Following outstanding performances on projects of the Taiwan Power Company, Suao Harbor, the China Petroleum Company and Saudi Arabia, Chu was invited to design the project for construction of a public recreation center at Tsengwen Reservoir.
民國六十七年，施麗月轉入中華顧問工程司建築部服務，並考取建築師執照。但她為了參與國防部大規模的「榮華專案」及「沙烏地阿拉伯軍校設計」而未立即開業。