Prepare three project stories
- Choose one project that shows your technical or trade skills, one that involved a difficult coordination issue, and one where you improved an outcome.
- For each: explain the situation, your responsibility, what you did and what happened. Separate your contribution from the team’s.
- Be ready to discuss a drawing, change order, equipment issue, schedule conflict or quality concern relevant to the role.
- Explain how you raised safety concerns and involved the appropriate supervisor rather than improvising procedures.
Questions to ask the employer
- What project types and locations would I support first?
- Who would I report to, and how do field and office teams coordinate?
- What are the expected hours, travel, overtime arrangements and project duration?
- Which skills or outcomes would define success in the first 90 days?
- What role-specific training, equipment and onboarding are provided?
Interview-day checklist
- Confirm the address, time, contact and whether the meeting includes a site visit.
- Ask in advance about visitor access and required site attire or PPE.
- Bring a current resume and an authorized project summary or portfolio if requested.
- Follow up with a short thank-you that connects your experience to the role.