Understanding and Optimizing the Long Game That Is Your Engineering Career
This is a guest post by Jacob Valentien, PE As I reflect and think about the various blog topics that I could write about for the Civil Engineering Collective, I wanted to start off by summarizing one of the biggest concepts that I see young engineers struggle with in their first few years after graduating […]
5 Reasons to Say YES to Volunteering
Volunteering allows you to bring positive, measurable changes to your community and professional family. You’ve probably thought about saying YES to a volunteer opportunity. But how? When? Does it work with your schedule? You are busy, and what will you get out of it? My advice is simple: Say YES and say it NOW. And […]
Structural Engineering and the Surfside Building Collapse – Ep 057
In this episode, we talk to Emily Guglielmo, P.E., SE, the past president of the National Council of Structural Engineers Associations (NCSEA) and the Structural Engineers Association of Northern California (SEAONC), about building safety in response to the recent Surfside building collapse in Miami a few weeks ago. She will also talk about a structural engineer’s role post-collapse […]
Entrepreneurial Engineering & Engineering Culture – Ep 252
In this episode, we talk to Mark Kinsella, the VP of Engineering at Opendoor, a real estate company in California, about entrepreneurial engineering. He also discusses the four key components of culture in a firm and provides ways on how you can empower your teams to be more productive. Engineering Quotes: Here Are Some of […]
How to Advance Your Career
How can I advance my career faster? How can I develop more influence and raise my importance within my company? How can I increase my salary? These are questions that I hear my engineering colleagues say all the time. Unfortunately, when it comes to career wisdom, there is an issue in America. Unless you read […]
Accepting Responsibility Is the Precursor to Closing the Deal
Whether you close business deals daily or consider a completed deal to be a new job offer that will catapult your career forward, you must first accept full responsibility for what will happen after signing the agreement. Taking responsibility is required for progressing in your work, business, life, or relationships. It is just the right […]
From Design Engineer to Geotechnical Engineering Manager – Ep 029
In this episode, we talk to David Harmanos, PE, Geotechnical Engineering Manager at Hillis-Carnes Engineering Associates, Inc., about transitioning from design engineer to managing a group of people. Engineering Quotes: Here Are Some of the Questions We Ask David Harmanos, PE:
From Employee to Owner of a Civil Engineering Company (In Just 60 Days) – Ep 180
In this episode, the eighth episode in our Civil Engineering Entrepreneurs Series, I talk to Kevin Riggs, P.E., President & CEO at Cole Design Group, Inc. about growing a civil engineering company and developing your team. He also shares a very interesting story of how he went from an employee to owner of a large […]
Become a Feedback Superstar
This is a guest blog by Pamela A. Scott Remember when you were in school and you turned in a paper that you had worked hard on and were proud of? Then you got the paper back. Right at the top in bright red ink — or was it blood? — your teacher or professor […]
Should My LinkedIn Profile and My Resume Have a Motherhood Section?
It’s always been known that having kids can be detrimental to a woman’s career. There is more research that can be cited here that women pay a price for having a family, whether it be reduced promotional prospects or a complete loss of career. Maybe this is why I’ve always been told not to […]
