THE BOOK OF CONSTRUCTION EXPERIENCE

This book provides valuable and detailed experience-based knowledge of construction and engineering practices in North America. It discusses the way work is conducted in major North American construction companies while building North America’s major construction projects (This knowledge is also referred to in this book as construction experience). The primarily focus of this book is on how things are done in the North American market. However, the engineering and construction practices and information stated are similar and apply worldwide with minor differences. This book is based on the Author’s experience as an engineering and construction professional. The Author currently works and had worked on multiple mega projects with top construction companies in North America mainly, and abroad. It is the Author’s intention to provide the information from a first-hand experience perspective and in a very specific and direct manner with real life examples to share exactly and in a detailed manner how work is performed in the North American engineering and construction market. The standpoint of this book is from a Construction Company’s perspective (or Contractor’s perspective). Different yet complimentary practices are performed from the standpoint of a Design company or a Client organization, or any other stakeholder or entity that plays a role in the construction industry other than a Contractor. In this book the words Contractor, Construction Organization, and Construction Company are used throughout the book and mean the same entity / the same thing. The main objectives and the purpose of this book is to: Document construction experience and practices in a concise manner so that this book would be a detailed resource for engineering and construction professionals to refer to and obtain the highly sought after construction experience that will position them to be steps ahead in the work place. This book is also highly beneficial for construction professionals that have had their experience specific or limited to only a certain area of engineering and construction work (Example: a professional with a career only in planning/scheduling or a career only in cost control). In this case, he or she can learn and broaden their knowledge through this book to all the aspects of the Contractor’s work that is performed in each of the departments within the Contractor’s organization. This book is also a very important resource for early career construction professionals and students of engineering and construction majors to get very detailed and accurate information on how things are actually performed on mega construction projects in North America. The construction experience stated in this book will help early career professionals and students take informed decisions on which area of construction to choose in their future career (whether the area of rail, buildings, roads, nuclear etc.) and also will help them choose which discipline they might be more interested in (whether it would be project management, engineering, construction/execution, contract management, estimating, scheduling, cost control, etc.). Through this book, early career professionals would get first-hand experience knowledge on how their job would look like in the future and thus they can focus their studies or career progression in a manner that serves their preference as it pertains to career options. Moreover, the knowledge obtained from this book by early career professionals will definitely pay off in the workplace. The information presented will advance the early career professionals' skillset and knowledge and distinguish them compared to others when it comes to construction experience. This will have a positive impact on their career progression and compensation.