Initial Professional Development For Civil Engineers

Initial Professional Development for Civil Engineers provides a core foundation of information on skills, knowledge and understanding, on which the development of every professional civil engineer, and their preparation for professional reviews, is based.

Providing guidance for all candidates and their mentors to make sense of the IPD process, this text gives valuable insight into how to review their experience and the learning they must take from it. The book offers every review candidate the vision to select the key, important elements of experience to demonstrate their understanding, skills, knowledge and insight.

This text explores methods by which on-the-job training, or experimental learning, can be made more efficient and effective. It highlights problems faced by trainees and their supervisors and provides practical solutions.

A well-written, hands-on, single-source guide to the professional practice of civil engineering There is a growing understanding that to be competitive at an international level, civil engineers not only must build on their traditional strengths in technology and science but also must acquire greater mastery of the business of civil engineering. Project management, teamwork, ethics, leadership, and communication have been defined as essential to the successful practice of civil engineering by the ASCE in the 2008 landmark publication, Civil Engineering Body of Knowledge for the 21st Century (BOK2). This single-source guide is the first to take the practical skills defined by the ASCE BOK2 and provide illuminating techniques, quotes, case examples, problems, and information to assist the reader in addressing the many challenges facing civil engineers in the real world. Civil Engineer's Handbook of Professional Practice: Focuses on the business and management aspects of a civil engineer's job, providing students and practitioners with sound business management principles Addresses contemporary issues such as permitting, globalization, sustainability, and emerging technologies Offers proven methods for balancing speed, quality, and price with contracting and legal issues in a client-oriented profession Includes guidance on juggling career goals, life outside work, compensation, and growth From the challenge of sustainability to the rigors of problem recognition and solving, this book is an essential tool for those practicing civil engineering.

Presents an introduction to the key project stages from conception through to completion of construction and then beyond to handing over the resulting structures and services for use. This book covers: project promotion, strategy and design; latest forms of contracts for construction; and partnering, alliancing and programme management.

- Background to the role of the professional civil engineer - The complete picture - Starting to prepare the submission - The training record - Continuing education and training - The experience report - CPR project report and IPR expertise report - Common faults in the report - Appropriate supporting documents - From submission to review - The review day - The essays and written test - Preparing for the written work - The aftermath - Mature candidate review