Jason kicks off a new series reading through Wesley Crawford's field engineering methods manual, "Construction Surveying and Layout," adding his own off-script commentary throughout. This first installment covers Chapter 1 in full: getting organized as a field engineer, the personal equipment and software every field engineer needs, daily scheduling, the core success characteristics of a great field engineer, and the full scope of field, office, and shared duties, from layout and quality control to RFIs, procurement, and as-built surveys. Jason weaves in his own real-world stories, including a costly lesson about checking floor flatness too late, to show why this foundational role matters so much for anyone building a real construction career.
What you'll learn in this episode:
If you're early in your construction career, are you getting the full field engineering foundation this chapter describes, or skipping straight past it?
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