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