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Watson Engineering Renews Code Inspection DFMC Prequalification
We recently earned the renewed prequalification of code inspection services for the DFCM. With a diverse and impressive team of professionals and a portfolio of work spanning across 45 years, we are able to deliver solid solutions for these types of projects.
Trending: Single-family Home Layout
Custom home residential lots are often not rectangular or do not have straight front property lines and may require more time for a busy home contractor or excavator to lay out a home. Southern Utah residential contractors and homeowners benefit from professional layout.
Meet the Team: Brian Amos
As a geotechnical engineer, Brian Amos has had his share of grand adventures. He initially studied mechanical engineering. A summer job on a construction site and conversations with a geotechnical faculty mentor confirmed switching his major to civil engineering - where he could get outside, play in the dirt, and get paid for it.
Watson Book Review: The Go Getter
Our team recently read The Go Getter, by Peter B. Kyne. The term “go-getter” was a new one to Ashlyn Watson, Marketing Assistant - and the book helped her recognize how the impossible can be possible when we have focus and tenacity.
Apps We’re Using Now: Loom
Loom is a useful tool to help our team communicate, simplify, and document everyday tasks by recording whatever is happening on a screen and sharing it.
Five Ways to Get to Know Your Customers
Did you know? Today is a quarterly holiday that celebrates your customers and clients. We challenge you to do one thing to get to know your customers/clients better.
Meet the Team: Charles Swasey
With over 17 years of experience, Charles prepares quality design and construction documents. As a design drafter and project manager, Charles primarily focuses on civil engineering projects.
Geotechnical Services: The Base for Your Building Project
Southern Utah contractors are well aware of the essential steps needed to ensure their projects are built on strong, sound foundations. The accuracy of geotechnical testing, results and reporting is crucial because the data will be referred to throughout design and construction.
Meet the Team: Carolina Peterson
The duties of an office manager are as diverse as our full-service company itself. That’s why Carolina Peterson is such a valuable team member.
Watson Book Review: Chop Wood, Carry Water
Chop Wood, Carry Water: How to Fall in Love with the Process of Becoming Great by Joshua Medcalf
Reading and discussing books together is an idea introduced to Watson Engineering Company (WEC) by firm president, Tim Watson. It’s been a great way to learn new concepts from outside the company while providing an opportunity to learn from within.
Meet the Team: Colin Campbell
Engineering is a vast field encompassing everything from powering cities to designing airplanes. Colin Campbell, Project Manager, comes from the world of engineering—just not the architectural side.
Safeguarding your Home
Your home is most likely your single highest-valued asset. With this in mind, living in the seismically active area of Southern Utah requires taking certain precautions to protect your investment and family’s safety.
Three Tips to Proper Drainage for Southern Utah Homeowners
Whether a leaking roof or dripping faucet, one of the first things a homeowner learns is that water can be your enemy. There are countless ways water can ruin property, and it’s not just indoors where it can wreak havoc.
Meet the Team: Kyle Kump, EIT, MSI, CWI
Kyle Kump began his career 14 years ago as an engineering technician in California. While working as a special inspector for structural construction projects, he was drawn to the design of those same structures he was overseeing for development.
Irrigation Innovation for University Campus
The university wanted a change. In order to save overtime and money, they hired Watson Engineering of Cedar City, Utah, to help them find a solution. The objective? A system that required once-a-day service instead of the exhausting three times every day they were currently doing.
Watson Engineering Earns Small Project DFCM Prequalification
As the only all-inclusive civil engineering firm in Southern Utah, Watson Engineering has earned the prequalification of small projects for the Division of Facilities Construction and Management (DFCM). The firm's diverse and impressive team of professionals, combined with a portfolio of work spanning across 45 years, gives them a distinct advantage in delivering design solutions for these types of projects.
Cove Fort Geothermal
Watson Engineering approached the Cove Fort Power Plant project like all others: with precision, professionalism, and urgency. This renewable power plant, however, was like no other in the world. Watson Engineering was part of a team to build the world's first geothermal and hydroelectric commercial energy plant.
Community Outreach: Laird Residence
Our owner and CEO Tim Watson is known for taking action. And this goes beyond leading Watson Engineering client projects. A key mission of the company is to actively participate and give back to our community.