Introduction
This particular reflective essay is an exhibition of the roles and experiences which I embarked on while working with Taka
Construction Consultancy Company. I considered this particular time as the perfect opportunity for developing my employability
skills while handling the consultancy project. Joining the company as a junior engineer and cognizant of the fact engineering ethics
demand that I participate only in my areas of competence, I joined the industrial procurement department engineering wing. As a
consultancy firm, the company had rolled out a program meant to ensure that clients are as satisfied as possible . One of the strategies
included shedding light on the types of contracts and other related terms of contracts related to construction industry. As a junior
engineer I was tasked to deliver and provide assistance in several occasions. In this particular piece of writing I have only captured
three scenarios which I considered to be outstanding .In any of the scenario that I played a role, I would be later required to keep the
records for future references.
SCENARIO 1: Design of the isolated footing column
Taka has been very active construction company in the previous 18 years. During the period that I was joining the company, it was
involved in at least five different projects in various locations. These projects were at different stages/phases of construction based on
the briefings that I got from my colleagues. As a junior engineer I was tasked with the roles of an engineer as a designer. In this case I
was to design an isolated footing column measuring 400mmx400mm with the diameter of 12-20mm as longitudinal bars. The service
load which was expected to be handled was 1500kN M20 as well as having Fe415. In this design I was to assume the safe bearing

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