project engineer

millwright

bim manager

skilled laborer

pipefitter

Ulliman Schutte

USC is an awesome company, I did not stay more than a year because I realized that I did not want to work in the construction industry as a project engineer any longer, but it is one of the very best companies for project engineers.  Great opportunities for advancement, and experience, and the company really fosters a good environment for all of the engineers.  If you stay long enough nd put in the work, you'll definitely move into a project management role and be recognized for your success.  Be prepared to work long hours, depending on your manager, but all of the managers I met were great.

Advice to management: give more respect to the commissioning skills of project engineers and less to superintendents.  Jobs lose a lot of time and money because superintendents are stubborn and will not change the way that they work.

All around receptionist duties: greeting clients/visitors coming to front desk and answering multiple phone lines. Discerning who/what exactly the caller needed so as to direct the caller to the correct person. Also supported >10 engineers with standard secretarial duties as well as updating job specs, inputting new job specs to server, maintaining company office supplies, made travel arrangements for all home office and well as job-site employees. Received, opened and distributed daily mail and UPS packages. This environment was such that little direction was given on new tasks so learned to work on my own. However it was a team environment that I was backup to the accts payable/payroll department as well as to the admin asst for the company officers. Variety was the typical day which was the thrill of the job!

Every day is different, but I am outside a lot and my teammates are very supportive.  We are building a new part of a wastewater treatment plant and so far we have done a lot of excavation and concrete work and are starting to do some new piping.  In my role I coordinate a lot of the work activities, make sure we have the right materials onsite, and help solve problems on the job every day.  My teammates are really good and my manager was in my position a few years ago so they know how to teach me what I am doing.  Overall it is better than I thought it would be honestly.

A "typical day" looks different for everyone depending on what position they have and what job they are working on. For me as an intern, my "typical day" consisted of meetings and bidding work to subcontractors since the project I was on was still in the preconstruction phase. The higher-ups in the company also made an effort to meet all interns and this made me feel valued. Overall, I had a great experience with this company. 

I could tell it was a good company even during the interview process.  They wanted to get to know me for real to make sure it was a good fit and the people I talked to were all knowledgeable about the company and the projects, really refreshing actually after searching for a new job for a while.  I got to go to the site where I would be working during the interview to meet the team, they really wanted to make sure I understood everything really well and asked a lot of questions.  I have been here over a year now and it has all been really good.

My internship here was really good.  I felt really welcomed by the co-op coordinator and the engineering team and the jobsite was awesome being able to be onsite every day.   My first internship (with a different company) was remote and I did not like that as much.  I was involved in a lot of the daily action of coordinating with suppliers and subcontractors, going to meetings, doing layout onsite,  talking with our crews to learn from them, updating the schedules and working in AutoCAD.  

I did a co-op with Ulliman Schutte in Washington DC.  Most of the engineers and managers I met were also co-ops when they started so they were good about answering questions and making sure I had a lot to work and learn from.  I would definitely do another co-op term here.  In my first co-op with another company I was pretty much stuck at a desk all day but on this co-op I could walk around on the jobsite whenever I needed to.

Superintendents get bonuses on each job by saving costs. These jobs are usually prevailing wage jobs but supervisors will offer you less than you are suppose to make. This way they get the work done cheaper. I asked for over 4 months to make the entitled pay for my job over and over the supervisor promised to make it right. 
When I went over my bosses head about it I was told I was fired. I called human resources about it and I was compensated the difference over 3500.00 for 4 months of work Almost 6 dollars on the hour difference yet I was still fired.

Worked at Ulliman Schutte for a double co-op rotation as a project engineer intern. While at Ulliman Schutte I was awarded the ability to work with a great team who helped me grow as a person as well as professionally. As an intern they made sure to take the time to help me out whenever I struggled without being to overbearing. They put a lot of trust into their co-ops making them feel like a full time employee. They pride themselves on safety and have incentives to ensuring a safe workplace. 

Work-life balance
Work-life balance at Ulliman Schutte is  they are more then willing to work with you.

Pay & benefits
My pay and benefits at Ulliman Schutte are Good pay but shy on benefits unless your a supervisor

Job security and advancement
In terms of job security at Ulliman Schutte, I think its there if you want it

Culture
Collaboration with my colleagues at Ulliman Schutte is Communicated well with each other

Overall
My experience working at Ulliman Schutte a good learning experience.

Top Job Titles	Average Salary
Project engineer 5 salaries reported	$85,757 per year
Millwright 3 salaries reported	$32.50 per hour
Bim manager 2 salaries reported	$75,394 per year
Skilled laborer 1 salary reported	$22.50 per hour
Pipefitter 1 salary reported	$20.00 per hour

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