The recession is hitting private consultants and water utilities equally hard. While the media seems to believe that the economy is picking up because of the recent stock market rally, the recent news on furloughs and layoffs tells a different story.
-San Francisco Department of Public Works, San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, and San Francisco Recreation and Parks Department: 30 laborers. (This is on top of over 400 layoffs in these same departments in January 2009)
-Los Osos Community Services District: 10% across the board salary cuts (e.g. furloughs)
-Calaveras County Water District: 20 Golden Handshakes
-City of Haverhill, MA: Mandatory furloughs
-City of Daly City, CA: More mandatory furloughs
We will keep posting information on layoffs in the water and wastewater industry as we hear about them. Help us out by emailing tips to us at admin@terratruth.com .
According to Employment Spectator, Jacobs Engineering is laying off 70 employees from their Lakeland, Florida office. Jacobs Engineering is a huge firm with over 55,000 employees according to their website, so this isn't a huge hit (except to those 70 employees).
On a brighter note, there are some places that are still hiring civil and environmental engineers. While experienced engineers that have portable clients are always in demand, finding a job as an entry level engineer is a challenge during this recession. If you are searching for a good place to start or continue your career, check out these agencies and utilities that are somewhat immune to recessions.
-Army Corps of Engineers
-Bureau of Reclamation
-Pacific Gas & Electric (search for "recent college graduate")
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