managing engineering & technology by doug wesselschmidt, pe

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

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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

Thanks For Your Attention

Questions?

Doug Wesselschmidt, PEdwesselschmidt@cityofshawnee.org

913.742.6235