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Moving into Design

SJVH
Good morning all;


Been meaning to this for while. Was just reading an old post from John Peckham (https://www2.theiet.org/forums/forum/messageview.cfm?catid=205&threadid=103829). Been a long term member, though mostly lurking and not always commenting. I'm maybe heading towards a cross roads.


Background is Temporary Electrical industry fundamentally but have a solid understanding BS7671 (though needs to improve in the more unusual stuff). I have joined the IET as EngTech and MIET and making solid use of its Career Manager and CPD facility. Really trying to plug some holes and to get through a load of books and PDFs I have saved over the years and haven't got round to reading. Qualified up to Level 4 Design and Verification and passed that with Distinction -- what that matters.


Life changes has meant I am looking at things differently -- necessity and creativity and all that  -- so may look to start up on my own doing ECIR after work and of a weekend -- probably won't make much money after CP Scams, Insurance, etc., etc., but the main benefit will be the real life experience of decision making. I believe PIRs (as prefer to call them) require much the same skill set as an electrical design but inverse. Especially if you take it seriously and aren't flogging Code 1s and 2s for nothing/for remedial work.   


Recently moved off the tools into an Electrical Supervisors role for a Principle Contractor. Hoping the company might put through studying Building Services course.


I am hoping to make at some point a sideways step into Electrical Design. I have had someone say they would see if they could influence a door to be propped open for me, this person I consider a friend, but he is professional man who's reputation precedes him and it carries weight to those he deals with and so 1) I don't want to do him a disservice, if and when I am ready to ask him, I want to be ready 2) I don't want to take a giant pay cut.


I am currently looking at the future to look into an FIA Design Training course (out of interest more then anything but also because it is a design course and so may show some willingness to any reader of my CV) and as well as some other courses like Emergency Lighting. Reading into BS9999 and other standards. Also looking at putting myself through a course of Amtech and Dialux (and hoping to get a copy of the former to play with).


Can anyone else suggest any advice to make this potential move as seamless as possible?


Thanks all.


SJVH.
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    -- so may look to start up on my own doing ECIR after work and of a weekend -- probably won't make much money after CP Scams, Insurance, etc., etc., but the main benefit will be the real life experience of decision making. I believe PIRs (as prefer to call them) require much the same skill set as an electrical design but inverse.



    I'm in no position to offer advise on career paths or opening doors (perhaps others here could), but on the subject of periodic inspections, I would certainly agree that it requires much the same skill set as design - but probably requires a bit more than that - also a bit of electrical "history" as it were. What I'm thinking of are things that were done differently in the past (say longer disconnection times for sockets (where R2 was limited) or in bathrooms) - which appear to be complete failures according to current design rules, but where actually relatively safe. The distinction between what doesn't comply with the rules vs what's actually dangerous - which sometimes takes a bit more (or different) imagination that some routine design.


      - Andy.
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    -- so may look to start up on my own doing ECIR after work and of a weekend -- probably won't make much money after CP Scams, Insurance, etc., etc., but the main benefit will be the real life experience of decision making. I believe PIRs (as prefer to call them) require much the same skill set as an electrical design but inverse.



    I'm in no position to offer advise on career paths or opening doors (perhaps others here could), but on the subject of periodic inspections, I would certainly agree that it requires much the same skill set as design - but probably requires a bit more than that - also a bit of electrical "history" as it were. What I'm thinking of are things that were done differently in the past (say longer disconnection times for sockets (where R2 was limited) or in bathrooms) - which appear to be complete failures according to current design rules, but where actually relatively safe. The distinction between what doesn't comply with the rules vs what's actually dangerous - which sometimes takes a bit more (or different) imagination that some routine design.


      - Andy.
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