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NOVA Engineering & Environmental

Working for NOVA Engineering challenged many aspects of my engineering degree and abilities as a professional.

A typical workday involves completing the responsibilities and tasks required of your position. 

The most desirable part about working for NOVA is their allowing employees to take charge of their own tasks and responsibilities. 

The hardest part about working for NOVA was the expected turnaround time for projects and the communication to their employees from the leadership setting the tasks.

The workplace culture is very much one that you are expected to complete your job as tasked in a timely manner.

What is the best part of working at the company?
I’ve been with nova for the last 3+ years, and absolutely love it here. If you work in the building inspection industry and are looking for a change of pace, this is where to go.

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
For me, the most stressful part of this job is the commute because I work on a contract substantially far from my house. Still would not change a thing.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
It is a engineering company, so it is a very professional environment

In the time I've been here it's been good overall. We've gone through a number of waves with restructuring between field staff and management, but it's a relatively stable group for each 1.5-2 years. Management tries to make sure everyone is earning more certifications, and sometimes that disconnects them from the staff because they're not trying to gauge interests, only achieve more titles. Pay is a lower and benefits are worse than the standard, but it's typically easy to work OT if desired. Saturday and overnight work is not atypical, though less than a quarter of the total jobs do so. 

This is a company that will give you a lot of great experience and the work is very interesting and everyone in my department are very nice and give you a family feel. However, the work/life balance can be very difficult if you are put on a long project, and the hours you work may not reflect your compensation or appreciation. Management is great on the engineering-side but on the business-side of things is lacking in organization, and lack of prioritization. They seem to spread themselves to thin, rather than growing in the places they are at present.

Pays decent enough to live, plenty of chances for a bonuses with certifications. Don't expect to move upward within the company unless you have an engineering degree or internship. Hard work is rewarded with more work, and they'll buddy, buddy up to when they need you but after that, dont much care for you. If you're smart and work efficiently, expect to be doing your coworkers' jobs. If you're looking to make a name for yourself, look elsewhere. Management takes advantage of their power and doesn't listen to your concerns or requests

Pays decent enough to live, plenty of chances for a bonuses with certifications. Don't expect to move upward within the company unless you have an engineering degree. Hard work is rewarded with more work. If you're smart and work efficiently, expect to be doing your coworkers' jobs. If you're looking to make a name for yourself, look elsewhere. Management takes advantage of their power and doesn't listen to your concerns or requests. 

As a lab and field technician, I inspected, sampled, transported, and tested construction materials for code compliance including soil and concrete. 

Field inspections took place in Lee County, Florida; occasional transportation of soil density nuclear gauge to and from Miami office for repairs. Required to submit materials testing 
results into online interface for data collection.

You can stay busy from the start of your day till the end. 
The work itself is demanding yet pleasing.
It is male dominated
You can perform the same task for 5 years (that you were taught as standard operating procedures by someone who had worked for them for years) then get fired for it for going against company standards.

This job requires self discipline. One must be able to work at any hour of day or night and drive long distance between jobs. Enduring daily changes in directives as prescribed by scheduling. Work is hard and demanding complete attention to detail in reporting procedures. Most job assignments will require time limits that can be stressful due to heavy traffic between locations.

Great people. There are times that you still need to work beyond working hours to complete tasks. Seniors keep on assigning projects without checking the workload. Wants stuff to be done quickly but take them time to review. Suggest to know your staffs and practice what you preach. Put more efforts to train staffs so that work loads will be distributed and not only focus to some. 

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Inspector 7 salaries reported	$26.50 per hour
Geotechnical engineer 5 salaries reported	$92,500 per year
Entry level technician 2 salaries reported	$20.00 per hour
Administrative assistant 1 salary reported	$18.00 per hour
Technician 1 salary reported	$21.00 per hour

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