of experience you will get. Think about the training, learning and mentoring you will get. Some companies and some supervisors will give you good training, others won't. This may not even relate to the size of the company. The best choice may be a larger small company.

@BrendanHasty 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Bill I agree thinklng about the type of projects is really important consideration.

@santa3103 3 жыл бұрын

I've been working for a boutique engineering firm in Melbourne for the last 5 years, working to become registered. I get paid about the same as the big firms for the same 'job title', however I feel that what you've said regarding the advantage of start to finish, hands on experience working for a small firm is absolutely true. The other thing I could mention is that some small firms in Melbourne don't have draftspeople, so as a graduate you also pick up an additional skill producing structural documentation, which is also a transferable skill if you wanted to focus on drafting over engineering. BUT you can hit a ceiling in a small firm, right now I'm looking to work at a larger firm to diversify my experience, however a lot of larger firms like to hire those who have experience in other blue chip firms (not all, but quite a few) Maybe you could do a video on how to land a job in a larger firm specifically?

@BrendanHasty 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Santa, it can be hard to get that step into the big compaines, this will be a video I will make in thr future but as a quick tip you may need to use a recruiter, but I will recommend avoiding that if you can through getting contacts you have. But it isn't always possible.

@neilwright1259 2 жыл бұрын

Keep up the good work from an engineer working in the country and previously worked for prestigious engineering consultants.

@BrendanHasty 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Neil, thanks for the support. hope to keep it up and hope to keep improving.

@hamishallan4573 Жыл бұрын

Recently joined a large engineering firm as a graduate fire engineer having studied a masters in structural and fire engineering. I can tell you 3 months in, you will be involved in highly prestigious projects in a heavily involved manner running various packages and dealing with the client and architect etc one on one IF you manage to find a niche branch of the field you study, mine being the fire engineering side

@BrendanHasty Жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing your experience Hamish!

@leearningjourney 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, so you recommend the career development is Early stage - either small or large Mid stage - large Final stage - small

@BrendanHasty 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, thanks for watching. Final could be small or large, just depends on optunities. Both have benefits lot of people only thing large companies late career.

@niilespunkari8832 3 жыл бұрын

Maybe make a video of the same topic but from the prospect client point-of-view?

@BrendanHasty 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Niiles, I can do that. thanks for watching and your suggestion.

@TheunsGideonJudeel 3 жыл бұрын

Great video with some good insight. Having worked for only a small firm my whole career up to now, I'm getting to a cross-road where I need to consider if a move to a larger company will be beneficial. This has been weighing heavily on my mind lately, as I'm keen on getting into a new environment with new challenges and opportunities, but also being mindful of not losing what I've been "building" at the company so far. I suppose it will come down to where I will learn, grow and develop most to serve the rest of my career.

@BrendanHasty 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Theuns, thankyou for your support. Changing roles or company is always daunting, you need to carefully select the right company and what experience you will get there. Engineering careers are long, and provided you leave on good terms you can always come back to you old company, but if you are still progressing and learning maybe stay. You just don't want to get stagnated for too long.

@Kaviownzu9 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Brendan, Thanks for your insight ! this will be really helpful in my decision making process when I start looking for graduate positions.

@BrendanHasty 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Kaviownzu, thanks for watching. Wishing you luck on future graduate applications.

@jonathanm9200 3 жыл бұрын

I gathered from this the best compromise is a medium sized firm. That is large enough to scalp big projects from the multinationals due to fees/specific experience, but small enough to give all levels of the design team a lot of involvement from day 1.

@BrendanHasty 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jonathan, not necessarily medium firms may only work on large projects thus do not get the quick project turnaround, and not have the diversification on projects types and locations of larger companies

@shazebmirza9336 3 жыл бұрын

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@BrendanHasty 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Shazeb Mirza, thanks for watching, and comments on my videos help soo much your support is greatly appreciated.

@DeepakKrishna11 3 жыл бұрын

Insightful Brendon, keep going.

@BrendanHasty 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Deepak, thanks for watching and your continued support.

@davidroofier8675 3 жыл бұрын

Great content as always!

@BrendanHasty 3 жыл бұрын

Hi David, thanks for watching and your support.

@jahazielsolares 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video. Happens that I’ve just graduated and I’m in a position where both a small and large company want to hire me and it’s being too difficult for me to make the right choice, being that I have almost no experience.

@BrendanHasty 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Jahaziel, congratulations on graduating. Hope this video has helped, and good luck on your engineering journey

@sagarpachpute 2 жыл бұрын

I am a intern at Rincovitch Consultant will see you one day at WSP which is my dream firm

@BrendanHasty 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Sagar Pachpute, thanks for watching, hope to see you there one day.

@MrAntreaspaok 2 жыл бұрын

@@BrendanHasty hi! I am also at wsp, but uk,!

@BrendanHasty 2 жыл бұрын

@@MrAntreaspaok What a small world!

@thesage1096 3 жыл бұрын

is it true that the larger firms, the work tends to be more stressful ?

@BrendanHasty 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Sage, thanks for your continued support. Either small or large it can be stressful, in general I would say larger firms are more stressful but this is just due to the size of the projects. But this is really subjective and based on the projects you are working on. I would tho reccomnded some additional stress as it will help you grow as a engineer, and approach it in a way what is causing the stress and how can I make it easier

@leitongkun5766 2 жыл бұрын

What do u think about working in the building department in the city government as a structural engineer? What is the pro and con comparing to working in a large consulting firm in a private sector?

@BrendanHasty 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Lei Tong Kun, working for the government can be good typically working hours are better but pay will typically be lower. Depending on the work experience in structural engineering can be limited.

@muhammaduuu 3 жыл бұрын

Hi brendan are you also an architect? because i heard you said you won architectural award. Do you recommend structural engineers to learn architectural design. Thanks for this amazing video

@BrendanHasty 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Muhammad, I am not a architect. The designs I was involved with won several architectural awards. To allow for architectural designs to come together, you need both the architect and engineer to come together to push the boundaries. Having some understanding of architectural design is useful, as you will know what problems they may have and, with your engineering knowledge, how to address them. However, you can also pick this up by talking to the architects you work with, so you can understand the intent of their designs, allowing you to come up with a creative solution to achieve their vision.