If you’re a beginner working on construction drawings, what if no one checks the drawings and problems arise?
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There are quite a lot of projects at the design institutes these days, and everyone is swamped. If you are a newcomer in a design firm and your supervisor assigns you to work on construction drawings projects, helping others with the piping work (while those others are the main persons in charge), and the engineer tasked with reviewing the drawings is not thorough or lacks the ability to check things carefully, resulting in many problems, what should you do? If a problem arises in the end, whose responsibility is it? Main item? Verify? Or a piping designer? Is this a common situation in other design institutes?
It seems you are an employee at a design institute. I work in a factory; I’ve encountered the problems you mentioned while working on projects. I suggest that you first build a good relationship with your supervisor, ask him to give you extra guidance on your work, and follow his advice to minimize mistakes. Secondly, you need to stay in touch with the client’s technical staff and be willing to ask questions, as many of them have extensive experience that can be of great help to your work.
Reputable design institutes require three levels of approval: design, verification, and review. If the verification isn’t thorough, it’s not easy to pass the review stage. It seems your design institute isn’t very large. Try to read more books and look at more drawings created by others. Identify the gaps from it.
According to the responsibility allocation in the drawings, the designer accounts for 80%, verification accounts for 15%, and review accounts for 5%. In terms of project roles, supervising managers account for 30%, project leaders account for 20%, designers account for 40%, and others account for 10%. As a designer, be serious and responsible; don’t place your hopes on others.
The lead designer must remain diligent; this is true no matter what position they hold. Only by being careful and meticulous can one achieve greater progress, as carelessness will directly affect one’s credibility. If your leader gives you an opportunity, you must seize it; it’s a great chance to show your abilities, so make the most of it!
What I mean is that whether working as a designer, an auditor, or a reviewer, one should be diligent and responsible. Generally speaking, the workload for a reviewer is relatively lighter; since you are a beginner, you should especially maintain a diligent, responsible, and proactive attitude. Every experienced engineer has to go through this step.
I’ve encountered the same problem too; there’s no time to examine the drawings during the verification phase, so some issues go unnoticed, and I get ripped into for it when it comes to the review stage! I felt really bad at the time, but looking back, it was still very rewarding!
It seems that the final drawings require signatures at four levels; the final signatory should be the reviewer. Hehe, I suggest that the original poster remind those who will review the drawings later on when submitting the work, by saying that there might be some errors and asking them to check carefully. If you give them a warning, they should pay more attention
It seems that the work of our designers is really important. As a beginner, you might not be able to spot problems; therefore, when working on designs, ask your supervisor more questions – don’t think it’s a hassle. It’s always better to go through some trouble now than to have to redo work later. I’m also a beginner, and that’s how I think.:)
Newcomers have many questions; relying on others alone isn’t enough. I have to endure it slowly on my own.
If the leaders believe you can do it, then what are you afraid of? As the saying goes, a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers – go ahead.
The initiative is still in your own hands; by observing more, asking more questions, and thinking more, you will surely succeed.