Site Engineer Handbook??

[mcgearailt]

I have recently accepted a position as a site engineer for a water project. It is only my second job since graduating and I have little postgraduate experience (3 years) and am beginning to get quite daunted by the prospect. Could someone reccommend a handbook for site engineers? Also, a reccommendation for environmental engineering handbook would also be helpful. Thanks in advance.

 

[sam74]

Can you clarify a little. By site engineer do you mean on-site contruction manager? By water project do you mean water distribution or water treatment facilities?

 

[Unotec]

Start by collecting all SOP's and reading them thoroughly

<<A good friend will bail you out of jail, but a true friend
will be sitting beside you saying ” Damn that was fun!” - Unknown>>

 

[bimr]

A good handbook:

Water Supply and Pollution Control, 7th Edition, Warren Viessman, Jr. and Mark J. Hammer, Pearson Prentice Hall, 2005.

 

[bimr]

You should also get a copy of the "standard specifications" for the state that you are working in:

http://www.illinoisengineer.com/StandardSpecificationsForWaterSewer.asp

You should also get a copy of the State regulations for water plants. Many of the states use the Recommended Standards for Water Works 2007 Edition

http://10statesstandards.com/waterstandards.html

 

[mcgearailt]

Thanks for the replies.

To clarify; I will be working as the resident engineer for the client, which in my case will be the local government here in Ireland, on a water supply scheme.

Given that I have little experience on-site I was wondering if there a consise general handbook for site engineers available. A similar concise handbook on environmental engineering would also be helpful.

I have all the college books and passed all the exams etc., but would like to know if anyone has come across such handbooks.

Thanks again.

 

[oneintheeye]

you could try this one 400 odd pages but have out title and contents page. You can download from IHS technical indexes site if your registered.

 

[bimr]

http://www.biblio.com/books/100056333.html