The Benefits of Working for a Private Water Utility
This is a guest post by Jon Earle, PE, ENV SP In this blog post, I will be discussing the benefits of working as an engineer for a private water utility. My current role is Manager of Engineering and Technical Services with Maine Water Company. We are a collection of 12 small to medium-sized systems […]
Working With Consulting Engineers (GSC) From the Owner’s Perspective – Part 5
This is a guest post by Jon Earle, PE, ENV SP Part 5: Maintaining Relationships With Consultants In the fifth and final part of this blog series, I will be discussing the importance of maintaining relationships with engineering consultants while working in the public sector. Previously, I walked through the project life cycle and the […]
Working With Consulting Engineers (GSC) From the Owner’s Perspective – Part 4 Project Completion
This is a guest post by Jon Earle, PE, ENV SP Part 4 – Project Completion, Closeout, and Documentation In Part 4 of the 5-part blog series, I will be discussing the last steps of a project’s life cycle. These steps include project completion, closeout, and documentation. Again, having a General Service Contractor (GSC) as […]
Working With Consulting Engineers (GSC) From the Owner’s Perspective – Part 3
This is a guest post by Jon Earle, PE, ENV SP Part 3 – Developing and Executing Projects with GSCs In Part 3 of the 5-part blog series, I will be discussing the development of specific project scopes of work once a general services consultant (GSC) has been selected. In my experience, having a GSC […]
Working With Consulting Engineers From the Owner’s Perspective – Part 2
This is a guest post by Jon Earle, PE, ENV SP Part 2 – Proposal Review and Selection Process In Part 2 of this 5-part blog series, I will be discussing the proposal review and selection process. In my opinion, the most important aspects in proposal review and selection are having the key stakeholders on […]
Working With Consulting Engineers From the Owner’s Perspective
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 […]
