Certainly higher order education helps. I had a great friend of mine who retired, then got his masters in physics, just for fun.
Volunteer engineering works, Habitat always needs permit engineering, Engineer's without borders...
Mentoring, just go into a class room and try and keep ahead of those kids.
On the other hand, if management is where you want to be, and you are through with the PE, how about mentoring the younger folks just starting out.
How about working with your designers, not just giving them a task but finding out why they designed it that way. Do it with the knowledge that you have to sell that to your board or council. review and understand their calculations. Understand the master plan reports and water models, transportation planning.
on circulation reports, whatever it is, embrace the knowledge of what your agency paid someone to do.
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Daniel Chase M.ASCE
SENIOR ENGINEER
Camarillo CA
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-31-2017 16:40
From: Christopher King
Subject: Changing jobs - private to public sector
I had a discussion with a friend that is changing jobs. He is going from the private to the public sector and his new role will be more project management related and he will be doing very little, if any, technical work. I asked him how he would work at keeping up his technical skills and growth and admittedly, he said he hadn't thought about that aspect of his professional life. He is younger and certainly not an 'expert' yet in any discipline. For his long-term success as an engineer, he still needs to grow technically. This lead to a good discussion on suggested ways to continue to grow, both managerially and technically.
So the question that comes to mind: What creative ways do we all use to make sure our professionals continue to grow technically as they transform into a managing role? Certainly, supporting involvement in ASCE is one...and now that one is covered! Others?
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Christopher King P.E., S.E., F.ASCE
President
Robinson Eng Co
South Holland IL
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