John M. Rattenbury, P.E., CIPE, VP, Engineering, Rainwater System, Inc., Salem, Va.

It’s Your Business to Know Your Sub-Consultants

Most engineers, it's probably safe to say, will never go into business for themselves. However, design professionals at the management level frequently interact with such independent consultants. For their own protection, therefore, managers of large firms sometimes need to think like independent consultants, particularly to understand the business requirements of the sub-consultants they are c...