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 […]
The Role of Project Management in Consulting Engineering – Ep 137
In this episode, I talk to Ann Tomalavage, PE, PMP, LEED AP, a licensed professional engineer who has spent the last 20+ years training engineering professionals on how to become great project managers. Ann talks about some of the key points to becoming a successful project manager, and she also discusses the role of project […]
Technology, Innovation, and Smart Cities – What Civil Engineers Need to Know – Ep 124
If you are not going to be smart and are not known to be using smart technology, businesses and people are not going to live in those cities. Smart cities are going to attract the best and the brightest, whether it is residence, or whether it is businesses.
Chief Engineer = Professional Engineer + Manager
Nowadays, the engineering market has become more and more demanding and competitive. It’s not enough to get your degree; you need to constantly learn and develop new skills to stand out from the other engineers and work on exciting projects.
What Prison Has Taught This Young Engineer and How it Can Help You- Ep 193
In this episode, I talk with Jim (a false name used to keep our guest anonymous), a young engineer who had to spend some time in prison soon after he graduated college. We talk about everything he went through while in prison as well as the things he learned and how his experiences have contributed […]
Gaining Experience for Taking the PE Exam – Engineering Career TV Ep. 5
Q: How do you gain the experience for Taking the PE Exam? Welcome to Episode #5 of Engineering Career TV. The topic for this episode is Gaining Experience for Taking the PE Exam. I will spend most of the Engineering Career TV episodes answering questions that have been submitted from engineers around the world on how […]
TECC 120: A 10 Step Plan for Obtaining Your Professional Engineering License
Image by 8photo on Freepik In this episode, I interview Lieutenant Colonel Lagerquist, a career civil engineer officer on the topic of obtaining your professional engineering (PE) license by using a 10 step plan. Engineering Success quotes: The 10 key steps to obtaining your professional engineering license:
