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In episode 097 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I speak with Michael Mains, M.Eng, P.Eng, PE, a young engineer who has had a tremendous amount of experience on global tunneling projects. Michael gives a global overview of underground infrastructure and provides some great insights for young civil engineers considering getting involved in this industry. Here are […] The post TCEP 097 : A Global Overview of Underground Infrastructure appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

  In episode 096 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I speak with Jim Rogers, author of Win More Work, and Co-Founder of the Seller-Doer Academy. Jim and I will be giving you a strategy for building your seller-doer skills which consists of three specific learning approaches. Engineering Quotes: Here are some key points discussed in […] The post TCEP 096: A Specific Recipe for Building Seller-Doer Skills appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In episode 095 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I am bringing you with me to the offices of Mueser Rutledge Consulting Engineers (MRCE) to sit down with Senior Partner Peter Deming and myself. We will be talking about the importance of your physical office layout and how it impacts productivity and culture.  This is a topic you […] The post TCEP 095: Office Layout and How It Impacts Productivity and Culture appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In episode 094 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, which is 4th episode in our 5-part series on infrastructure, Chris Knutson interviews Kate Harris, President, and CEO of Stanley Consultants about harnessing innovation in engineering leadership. Kate gets into future trends of the industry and how we can prepare for them. She also discusses public- and private […] The post TCEP 094: Harnessing Innovation in Engineering Leadership appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In episode 093 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I talk with Professor Lord Robert Mair about important factors around preparing civil engineering for the future. Professor Lord Robert Mair is an Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering at Cambridge University and the current President of the UK Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). This is the first […] The post TCEP 093: Preparing Civil Engineering for the Future by Reflecting on the past – Global Sustainability Series Episode 1 appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

In episode 92 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I am taking you with me to visit T&M Associates headquarters in Middletown NJ, where we are going to sit down with Ihsan Al-Fayyomi to talk about business development skill building for civil engineers. Here are some of the questions I ask Ihsan: Can you talk about how you […] The post TCEP 092: Business Development Skill Building for Civil Engineers appeared first on Engineering Management Institute.

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. Engineering Quotes: Here are some of the […] 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.