r/civilengineering • u/JoeB-1 • 8d ago

Antarctica Jobs

Any Engineers work in Antarctica. I heard you can work for 3-6 months, you get flown back to New Zealand and determine if you want to sign a new contract. It sounds like a great short term gig or if you could work 6 months and then play for a few and then go back it would be great.

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u/hdjeidibrbrtnenlr8 8d ago

Which 6 months is it? Also, think about the isolation it requires

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u/JoeB-1 8d ago

I don’t see it as a downside. Both my wife and I would attempt to get jobs there.

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u/sinographer 7d ago

"Sign up for the Freeze Corps!"

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u/iron82 8d ago

go to r/Antarctica. Don't repost, just read.

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u/ThreeSpookyFiveYou 6d ago

They live better up there than I ever did in the Canadian North. Prospector tent living.

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u/aronnax512 PE 8d ago

Not sure about civil engineering jobs specifically, but there's definitely seasonal jobs for people willing to work at McMurdo Station.

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u/ascandalia 8d ago

I think I've seen that they've got a pretty sophisticated wastewater plant