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Lion Engineering Consultants
Senior Bridge Engineer was asked...November 8, 2019

What is torsion

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In a very confident manner.

COWI

What areas of the field interest you most, what projects do you want to work on?

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I've been pretty versatile and take projects as they come, and I have the desire to create a diverse portfolio as one type of design can often help you with the next. Further discussion in the interview made it seem like they wanted to know you have a passion for one particular type of design or type of project that you'd like to do in the future. Less

Horner & Shifrin

Why do you want to design bridges

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I like a complex challenge

Buro Happold

Which is the best achievement you have had?

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All my life has been based in little achievement which took me to this place for which I feel very blessed Less

Arup

Asked to design 2 types of railway bridge spanning over a canal and motorway.

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I designed various bridges and explained the forces/moments/deflection in each member. Less

COWI

Tell us more about yourself / about your work history.

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I described my background and experience. It was pretty clear they wanted a lot of details and technical discussion on those experiences, so my initial answer fell short. Be prepared to discuss a lot of aspects (in example: Not just that you did pre-stressed concrete beam design, but as in getting into the stress limits and computer software quirks you used for it.) Less

WSP

What have you learnt most about you previous work experience

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Learnt how to work with different types of people

AECOM

How do you handle stressful situations with changing tasks?

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I began to answer based on my engineering and part time experience dealing with clients, students I have taught and the public. I was interrupted and one of the participating interviewers repeated the question. Even when another interviewer took a call during the interview, I noticed another continued to stare at me during the entire process or checked text messages. Less

AECOM

What is the role of a CDM coordinator?

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Kindly share more information on the technical questions that were asked. Thanks. Less

AECOM

Can you tell us about a time you showcased your leadership skills?

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I drew from my academic experience using the STAR method. My answer revolved around a team project we had to undertake during my studies and in which I resolved some communication and organization issues for my team Less

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