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Day in the Life of a Water Resource Control Engineer (WRCE) | Office Work in Downtown Los Angeles

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Ever wonder what it's like working for the State of California?
Here is the unfiltered, regular "Day in the Life" video working as a Water Resource Control Engineer for the State of California's Water Resource Control Board located at the heart of Downtown Los Angeles.
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*ABOUT ME*
I graduated with a Bachelors in Chemistry and a Masters in Environmental Engineering. I worked as an Environmental Engineer for the US Air Force, a Cancer Researcher for a private R&D company, and a Teaching Assistant at my graduate school university.
On this channel, I'll be sharing my story on what it's like being an Environmental Engineer, detailing the good and bad of the position. Some other relatable topics may include personal growth, job hunting, and other related environmental subjects.
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19 авг 2024

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Комментарии : 51

@CarnageKabuto Год назад

This is what we need. More people to share about their work life, not to brag but to relate

@drakebrown9622 Год назад

Dude, bro, your so naturally funny! I hope that’s not rude, but I think you were funny without even trying to be, the part that really got me was the picture of the burrito, and you explaining why you didn’t record yourself eating, but then explaining that you put your hand there for size comparison for the viewer. And I love how realistic this video is. Giving us the full picture!

@RandyLy Год назад

😆 Americans will use anything but the metric system for size comparison. Thanks for the encouragement!

@drakebrown9622 Год назад

@@RandyLy haha!!! And that was purposefully funny! You can do both! Nice! And your very welcome for the encouragement!

@ratbastard6293 Год назад

Thank you for these videos! It really helps me narrow down what I really want to do with my life.

@RandyLy Год назад

Thanks for watching!

@Gosick02 Год назад

thanks for sharing ,,hope u r having good normal days

@jorgechidote Год назад

Great job man!! 🙌

@ahmadnasir714 Год назад

Thx for the video ! I am a civil engineering graduate and i think i’ll go for water & water recourses engineering instead of construction . I was hesitated at first but i think your life syle is so peaceful and amazing and really fits me . I wonder if this field payed well tho 😥

@RandyLy Год назад

Thanks for watching! I'm glad it helped. Please be aware that my job will vary greatly from others. You could end up having a stressful job even though we'd be working in the same water resource field.

@vikramkanaujiya8662 Год назад

Yo.... Was waiting for this

@RaiEngineer Год назад

Though i will not be doing ms environmental engineering may be. But cool 😮.

@RandyLy Год назад

Thanks for watching my videos! I also watch “Day in the Life” of videos from other sectors too, like Software Engineering even though I’m never going to go into that field, just because I think it’s interesting.

@thejohnbaldoza Год назад

This is great! As an Environmental engineer graduate can you branch out to Civil Engineering (Building Construction, transportation, etc.)?

@RandyLy Год назад

It will depend on if you have experience in those fields. I was an Environmental Engineer in the field of compliance, so I don't think I'd be super competitive if I applied for a position as a Civil Engineer in like structural designs or transportation.

@thejohnbaldoza Год назад

@@RandyLy Make sense! My local university only offers "sustainability engineering technology" and they focus on renewable energy, water, and wastewater. Do you think continuing education in CE would help at all?

@RandyLy Год назад

@@thejohnbaldoza Once you get further into Civil Engineering, it's more difficult to switch to another field because you'd be so specialized in Civil Engineering. If you can see yourself focusing more on Civil rather than Environmental, then yes, it will help to continue education. Just be sure to pick the right.

@ErinGylfe 3 месяца назад

question for ya! Im looking to apply for a WRCE position but am seeing I need to take the Water Resources Control Engineer Examination. I'm a bit unclear if this is a technical exam I need to study up for? Did you have to take it?

@RandyLy 3 месяца назад

No, you don't need to study for it. All government jobs on the calcareer website make you take some mini exam prior to applying to any position. They are easy and honestly, you could just lie your way into answering the correct answer. Examples are, "how many year of experience do you have with XYZ?" I would exaggerate and answer a reasonably high amount of experience even if it's not true. I say that because, if you don't "pass" this exam, you cannot apply for the job. In they end, no one really looked at that exam or even cared about that score. At least when I applied.

@skater102223111 3 месяца назад

I don't have a college degree but have been working for Drinking water laboratories as an analyst to assistant QA Manager to Project Manager for about 7 years now. I have worked with many districts and municipalities managing there projects for their monitoring schedules and have dealt with many DDW engineers. What would be the likely hood I would get hired by DDW not having the educational background? I would love to work as a WRCE.

@RandyLy 3 месяца назад

The job requirements and salaries are pretty rigid. They might only hire college graduates with an engineering degree. Depending on the hiring team, if your resume makes it through and you pass the interview process, they may hire you but offer you the lower salary range. From my experiences and talking to colleagues, they all had engineering degrees. Previous work experience pales in comparison to certification. I don't agree with their processes in selecting candidates either, but that's just how it is.

