How to Create A Civil Structural Engineering Portfolio
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 มิ.ย. 2024
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In this video I share what I learned from making a structural engineering portfolio. I go over what a portfolio is and why I think you should make one, the qualities I think make a good portfolio, I walk you through my portfolio, and lastly, I go through the complete portfolio making process from scratch. Enjoy!
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
01:16 What is a Portfolio?
01:33 Why Should You Make a Portfolio?
02:27 What Makes a Good Portfolio?
04:03 My Portfolio
07:46 How to Make a Portfolio
Template inspiration taken from Tamer, check out his video here! • The Resume that Got Me...
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WHO AM I:
I’m Ben, a graduate structural engineer. I make videos about tech, engineering, productivity and self-development. On this channel I hope to provide entertainment, advice and knowledge for aspiring and young students and professionals.
I am enrolled into a civil engineering program starting in July. You are literally a life saver.
I needed a reliable guide on how to create a portfolio then I found your video. It seems I won't need any more videos. Quality work, Brother. Off to the drawing board!
That’s awesome feedback, thanks!!
This is so helpful. Especially the part where you related it to those of us still in school. These videos are quality
Thank you!!
Hey mate, I recently graduated from civil engineering last year and this year is my first year as a graduate engineer. Amazing videos - really useful. Thanks for all the insight and your advice/perspective is greatly appreciated. Keep at it!!
Hey! Thanks so much for the kind words and I’m really glad you are finding some value in my videos. Also congrats on graduating last year :)
Thanks for made this Video. This one helps me a lot when starting my career in Structural Engineering
My pleasure! I’m happy it can help :)
Thank you, I hope found your video earlier. It really helps!
Hi Ben, Thank you so much for this video. You are literally a lifesaver! Cheers!
My pleasure!
I wish literally still meant literally.
Wow this is the incredible example of portfolio that I look for! Thanks for your detailed explanation, Ben
My pleasure!
Thank you Brother. It was really helpful.
My pleasure!
Thanks bro.. it is very useful!
My pleasure!
I loved it ... I'm now in my fourth year as a civil engineering student and I have been searching for a long time on how to create a portfolio so thank you.. Your channel is amazing ..!
Thank you! Glad you liked the video :)
Looks highly inspirated by Tamer Shaheen's portfolio to be honest
Yes! Layout is inspired by Tamer with my own spin on it :)
Very helpful one. But will it be better that one should keep in mind about the privacy policies of previous employer while we share the info about the projects?
Yes that’s definitely something that you should keep in mind but for most structural engineering projects it’s very unlikely that it’ll be a problem if you showcase your past work. I know in certain tech companies this is a big deal and employees are often made to sign a NDA but in the civil engineering related disciplines you are unlikely to ever be in this situation. And if by some chance you are required to keep things private on a project I guess you will need to exclude that work from your portfolio. Good point, thanks for sharing this :)
Hey, I really liked your video. Its so informative. I would like to ask what software are you usually using in your Structural Engineering Projects?
It really depends on what I need to design. For steel structures I typically use spacegass. For concrete structures I use strand7 or ram concept. Besides these I have used others like tekla tedds and structural toolkit.
@@BEngHielscher thank you very much for the information.
Nicely done, im a project engineer (mechanical bias) from the uk and im thinking of creating a portfolio. I have many projects under my belt, do you think its best to create a one page summary for each project at the end of each project as a project closeout deliverable meaning youl have a constant updated flow of work feeding into your porfolio?
Definitely do this! This will easily allow you to pick and choose which projects you want to include so you can tailor your portfolio for different job applications.
Thank you for the great content. I am applying to study for a masters in structural engineering next year. Do you think I should include a portfolio of Uni work along with my academic CV (in the same PDF file)? Many thanks.
Yeah I think that is a good idea. Also, I’m happy to here you liked the video, thanks!
Question: I'm a Civil Engg completed bachelors last month in India
would you recommend going for masters Structural Engg in Australia
also can you please highlight the job prospects/opportunities ?
Your videos are really helpful and to the point while also being high quality,
its quite rare finding such content creators in our domain,
Keep up the great work.
There’s lots of work for civil engineering majors in Australia. Lots of construction happening. Also, I’m glad you are enjoying the videos and thanks for supporting!
Hello. I'm planning to do some personal projects. I want to know are most projects done in the software, or can you also do some projects that don't require the use of software.
There are many projects that can be done through hand calcs: steel portal frame design, retaining wall analysis and design, RC slab design, RC pad footing etc. you can literally choose anything :)
I am a Civil Engineer who worked in a construction site. Can you help me out on how to categorize my work experience?
Sir i need to prepare my portfolio to apply for my higher education (master's) so can you please help me to create a portfolio. ( civil engineering)
I haven't found your sample portfolio in the description
Check again, there is a link to the template :)
How do i work on a portfolio if i have no projects to show since im on my first year.
Even in your first year of uni you have to complete multiple group projects and assignments. These are projects you could showcase. If you don’t particularly like these projects/assignments you could make up your own projects. Given that you have only completed first year these projects could be things like analysing a truss or solving bending moment and shear force diagrams under various loads. Try and get creative with this. You have many options :)
Which fonts did you use?
I’ve used about 4 different fonts throughout. If you want to access my portfolio I have a link in the video description where you will be able to get this level of detail :)
Hi, i want to get in touch with you. I’ve 10 yrs of various experiences as a structural engineer but feel lost and under confident at the moment. It would really help me if we could get in touch for some career counseling
Hey, I’m sorry to hear that you are not feeling confident right now. If you have any specific questions you would like to ask me that you think I can help with feel free to email me at BEngHielscher@gmail.com.
This Portfolio is in pdf form ,How can i edit such a Template
This template is not a pdf, it’s a canva template. You can duplicate mine and change it to whatever you need :)
Thank You so much ,Just downloaded it and i will Edit it .I have been subscribed to this channel for i think an year now and as an Upcoming Engineer i have learnt so much .Keep up the Good Work Engineer @@BEngHielscher
Sir I have completed my graduation in civil engineering 2023 but i want to work as a structural engineer.
Is there any possibility to work under you? I am from India