What a Construction Inspector at RockSol Consulting Group wishes they had known before entering the Construction industry
Aidan, an Engineer In Training 1, found the significant amount of paperwork involved in government work to be unexpected; the role required "a fair amount of having to sit down at your desk, uh, working through things like that," a contrast to their previous private sector internships. This experience highlights the difference between working in private versus public construction sectors, a key lesson for aspiring construction inspectors.
Government Regulations, Paperwork, Administrative Tasks, Construction Industry, Entry-Level Roles
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Aidan McCoy
Engineer In Training 1 (Construction Inspector)
RockSol Consulting Group
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
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Engineering - Civil
Architecture, Construction & Design
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Video Highlights
1. The job involves significantly more paperwork than anticipated, especially when working with government contracts.
2. Experience with private companies may not fully prepare someone for the paperwork involved in government projects.
3. Being organized and efficient with paperwork is crucial for success in this role.
Transcript
What have you learned about this role that you wish someone had told you before you entered the industry?
That's a tough question for me. I think what I would have liked to know is probably how much paperwork is involved when working with the government.
Obviously, you can work in construction without working under the government. But I guess I would have liked to be prepared for the fact that it does involve a fair amount of sitting down at your desk and working through things.
That's not something I encountered in my last internship because I was only working with private companies. So, I guess if I had known, I would have been more prepared to be on top of the millions of pieces of paper you have to fill out every day when working with the government.
Hate it or love it, it is what it is. If I had been a little more prepared for that, it wouldn't have been quite as much of a shock to the system.
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