Transcript MANAGING ENGINEERING & TECHNOLOGY By Doug Wesselschmidt, PE Agenda  Roles and Responsibilities    Engineers Engineering Technicians Engineering and Technical Managers  Career Development  Best Management Practices    Planning & Design Construction Emerging issues.

MANAGING
ENGINEERING &
TECHNOLOGY
By
Doug Wesselschmidt, PE
Agenda
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Roles and Responsibilities
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Engineers
Engineering Technicians
Engineering and Technical Managers
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Career Development
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Best Management Practices
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Planning & Design
Construction
Emerging issues
Engineering Roles
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Design
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Designer
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Modeler
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Plan Review and Check
Construction
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Inspector
Maintenance
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Inspector
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Analyst
Emergency Responder
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Floods
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Earthquakes
Administration
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Director/City Engineer
Engineering Technician Roles
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Office
 Drafting (AutoCAD, Micro Station, INRoads, Land Dev.
Desktop, Civil 3D, TDS)
 Permit review and issuance
 Mapping (MMS & GIS) & Record Keeping (As-Builts)
 Information Technology
Field
 Survey
 Construction Inspection
 Infrastructure Inspection
Manager Roles
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Design Team Leader
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Technical Manager
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Project Manager
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Construction Manager
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City Engineer
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Public Works Director
Engineering Careers
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Recruiting
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Training
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Students with STEM Aptitude
Engineering Colleges and Universities
On the Job Development
Advanced Degrees
Retaining
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Professional Development
Challenging Responsibilities
Compensation Package
Computing
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Slide Rules
Pocket Calculators
Central Computers
Personal Computers
Laptops/Tablets
Public Works Engineers
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Engineering Department
Engineering Decentralization
Contract (Consultant) Engineering
Engineering Organization (By
Discipline)
Engineering
Architecture
Civil
Engineering
Structural
Engineering
Engineering Organization (By
Infrastructure)
Engineering
Streets
Buildings
Wastewater
Engineering Organization (By
Work Type)
Engineering
Planning &
Design
Construction
Management
Administration
Engineering Organization
(Project Management
Organization)
Engineering
Project
Management
Planning and
Design
Construction
Management
Peer Review of Engineering
Organizations
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APWA
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Accreditation
ASCE
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Peer Review for Public Agencies
Career Development
(Engineer)
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Professional License or Certification
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Professional Development
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Active in Professional Organizations (APWA, NSPE/MSPE, ASCE)
Reading and Writing
Networking
Job Rotation
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Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) and Professional Registration (PE)
30 PDH’s in 2 years
Office
Field
Continuing Education
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Additional School Courses
Project Management
Management & Leadership
Career Development
(Technician)
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Associate’s or Bachelor’s Degree in
Engineering Technology or On the Job
Training
Credential
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APWA’s Donald C. Stone Center
National Institute for Certification in
Engineering Technologies (NICET)
DOT or APWA Construction Technology
Certification
Continuing Education
Surveying
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Party Chief
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Instrument Operator (Transit or
Level)
Rodman (Vertical Measurements)
Chainmen (Horizontal
Measurements)
Total Station Surveying
Laser Imaging Detection and
Ranging (LIDAR)
Infrastructure Management
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Inventory
Condition Assessment
Repair Prioritization (PCI)
Record Updating
Publicizing Needs
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Sales Tax Projects
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“Show the Need”
Build Support
Deliver on Promises
Report Cards
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ASCE
CIP Management
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Planning
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Budgeting
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Competing Priorities
Programming
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Building a Consensus
Scheduling
Funding
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Sources
Options (P3) (Public Private Partnerships)
Best Management Practices in
Design
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Project scope, schedule & budget
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In-house or consultant design
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Stakeholder Participation
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Value Planning & Value
Engineering
Project Delivery Options (DBB, DB,
CMGC, CMR)
Standards
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Procedure Manuals
Design Manual
Design Standards and
Specifications
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KC Metro APWA Standards
and Specifications http://kcmetro.apwa.net/ch
apters/kcmetro/specification
s.asp
Project Environmental Review
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National Environmental Protection Act
(NEPA)
Environmental Assessment (EA)
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Categorical Exclusion (CE)
Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI)
Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)
Record of Decision (ROD)
Quality Assurance/Quality
Control (QA/QC)
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Critical Component of Project Delivery
Second Set of “Eyes”
Expert “Not Connected” to Project
Defined Procedure
Project Design
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Scope
Design Criteria
Data Collection
Public Input
Conceptual Design
Public Review and Consensus Building
Detailed Design
Cost Estimate
Deliver for Construction
Procuring Construction
Services
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Advertising for Bids
Pre-Bid Meeting
Bid Opening
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Lowest and Best
Construction
Management/Inspection/Observation
Resident Project
Representative/Owner’s Representative
Best Management Practices
During Construction
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Preconstruction/Partnering meeting
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Construction schedule
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Cash flow schedule
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Periodic reviews
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Construction progress
Value received vs. value paid
Current Issues & potential future issues
Periodic reports to elected officials
As Built Plans
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Documents Design for Future Operation
and Maintenance
Record of Conditions, Post-Construction
Initial Planning for Future ReConstruction
Thanks For Your Attention
Questions?
Doug Wesselschmidt, PE
[email protected]
913.742.6235