{"id":100766,"date":"2022-09-20T09:01:31","date_gmt":"2022-09-20T13:01:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/?p=100766"},"modified":"2024-04-01T08:52:00","modified_gmt":"2024-04-01T12:52:00","slug":"dont-get-your-p-e-license","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/dont-get-your-p-e-license\/","title":{"rendered":"Don&#8217;t Get Your P.E. License"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Executive Summary<\/strong>. If you went to college for an engineering degree and you work in a field with professional engineers, get your professional engineering license. Here\u2019s why.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border-radius: 12px;\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/3KPne2E7NxwPOlayKutoIp?utm_source=generator\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>What is a \u201cP.E.\u201d?<\/strong>\u00a0P.E. are two letters you see on business cards after someone\u2019s name; they stand for professional engineer. Also known as a \u201clicensed engineer\u201d, most disciplines of engineering offer certification, or registration, as a professional engineer in all 50 states. Disciplines that offer licensing include, but are not limited to, civil, mechanical, chemical, structural, geotechnical, and electrical.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102033 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/HI-for-article-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"233\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>I don\u2019t need it, I\u2019m in construction.<\/strong>\u00a0Well, this is true. It is likely not often, if at all, necessary to have your professional engineer license when in construction. Most of the time you\u2019re subcontracting out professional engineering services. So, yes, you\u2019re right \u2013 you don\u2019t need a P.E. license.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102032 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/LA-for-article-150x150-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>But, maybe you should get it.<\/strong>\u00a0Have you been in a meeting when you felt a bit \u201clectured\u201d by the engineer of record? Have you wanted to say \u201cuh, yeah, but have you ever built a structure like this buddy? It\u2019s not buildable like this and I can satisfy your design intent by doing such-n-such.\u201d That argument can come over with a bit more \u201cumph\u201d when you have those two letters at the end of your name on your business card.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102031 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/Texas-for-article-150x150-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>One day you\u2019ll \u201cnot be getting any younger\u201d<\/strong>. If you\u2019re in construction now, you\u2019re runnin\u2019 and gunnin\u2019 and maybe not needing the fancy letters after your name. But, maybe one day you\u2019ll want a slight career change. That may be inspection, construction management, expert witness, litigation support, claim preparation, or who knows what.<\/p>\n<p>Some of these roles require a P.E. license. Some of these roles would \u201clove it if you had\u201d a P.E. license. Trust me, your older self may want a career change, and will wish that twenty-five years ago you had gotten that P.E. license to allow some more doors to open now, twenty-five years in today\u2019s future.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102030 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/WA-for-article-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"198\" height=\"229\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>My story.<\/strong>\u00a0I went to college for civil engineering. I worked hard. I was studying calculus, dynamics, differential equations, or writing up a soil mechanics lab report on a Friday night when my non-engineering friends were doing something else. Something probably more fun. I wanted the P.E. because I earned it. Because I could. Who goes to medical school and doesn\u2019t get an M.D.? Who gets a legal degree and doesn\u2019t sit for the Bar?<\/p>\n<p>The argument that \u201cit brings on liability\u201d is true. If you design something and stamp it, you\u2019re on the hook forever (if it\u2019s a permanent structure).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102029 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/CA-for-article-150x150-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p>If you are a P.E. and you see an unsafe event and there\u2019s property loss or personal injury and you were there and didn\u2019t say something, you could be liable. Get over it.<\/p>\n<p>Don\u2019t forget that your degree and license also obligate you to protect the public. That responsibility is an awesome and daunting one. You should be honored to serve in that capacity.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102028 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/scott-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"137\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, frankly, it\u2019s cool. I\u2019m Scott Jennings, P.E. in nine states and territories because I can. And, having my license in these states has opened up opportunities to me that are only achievable with a license.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-102027 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/sjcivil.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/NC-for-article-150x150-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Work safe!<\/strong><\/p>\n<span class=\"et_bloom_bottom_trigger\"><\/span>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Executive Summary. If you went to college for an engineering degree and you work in a field with professional engineers, get your professional engineering license. Here\u2019s why. What is a \u201cP.E.\u201d?\u00a0P.E. are two letters you see on business cards after someone\u2019s name; they stand for professional engineer. Also known as a \u201clicensed engineer\u201d, most disciplines [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":104714,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","iawp_total_views":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[553,50],"tags":[748],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Don&#039;t Get Your P.E. 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