Low Balled…. Civil Engineering PM

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lu_mu_cu

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Civil Engineer with 10 years of contracting experience, enrolled in the Leeds School of Business pursuing an MBA with a focus on clean energy.
lu_mu_cu
Mar 31 2 Comments

Interviewed for an EPC Proj Manager position at large EPC engineering/construction/consulting firm. Skills and experience all matched my own. Salary stated in the position posting was $110k-$187k. I stated my desired salary at $167k. Reason I didn’t ask for top number is that my yoe (10) was at the bottom of the range. My resume is excellent though.

Couple rounds of interviews, offer received at $96k with $36k bonus…. Didn’t even know what to say to that. I’m not going to rely on a bonus to pay bills.

Bit frustrating. I’m not a SWE and I’m not in tech, and outside of that world it has become apparent that being a wage-earner is a losing proposition.

Halfway through an MBA though, and looking forward to the next chapter. I expect a career pivot is imminent.

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  • Fugro
    farhangfug

    Fugro

    farhangfug
    That's awfully low! I got 2 years of experience and getting 107 in socal. Pretty low here
    Apr 17 0
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    sdtech

    New

    sdtech
    Did you negotiate yet?
    Mar 31 0