The piping team is on site
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This post was last edited by Yuwan007 on 2010-12-23 at 18:51. Let’s talk about our feelings about the scene I’ve been working on site for almost three months now; it’s been extremely busy – there are issues with materials, supports, conflicts, discrepancies between the dimensions and positions of equipment connections and the blueprints, missing pre-welded parts from the manufacturer, and the fact that the silencers are quite large without the manufacturer giving any advance notice. Sometimes I also have to deal with a bunch of changes… Some of these issues are indeed due to design mistakes, as the project deadlines are too tight, but other times it’s like I’m having to pay for others’ errors. I write down several tasks each day, otherwise I might forget to take care of them or confirm them… To be honest, working on site is a great way to get trained, and it helps you understand the complex relationships between owners, designers, constructors, and supervisors – something that’s impossible to understand by staying at home. It also helps you understand the processes involved in construction and its drawbacks, but sometimes what remains is only a sense of helplessness… A good post deserves a reward!
I want to understand the subtle relationships among the property owners, the construction party, and the supervisor that exist within the building project, hehe
I haven’t been to the site; the client kept asking me to go, but I turned down those requests. Going to the site is exhausting – people from all walks of life come to you, whether you’re right or wrong. Due to the conditions at the site, it’s extremely difficult to deal with many problems. Although I’ve never been there, I can understand it well
OP, hold on. Once you complete this project, you’ll be a master in this field! :victory:
I’ve been to the site too; it costs a lot to go there, which is like getting double pay
When you are able to spot errors in on-site design, construction, and installation, it means you have considerable experience.
I worked at Sinopec’s engineering company for 2 years, focusing on installation work at construction sites. I was exposed to drawings from both the Luoyang and Beijing offices; it’s normal for errors to occur, and these can be resolved through negotiation among the client, the design agency, and the engineering company. The technical workers on site are also very intelligent. Working in engineering is quite demanding; one often has to work overtime, sometimes even all night long. However, engineering companies in foreign countries offer fairly good compensation. Working on-site allows one to learn a lot; it’s important to observe carefully, ask questions frequently, and think diligently. After working on several projects, one will surely gain a great deal.
Learning* now. Construction is about to begin on site soon
I have been working for 6 years, and I have spent 2 years on site; I still believe that the most valuable learning experiences come from being on site. It is only by facing the problems related to the design directly during construction and while operating machinery that one can identify them one by one, study them, and solve them, thereby understanding where the problems lie, how to avoid them, and what the benefits of taking such actions are. And that feeling is real; some of them are even unforgettable, and it will continue to affect your career. Moreover, I believe that an engineer who has never been on site is not a qualified engineer; I’m not sure if that’s too extreme to say.