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TCEP 189: How to Build Confidence as an Engineering Leader

December 1, 2021 By EMI

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Build Confidence

In this episode, which is part of our Women in Civil Engineering series, I talk to Denise Carter, P.E., the Chief Strategy Officer (CSO) at Greenman-Pedersen, Inc (GPI). Denise leads and implements business strategy across the entire organization, integrating GPI operations and services to optimize staff, organizational development, and growth opportunities. In this episode, Denise talks about how to build confidence in your career, especially in a leadership role, and how it can drastically increase your success as an engineer.

Engineering Quotes:

Build Confidence

Build Confidence

Here Are Some of the Questions I Ask Denise:

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Filed Under: TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast, Women in Engineering Tagged With: building confidence, civil engineering career, Denise Carter, fully confident, get different perspectives, get diverse experience, GPI, Greenman-Pedersen, how the company works, increase your success, leadership role, mentors in management roles, professional and technical societies, success as an engineer, transitioning to a management role, trust yourself and your team, woman engineer, Women in Civil Engineering

The Benefits of a Career Coach in Your Civil Engineering Career

October 19, 2021 By EMI

This is a guest blog by Nick Heim, P.E.

Many situations in life have us seeking the opinion of others, our careers being no exception. Instead of asking a significant other, coworker, or friend – what if instead we could have someone who is vested in the advancement and growth of our careers give us advice? Today, I would like to talk about some of the benefits of a career coach, and what they can do for your civil engineering career.

1. Providing Unbiased Input

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Filed Under: Civil Engineering Tagged With: civil engineering career, coaches, effectively network, Expanding Your Network, Find Clarity, hiring a career coach, Nick Heim, The Benefits of a Career Coach, Unbiased Input

The Importance of Creativity for Civil Engineering Firms and Professionals

March 29, 2021 By EMI

THIS IS AN ARTICLE BY MATT LOOS, PE., INGENUITY AND THE ENGINEER – HOW TO HARNESS CREATIVITY IN ENGINEERING (1 PDH) HERE.

As consumption of resources continues to increase, creativity in engineering will be even more important to ensure longevity for future generations. The ability to generate and implement creative solutions can ultimately decide the fate of the future, especially when it comes to dealing with some of the world’s biggest challenges like failing infrastructure and global warming. As cheesy as this may sound, we need to embrace creativity as a necessary skill set and not let it fall by the wayside with other skills that were nurtured in our youth, such as imagination and curiosity. 

That being said, what is the biggest barrier to harnessing creativity in your own civil engineering career or within your organization as a whole? My guess for most people it is a mix of things, with ego standing front and center. Ego often stands in the way of accepting new ideas and taking constructive criticism.  Doing something successfully, in repetition over time often breed’s ego. When you’re experienced in a certain field, you don’t often seek others’ opinions. When you’re inexperienced, you don’t get stuck in the trap of doing something the way it’s always been done. As a newcomer, you don’t know everything, but you know those who do. So, you seek information.

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Filed Under: Civil Engineering Tagged With: build creativity, business of engineering, Civil Engineering, civil engineering career, creativity in engineering, creativity in our day-to-day activities, embrace creativity, Engineering Firms, implement creative solutions, spark your creativity

Prioritizing Your Goals – the One Step Most Professionals Fail to Take

November 19, 2020 By EMI

The topic for our December 2020 Civil Engineering Collective session will be goal setting as many professionals start thinking about their goals for 2021. In the session, we will walk through three steps that you can take for effective goal setting. However what I’d like to cover in this post is an important step that you must take after setting goals, PRIORITIZING YOUR GOALS.

So let’s assume you followed the three-step goal setting process and you now have ten goals that you will be working on for 2021. How do you decide which goals to work on when?

Firstly, I recommend that you try to organize your goals by the amount of time it will take to achieve them. For example, studying for a certification exam could take 6 months, while reading a book or learning a new computer program could take four to six weeks. While the task duration shouldn’t be the only factor considered when prioritizing your goals, it may help deciding when to pursue each goal.

Once you’ve organized your goals by duration, next you should consider the impact that achieving each goal will have on you, your career, and those around you. I recommend classifying these by “low impact” or “high impact.” For example, if you were to achieve your professional engineering license (P.E.) that would most likely have a high positive impact on your career and also great benefit to your company. However, reading a book on communication skills, while it may help you, probably would be lower impact than a PE license.

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Filed Under: Civil Engineering Tagged With: 80/20 chart, achieving each goal, chart your goals, civil engineering career, Civil Engineering Collective, effective goal setting, goal setting, goal-setting process, goals for 2021, organize your goals, prioritize, Prioritizing Your Goals, stay focused, three-step goal setting

TCEP 128: Becoming a Well Rounded Civil Engineering Professional

October 9, 2019 By EMI

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Well Rounded Civil Engineering Professional

In episode 128 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, which is our third episode in our Women in Civil Engineering series, I visit with Michelle Briehof, P.E. who is a project manager at Maser Consulting.

Michelle talks about some of the non-technical aspects and actions you can take as a civil engineering professional to build confidence and equip yourself as a well rounded civil engineering professional. She walks us through her career journey, from the beginning of her career up to where she is now and the experiences that have helped her to attain her position. She also tells us about the Maser Women’s Organization and how it has helped all employees at Maser, men and women, to build confidence and get the necessary exposure needed to become well-rounded engineering professionals.

