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Working With Consulting Engineers From the Owner’s Perspective

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This is a guest post by Jon Earle, PE, ENV SP

Part 1 –Request for Qualifications and General Service Agreements

This blog is the first of a five part series that discusses working with consulting engineers from the public sector perspective. This series will serve to give consulting engineers a look into the perspective of the government employees they work with, to help them communicate more effectively with these professionals.

Engineers who work for public works departments are often tasked with determining when an outside consultant is needed to deliver certain aspects of a project. These tasks can include producing bid/contract documents, construction administration and construction oversight. Consulting engineers are typically hired by the public sector for one of two reasons.

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TCEP 117: The Importance of Staying Calm, Cool, and Collected as a Civil Engineering Professional

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Staying Calm

In episode 117 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I visit with Tracy Bratton, PE.  who is the Land Development Division Manager at Doucet & Associates, based in Austin Texas. We talk about the importance of staying calm, cool, and collected as a civil engineering professional. We also talk about the role that sound technical experience plays in an engineer’s confidence level as well as the ability to manage projects.

Engineering Quotes:

Here Are Some of the Questions I Ask Tracy:

  • Tell us about your career journey.
  • Tell us about the time you spend in Venezuela.
  • When you started working in Land Development, was it something that you initially liked doing?
  • Talk about the importance of having sound technical knowledge in your field in order to become a successful manager.
  • What are some of the things you learned about managing teams in different locations?

Here Are Some Key Points Discussed in This Episode About Staying Calm, Cool, and Collected as a Civil Engineering Professional:

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