Four Lessons in Engineering Judgement, from a Decade Using Civil and Environmental Engineering Software

For the last decade, I have used engineering software - WaterCAD, ArcGIS, AutoCAD Civil 3D, and others - to design, analyse, and optimise water and wastewater systems. The tools have evolved; the principles of using them with professional intuition and accountability have not.

A tool that runs without error is not the same as a tool that…