Engineering Quotes:

Well Rounded Civil Engineering Professional

Here Are Some of the Questions I Ask Michelle:

  • Tell us more about the Maser Women’s Organization
  • How has the Maser Women’s Organization impacted you?
  • How does being a mother impact your career?
  • Tell us about your involvement in the different disciplines at your firm?
  • Have you found that developing knowledge in different civil engineering disciplines has been helpful in your efforts?
  • How important is it to have confidence as a manager?

Here Are Some Key Points Discussed in This Episode About Becoming a Well Rounded Civil Engineering Professional:

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Filed Under: Leadership/Management, TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: civil engineer, Civil Engineering, civil engineering career, client interactions, Confidence, engineering disciplines, Engineering Management, leadership roles, Maser Consulting, Michelle Briehof, P.E, Transportation Engineer, Well Rounded Civil Engineering Professional, Women in engineering, women leaders in engineering

TCEP 079: No, It’s Not a Bad Thing Working for the same Company your Entire Civil Engineering Career

March 14, 2018 By EMI

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Working for the same Company

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 next in order to really advance your career, which I don’t agree with.

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Working for the same Company

working for the same company

Here are 7 benefits of working for the same company for a long period of time

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Filed Under: Job Search/Salary/Relocation, TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: civil engineering career, Comfort breeds confidence, Longer Leash, Loyalty inspires trust, Professional Reputation is Important, The Grass is Always Greener on the Other Side, Time Gives you Seniority, Working for the same Company, Your ultimate career goal

TCEP 075: 5 Steps to Selecting 80/20 Goals to Boost your Civil Engineering Career

January 17, 2018 By EMI

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5 Steps to Selecting 80/20 Goals to Boost your Civil Engineering Career

Selecting 80/20 Goals

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 rule, to maximize your planning efforts.

Engineering Quotes:


Selecting 80/20 Goals
Selecting 80/20 Goals

Here are some key points discussed on selecting 80/20 goals:

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Filed Under: Career Goals and Challenges, TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: 80/20 drivers, 80/20 Rule, Accountability, civil engineering career, credentials, Determine your deadlines, drive success, goals, Key Product Indicators, Measure your progress, Pareto principle, Selecting 80/20 Goals

TCEP 073: Civil Engineering Career Navigation Advice from a Young Engineering Manager

December 20, 2017 By EMI

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Civil Engineering Career Navigation Advice from a Young Engineering Manager

Career Navigation

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 Shaun:

  • Talk about internships and how they have helped you.
  • Tell us about the importance of different civil engineering career paths.
  • Talk about stumbling blocks and learning from them.
  • Is there a specific experience that you can recall that you learned something valuable from?
  • Tell us about the importance of finding a mentor.
  • Tell me more about networking.

Engineering Quotes:

Career Navigation

Career Navigation

Here are some key points discussed on civil engineering career navigation:

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Filed Under: Career Goals and Challenges, TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: Career Navigation, Career Navigation Advice, Career Path, CCM, Civil Engineering, civil engineering career, different career paths, finding a mentor, internships, networking, P.E, re-evaluate yourself, Shaun McGrath

TCEP 036: Engineer to Entrepreneur: Success Strategies to Manage Your Career and Start Your Own Civil Engineering Firm

July 20, 2016 By EMI

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TCEP 036: Engineer to Entrepreneur: Success Strategies to Manage Your Career and Start Your Own Civil Engineering FirmIn episode 036 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I interview Rick DeLaGuardia about entrepreneurship in civil engineering. We will focus on his newest book called Engineer to Entrepreneur: Success Strategies to Manage Your Career and Start Your Own Firm.

Here are some of the questions I ask Rick:

  • What made you decide to write the book?
  • Who is the book geared to primarily?
  • What is the one key point you were trying to make when you wrote the book?
  • You use a lot of anecdotes in your book, why?
  • In the book you ask the readers to consider working for a small niche firm, can you explain why?
  • You write about investing and finances a lot, why is it so important?
  • Based on the three parts of your book, what is the best advice you could provide to each group: student, young engineer and aspiring entrepreneur?
  • Who is publishing your book and how can we get a copy?

Quotes to think about:

TCEP36 Quote 1 - Rick De La Guardia - Success Strategies

TCEP36 Quote 2 - Anthony Fasano - Success Strategies

Here are some key points on success strategies discussed in this episode:

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Filed Under: Business/Entrepreneurship, TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: civil engineering career, Civil Engineering Firm, credit record, entrepreneur, Rick De La Guardia

TCEP 003: The Civil Engineering Podcast – Ethics, Mentoring, and 10 Keys to Civil Engineering Career Success with Paul Eng-Wong

May 13, 2015 By EMI

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ethics mentoring

In this episode of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I interview Paul Eng-Wong, Professional Engineer and Principal in the Newark office of Vanasse Hangen Brustlin, Inc. (VHB). We talk about professional ethics, mentoring, and the importance of being able to communicate effectively. Eng-Wong also gives 10 insightful strategies to help you advance your career as a civil engineer. Also in this episode, for our Civil Engineering Project of the Week Segment, we take a closer look at the Great Wall of China.

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Filed Under: Communication & Public Speaking, Ethics/Integrity, Mentoring, TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: civil engineering career, Great Wall of China, Inc., Vanasse Hangen Brustlin

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