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In episode 91 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, which is the third episode of our 5-episode infrastructure series, I talk with Michael Burns, PE, PgMP from AECOM. We talk about many things related to infrastructure. One of the main topics we discuss is assessing the risk associated with infrastructure projects in deciding whether or not to move […] The post TCEP 091: Assessing Risk on Infrastructure Projects with Michael Burns from AECOM appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In episode 90 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk with Joseph Barker, PE, PTOE, a licensed Professional Engineer and Traffic Operations Engineer from Stantec. We discuss the topic of diversity and why firms should embrace diversity for engineers which provides inspiration and typically leads to them being happier and more productive in their careers. Here […] The post TCEP 090: LGBTQ Inclusion in Engineering…When We Embrace Diversity, We All Win appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In episode 89 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk with Nicholas (Nick) DeNichilo P.E., President and CEO of Mott MacDonald North America. Our conversation focused mostly on why civil engineering CEOs need to focus on people and the effect that doing so can have on you in your career and life. Here are some of […] The post TCEP 089: Why Civil Engineering CEOs Need to Focus on People with Nick DeNichilo appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In episode 88 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk with Stephen Morse, PE, LEED AP from Grant Engineering about growing a civil engineering company from the ground up. Stephen talks about the process he went through in growing his company from starting out in his apartment to now having a growing office in New York […] The post TCEP 088: Growing a Civil Engineering Company from the Ground up with Stephen Morse appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In episode 87 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, which is the second episode of our 5 episode Infrastructure Series, I talk with Professor Bilal M. Ayyub, PhD, PE, Dist.M.ASCE from the University of Maryland about how civil engineers can adapt to climate change and its effects on infrastructure. Here are some of the questions I […] The post TCEP 087: How Civil Engineers Can Adapt to Climate Change and Its Effects on Infrastructure appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In episode 086 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk with one of our listeners who is facing a difficult civil engineering career decision. He has to decide whether or not to stay in the private consulting sector or to move to a public career path. Here are some of the questions I ask: What […] The post TCEP 086: Talking Through a Huge Civil Engineering Career Decision appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In episode 085 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk with Sam Schwartz, PE, President, and CEO of Sam Schwartz Consulting, LLC, a firm that specializes in transportation planning and engineering. During the episode, Schwartz discussed his career journey that started with him as a taxi driver, but has evolved into Schwartz today, being known as a […] The post TCEP 085: From Taxi Driver to Globally Recognized Transportation Engineer Featuring Gridlock Sam Schwartz appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In episode 084 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, which is the first episode of a 5 episode Infrastructure Series, I talk with Kristina Swallow, PE., ENV SP, F. ASCE, who is the current President of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), about the importance of sustainable infrastructure. Here are some of the questions I ask Kristina on […] The post TCEP 084: The Importance of Sustainable Infrastructure Featuring Kristina Swallow appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In episode 083 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk with Mel Lester, Management Consultant from BizEdge, about how civil engineers can create added value for clients. Mel gives some very specific strategies that you can start implementing right away in your career to create added value for your clients. Here are some of the questions […] The post TCEP 083: How Civil Engineers Can Create Added Value for Clients appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In episode 082 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk with Alexis Clark, E.I.T about her passion for culture and community in civil engineering, and several other interesting topics related to Civil Engineering. Here are some of the questions I ask Alexis: Tell us how you ended up working for Hilti and what it’s like working […] The post TCEP 082: One Civil Engineer’s Passion for Culture and Community appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In episode 081 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk with Grady Hillhouse, P.E.,  a Civil Engineer in San Antonio, Texas about Engineering on YouTube and how he has grown his YouTube channel to almost a half million followers, and more importantly how he is making more people aware of engineering. Here are some of […] The post TCEP 081: How One Civil Engineer is Teaching Millions of People about Engineering on YouTube appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In episode 080 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk with Shane Sheldon, a civil engineer and listener from Oregon, about whether or not civil engineering is becoming a commodity. We also talk about the question that several civil engineers might be asking themselves today, which is: “Can civil engineers really be successful?” Shane emailed […] The post TCEP 080: Is Civil Engineering Becoming a Commodity? appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In episode 079 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I will give my opinion on why I don’t believe it’s a bad thing to work for same civil engineering company for a long time, possibly even your entire career.  I constantly hear people say that you have to make a move from one company to the […] The post TCEP 079: No, It’s Not a Bad Thing Working for the same Company your Entire Civil Engineering Career appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In episode 078 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk with Robert Mora, PE, PLS, ENV SP about the philosophy that he and his partner are operating under in building Batture Engineers + Land Surveyors, a unique civil engineering firm based in New Orleans, Louisiana. Here are some of the questions I ask on building […] The post TCEP 078: A Deep Conversation on the Philosophy behind building a Civil Engineering Firm appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In episode 077 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk with Christian Knutson, P.E., PMP, who has hosted several episodes of this podcast. Chris provided a framework that he has used to make many career transitions, and also talked about building the confidence needed to make engineering career transitions. Here are some of the questions I ask […] The post TCEP 077: How to Handle Career Transitions Confidently as a Civil Engineering Professional appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In episode 76 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I interview two guests that work in the Civil Engineering world and have worked on very special projects that are helping our community and the world as a whole. They are Alan Lloyd, CIH, CSP, Associate Vice President and Corporate Health and Safety Officer from Pennoni, and Menzer Pehlivan, Ph.D., P.E., from […] The post TCEP 076: Two Professionals in the Civil Engineering Industry who are Impacting the World Beyond their Engineering Projects appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

5 Steps to Selecting 80/20 Goals to Boost your Civil Engineering Career In episode 075 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I am going to give you 5 steps for selecting 80/20 goals to boost your civil engineering career. I will also discuss how you can use Pareto Principle, which is also known as the 80/20 […] The post TCEP 075: 5 Steps to Selecting 80/20 Goals to Boost your Civil Engineering Career appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

How to Communicate Effectively on Civil Engineering Projects In episode 074 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk with Steve Soldati, PE about how to communicate effectively on civil engineering projects. Here are some of the questions I ask Steve about communicating effectively on civil engineering projects : Why is communication important for engineering professionals? What are […] The post TCEP 074: How to Communicate Effectively on Civil Engineering Projects appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

Civil Engineering Career Navigation Advice from a Young Engineering Manager In episode 073 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk with Shaun McGrath, P.E., CCM, a successful young division leader at a successful civil engineering company about career navigation through the early portions of your engineering career. Here are some of the questions I ask […] The post TCEP 073: Civil Engineering Career Navigation Advice from a Young Engineering Manager appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

Raise the Bar: Closing the Education Gap for the Future Civil Engineer In episode 72 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk with Kelly Dooley ASCE’s Director of the Raise the Bar initiative and Brad Aldrich from Aldrich + Elliott on ASCE’s Raise the Bar initiative which is focused on closing the education gap for future civil engineers. […] The post TCEP 072: Raise the Bar: Closing the Education Gap for the Future Civil Engineer appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.