10 Tips Every Civil Engineer Should Know About Managing Contracts
(1 PDH)
Date and Time:
Date: November 18, 2025
Time: 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM Eastern Standard Time
Duration: 1 hour
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Summary
Contracts are at the core of every successful engineering project, yet many civilengineers—whether new graduates or seasoned professionals—receive little formaltraining in how to manage them effectively. Anthony Fasano, PE, AEC PM will provideengineersand project managers with practical insights into contract management, liabilityissues, expectation setting, and strategies for avoiding costly mistakes. Based on JohnLowe’s book,A Guide to Managing Engineering and Architectural Design ServicesContracts: What Every Project Manager Needs to Know, this session will examine real-world scenarios and proven tools, leaving participants with a deeper understanding of howto safeguard themselves, their firms, and their clients through better contract practices.
By the end of this session, participants will be able to:
- Identify contract red flags—including slow payments, risky purchase orders, and contractor-requested changes—and respond effectively.
- Strengthen project outcomes through clear scopes of work, constructability reviews, and proactive expectation management.
- Build a culture of professional liability awareness across engineering teams to reduce risks and improve design quality.
- Implement best practices for critical processes like shop drawing review and stop work authority.
- Apply rigorous documentation strategies to protect against disputes and ensure accountability throughout the project lifecycle.
Your Host
Anthony Fasano, P.E., AEC PM | Engineering Management Institute
Most AEC organizations are too busy to focus on attracting, developing, and retaining talented professionals, making it hard to grow. Through his work at EMI, Fasano utilizes a proven framework to help organizations, both public and private, build professional development plans, programs, and tools that help them attract, build, AND maintain strong teams and grow sustainably.
Fasano has written a bestselling book entitled Engineer Your Own Success (by IEEE-Wiley Press), and under his stewardship, EMI has built a massive content platform including 10 active podcasts, 3 YouTube channels, and a popular blog dedicated to helping AEC professionals become better managers and leaders.