Help with Application Evaluation

[junebug]

Hello Friends

I have a masters degree in Environmental Engineering and with that degree I have to show only 12 months of experience from a licensed PE. However, I work under a geologist and our company uses consultants for PE. I provided the necessary references but according to the Evaluator none of said that they supervise me and none of them work for my company. He wants the reference re submitted. How can my reference describe their relation with my company, so can be 'responsible charge of my work'. these consultants sign reports prepapred via our company all the time.

 

[EnvEngineer]

The requirment is not for you to work for a PE but your work to be supervised by a PE. If they are signing the docs then the PE is the responcible charge and should be able to sign for you. You need to check with the PE that signed the docs and make sure they are comfortable with your work on the project and be willing to submit the necessary experience form. Putting in for exactly 12 months can be tricky in your situation, make sure you project descriptions cover all the time and not just a few tasks. You need a solid year of work under supervision of the PE, not just a few tasks over the year.

I guess the other question is are they accepting your MS in environmental to cover the other experience requirements?

 

[MA_PE]

This might be a tough one as the intent of the requirement is like an apprenticeship. Some states might require that your work must be done under the direct supervision of the PE reference. If your consultant PE is willing to attest to that they might accept it.

As a subconsultant the typical business relationship is that you're hired to perform a task, then you provide a report of your work, but you are ususally left to do the work on your own. Experience that they are looking for is more like a contract employee where you work directly for the PE and he tells you what to do and guides through it. If you've never done the latter then (IMHO) you will likely not have satisfied the reuirement.

My recommnedation is to either start looking for a new job where your supervisor has a PE or start working on your consultant to have him explain the relationship to the board.

 

[EDISON_NY]

I had similar problem when I submitted my application. If you notice teh last page of Form 4A that should be signed by the PE engineer, it has few check points to show the type of supervision and relations between you and the PE Eng. , if he check NO to any of these points , the board will not accept the application, regardless if the PE Eng is employeed in the same company or not. you can call the board and ask exactly why they reject the application?, that was my problem and the board was very helpful and explain what was wrong . you can try it, hope this will help. GoodLuck