Developing Leadership Skills in Civil Engineering – Ep 311
Civil engineering leadership requires balancing technical expertise with strong people skills to grow effectively in the profession. This episode explores strategies for building leadership traits, improving communication, and navigating early career challenges in civil engineering. Listeners will learn how to thrive by embracing flexible roles and mentoring relationships.
Preventing Land Development Delays – Ep 307
Land development delays present significant challenges in civil engineering projects that require focused strategies to overcome. This episode highlights effective communication, proactive permitting approaches, and stakeholder coordination to accelerate timelines. Listeners will gain insights into minimizing slowdowns and delivering projects efficiently.
Combining Civil Engineering and Surveying for Success – Ep 304
Civil engineering careers require technical competency and ethical responsibility while adapting to innovation and multidisciplinary demands. This episode explores how combining surveying skills enhances project delivery and client engagement in civil engineering professions.
Assurative AI for Safe Civil Engineering – Ep 098
Assurative AI civil engineering is transforming safety and compliance in infrastructure by applying rigorous standards and rules. This episode explores practical workflows and challenges in implementing assured AI for engineering projects. Listeners will gain insight into bridging AI innovation with industry expertise for future-ready engineering.
Civil Engineers Are in High Demand
This is a guest post by Dr. Rae Taylor I am a member of the social networking site “Nextdoor” (I call it a nosy neighbor site). I joined for the COVID updates and to volunteer my superpowers as a relatively young, low-COVID-risk person. But I stayed for the complete insanity that is village gossip. I […]
A Framework for Quality Control for Engineering Professionals | Part 4: Action – Ep 005
In this episode of The Engineering Quality Control podcast, we continue with the 5-Part Framework for Quality Control and focus on the fourth part of this framework, which is known as Action. Here Are Some Key Points Discussed in This Episode About Taking Action:
Professional Engineering Societies Must Do a Better Job Communicating the Benefits They Offer
This is a guest post by Dr. Rae Taylor I was reminded the other day to investigate my professional memberships — what I wanted to renew and what I wanted to let lapse. You may think I was reminded by an email or letter from one of the many professional societies., but sadly it wasn’t […]
The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: How It Will Affect Civil Engineers – Ep 195
In this episode, I talk to Dennis D. Truax, Ph.D., P.E., BCEE, D.WRE, F.NSPE, F.ASCE, the 2022 President of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and the professor emeritus of the Richard A. Rula School of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Mississippi State University about the new Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), and […]
Women in Geotechnical Engineering: Geotechnical Construction Explained – Ep 041
In this episode, we talk to Hannah Iezzoni, P.E., a Geostructural design engineer at KELLER, about what geotechnical construction is and the relationship between geotechnical and foundation engineering. She also talks about her involvement in mentoring young female engineers and promoting inclusivity within our industry. Engineering Quotes: Here Are Some of the Questions We […]
Why People Development Is Important When Growing a Civil Engineering Firm – Ep 188
In this episode of The Civil Engineering Podcast, we talk with two engineers from Alaska that decided to start their own firm and really focused on people development within their firm. They are Garret K. Gladsjo, P.E.and Lucas Chambers, P.E., co-owners and principal engineers at proHNS LLC. We talk about how investing in your staff […]