entry level electrical engineer

cad designer

field service technician

cad technician

electrical engineer

The days are brutal, up at 4:45 working until 7:00-10:00 pm, 100 % field work all across the country. The job is labeled as white collar but is really extremely skilled, very harsh blue collar. You're out of town for as little as 3 days but it can be as long as a month, however, the typical schedule is out on Monday morning and back on Friday or Saturday and you'll be expected to be back out again Monday morning. 
I learned a lot about emissions testing and became extremely proficient using the Code of Federal Regulations.
The hardest parts of the job is feeling like you're an animal being held down with a boot on your throat by the management, not having any kind of life or friendships, and the inability to move on as you become consumed and burned out as your soul is consumed in the name of the shareholders. 
If you are college educated my recommendation would be to stay away from any job in TRC that has field work anywhere in the job description. Should you choose to take a field position I would strongly recommend packing away every penny possible, not making any major purchases, learning all you can in 3-4 years, then moving on to a company who values their employees.

The work is not overtly strenuous, however, when work from project managers begins to dry up, things start to turn into a frenzy. Coworkers and managers hoard work and are unwilling to share it, for fear of it showing weakness and the inability to complete their own work. 

Management and Corporate bring up every town hall on how to retain young people, the (sarcastic tone) "millennials", by becoming a more attractive workplace. But makes no real effort to do so. While at the same time cutting and worsening benefits. 

The Corporate Safety Network is by far one of the best and the only believable parts of the company. It's a shame that Safety isn't quite on everyone's mind at the local level. 

Meeting with new and old clients is enjoyable. Assisting them through projects start to finish is rewarding. 

 

There is no structure with management, the offices are very cliquish and gossipy. Does not matter what you know are your education if you're not liked by management, you will not be successful or allowed to advance in your career or knowledge other than what is needed to minimally accomplish the job your assigned too.

Management will promise you anything and even put it in an offer letter but the first day you start work they will change everything up and place you in a position that you did not sign on to do or is a position that is not equivalent to your education or skills. The management of TRC looks out for their team members and will look the other way when there is an issue or errors with the project. The management does not allow for any room to advance your education or your career. I was an employee of TRC for a little over two years and witnessed over 15 people come and go through the local office.




This company became one of the highest rated or considered environmental consulting businesses in the State of California.  It specialized in providing engineering, construction and permitting in order to comply with Federal, State and Local laws, for the industries of mining, solid waste, railroads and utilities.

Work days were demanding of an employee's time, requiring dedication to the necessary professions to complete customer requirements.  Professional staff included engineers, chemists and professional permitting experts.

Workplace management was onerous and poorly directed.  This allowed me to be recognized as a professional business developer and project manager.  I developed corporate headquarter staffs and their environmental responsibilities, nation wide.

Consistent work schedule, Mon-Fri, 8:30 am. - 5:00 pm. (They are cutting those hours short starting soon)

I learned how to use a FedEx label printer, and meter the mail.

The management is great, all friendly.

The hardest part of learning this job was to figure out who everybody was and where they sat to deliver the mail to them.

The most enjoyable part of this job was everything, I was able to learn quickly because of how polite the trainer was to me, and didn't complain about me asking questions. Everybody is understanding of a new learner and kind. Even though I was only able to work here for full time for a short while, it has been my best experience working so far.

My experience here is probably not a good way to judge TRC overall. I was in a bad place personally, having just come off of a job where my supervisor had just experienced a psychological break after his son committed suicide. After two years of intimidation and stress, I was, admittedly, not at my best professionally; but, it was compounded by having to work under a perfectionist manager. Once you did something wrong, you could no longer do anything right in his eyes. While I certainly had some performance issues at that time, there was zero effort to help me through those. while I can't say this was a company wide issue, I would not recommend TRC over any other national A&E firm, there's just nothing special about them.

Generally speaking it was a good place to work. They planned events/ get togethers to keep morale up and build relationships with coworkers and there were quite a few free lunches. They also allowed for a lot of independence.

My main concern is the vibe that was always present that money comes first. Obviously that's important for a company, but when it comes to cleaning up the environment you would think there would be emphasis on that. There was a ton of pressure for billable work. 

Also, you won't likely be able to stay on the technician track. At a certain point you either become a project manager or stop getting any raises.

I cherish my entire time at TRC. Great management. They trusted their employees to get the job done & were very supportive of your personal life as well. They cared that there was a balance. Checked in on a regular basis to ensure employees were happy, well-compensated, and growing. Open door policy with all management. Did not matter your position, if you wanted to have a meeting with your boss, the CFO, or the VP they made time for their people. I will always only have great things to say about my time at TRC. 

A typicl day at TRC could involve field work (emmisions testing/ groundwater remediation), in-office report writing (QA/QC of field data, calculations for determination of pollutants), or laboratory work (gravimteric and titration analysis of compounds collected during field testing),

During my time at TRC, I obtained extensive knowledge of testing methodology and regulations.

The hardest part of the job was travelling, and being away from my family.  However, the most enjoyable part of the job was during the travelling (the personnel and also the actual testing).

A typical workday can be office work on the computer writing a report or preparing for a day in the field. A typical day in the field is working outside in rough conditions for as long as it takes to get the job done. I learned a lot of field sampling techniques and how to write MCP documents. Co-workers were mostly fun to work with. The hardest part of the job was field work when field conditions made it difficult to complete the scope of work. The most enjoyable part of the job was being outside in nice weather.

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