Contributing to, designing or consulting on an infrastructure project can be nothing if not stimulating. There are so many moving parts to handle, such responsibility on the shoulders of all involved, and perhaps real and significant changes that your work will have, that’s it’s impossible not to feel a touch stunned by it.
Yet thankfully, nailing your first infrastructure project is more than possible if you give yourself room to learn, grow and collaborate. Depending on your role within the scope of the initiative, your obligations may be different. Perhaps you’re designing the fundamental concepts and parameters of construction, procuring and negotiating with vital and specific services such as Track Tech Inc., or managing logistical access to a site to make sure all deliveries are responsibly handled.
No matter what, there are some universal principles you can follow to make sure this goes off without a hitch. Let’s explore what those are, below:
Ensure Capable Logistical Access
Think about the biggest, heaviest piece of equipment you’ll need and then plan your access routes around that. If a crane needs to get to the back of your site, make sure there’s a way to get it there without tearing up landscaping or blocking other work. Sometimes you need temporary roads or reinforced ground coverings just to keep the transports moving safely.
You also want backup plans for when your main access route gets blocked by weather, accidents, or other construction projects. Having multiple ways in and out of your site keeps work flowing, and should prevent everyone stand around waiting for one blocked road to clear up.
Create Buffer Zones
Things go wrong on construction sites all the time, which is why having extra space around your work areas gives you room to handle issues in specific zones that won’t affect the main site. Maybe you need somewhere to store materials when deliveries arrive early, or you need space to maneuver equipment around obstacles that came up, like a broken down truck or late delivery. You’ll find that safety becomes much easier to manage when you have that level of space between different work efforts. You can also use them as staging areas where you can organize materials and equipment before they’re needed. It’ll help you avoid disruption.
Develop Layers Of Oversight
No single person can keep track of everything happening on a complex infrastructure project, so you need multiple people checking different aspects of the work at different levels. To use examples, site supervisors watch the day-to-day work, project managers track overall progress and budgets, and quality control inspectors make sure everything meets specifications, but you’ll also need these within your team, with checkins and reports. Make certain accountability is at the forefront of what you do.
With this advice, you’ll be sure to nail your first infrastructure project.