@skater102223111 3 месяца назад

@@RandyLy thank you very much for the reply. I went ahead and applied for County of Riverside just to see what happens. I’m almost 30 and am back in school but I’m years away from graduating with an engineering degree. 😅

@joecho1399 Год назад

Bro this video is so helpful in understanding how water resource engineers do their jobs in real life. I am also pursuing a Master's degree in Env.Engineering at CSU Fullerton (also went to UCI during my undergrad as a Bio major). Did you have to pass the F.E exam and acquire an EIT certificate to apply to the jobs you've had and currently have? Are you also planning on taking the P.E. exam?

@RandyLy Год назад

Thanks for watching. I'm glad it helped. When I worked at the cancer R&D place, no, they didn't require any engineering background or experience because it was all heavy science. I had that job lined up after I graduated, so I didn't see a need to get any license. After I got laid off from that job, I switched to engineering completely and wanted to become more employable. I got my EIT and have had an easier time getting into engineering jobs because of that. I am planning on getting my PE license eventually sometime this year or next year. Because I have some previous engineering experience from the US Air Force and have my EIT, I am getting paid more with this current Water Engineer job. (They have a transparent breakdown of salary pay and experience needed on their website when I applied to this job.)

@joecho1399 Год назад

@@RandyLy I see. Do you think getting an EIT certificate would be helpful when asking for more salary? Also it must be nice to have a job in Downtown LA. Every job opportunity that our professor sends out is always based in the Riverside area where I do not wish to live lol

@RandyLy Год назад

Yes, definitely an EIT can give you more leverage when negotiating. You could even argue and say that you're working on getting your PE license but are required to gain XX amount of work experience under a Professional Engineer before you can apply for the test. Truthfully, I don't like the Downtown LA area. The commute (whether by car or train) has its cons.

@joecho1399 Год назад

@@RandyLy How was the F.E exam? Did you have to study extra to pass the exam? And yeah I would also prefer not to get a job in LA area if I can afford to have a choice. The OC area is all the way to go!

@RandyLy Год назад

I made a video on what I did and how to study for the FE exam somewhere on my channel. I took the FE like 2 years after graduating, so I wasn't as studious but I still passed in one try.

@HughieFoley0105 Год назад

Your videos have been so helpful! I'm working towards an environmental engineering degree and I'm considering minoring in chemistry, do you feel that your chemistry background helped you get your current job? I want to work with water, specifically remediation and stuff with chemical contaminants, would the chemistry minor be worth it? Thanks for all the videos!

@RandyLy Год назад

I feel that my Chemistry background led up to the events and gave me the necessary work experience that eventually got me my current job. Had I just majored in environmental engineering from the start, I think I would have gotten my current job without the Chemistry background. For your purposes, minoring in Chemistry would make more sense, especially if you think you need to know about the chemistry and pollutant aspects.

@HughieFoley0105 Год назад

@@RandyLy Thanks for the info! I think I will try to get the chemistry minor, especially as I enjoy chemistry a lot! Also, I think a video going over the best minors for environmental engineering could be a good topic for a future video!

@RandyLy Год назад

Thank you for the suggestion. I'll put that on my to-do list.

@Yo-oq9gg 2 месяца назад

Hey Randy, I think we chatted in another RU-vid thread, how was the interview with the water boards? Did you have two rounds?

@RandyLy 2 месяца назад

I only had one round of interviews for this job. The interview for this job didn't have any technical questions and were mostly behavioral questions.

@Yo-oq9gg 2 месяца назад

@@RandyLyreally, was it an in person interview?

@RandyLy 2 месяца назад

@@Yo-oq9gg No, at the time when I applied around 2022, everything was still remote work. It was through Zoom or MS Teams.

@Yo-oq9gg 2 месяца назад

@@RandyLy cool, I have an upcoming interview, thanks for the info.

@Yo-oq9gg 2 месяца назад

@@RandyLyhas the work from home policy changed, I realize this video is a year old.

@theinfamousop2691 Год назад

Can you get this job with a certificate of an associates? If so what are the names of the certificates or as degrees?

@RandyLy Год назад

I don't think you can. The qualifications are pretty strict and require a minimum of a Bachelors in Engineering. The EIT/PE are preferred and will increase your salary range, but those aren't necessary.

@shineysen8667 7 месяцев назад

Hi, Do u mostly work from office or also go to the field visits. If yes then how often are those in a month?

@RandyLy 7 месяцев назад

I mostly work in an office setting. We actually work from home and go in the office once every two weeks (twice a month) as of right now. We visit sites when we’re assigned but since it takes a couple of months to complete a permit, we go on site visits like once every 3-6 months. Overall, not much traveling.

@shineysen8667 7 месяцев назад

@@RandyLy Thanks for getting back to me. This was really helpful! Another question - Does the nature of this position primarily involve office work, or does it vary from county to county within California?

@RandyLy 7 месяцев назад

@@shineysen8667 Just from my experience, it is mostly office work. Environmental consultants may travel more though, if that's what you're interested in.

@shineysen8667 7 месяцев назад

@@RandyLy I am actually more interested in the office positions which includes less traveling to the job sites .