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TCEP 188: Why People Development Is Important When Growing a Civil Engineering Firm

November 17, 2021 By EMI

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People Development

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 can help grow your company tremendously.

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Here Are Some of the Questions I Ask Garret and Lucas:

  • How did you end up starting your firm and what services does your firm provide?
  • Talk to us about the importance of people development at your firm, and how you find, develop, and retain the right people?
  • How do you ensure that the right people are doing the right things and that you promote the right people into the right position at your firm?
  • How do you identify who needs what training or development? Do you have a process to ensure you are consistently developing your people?
  • Problem-solving is the essence of what engineering leaders do, but how do you and your company identify the problems that arise?
  • Once you identify problems, does your company have a specific process for solving them? If so, what does it look like?
  • What are some typical problems that you see in civil engineering firms, specifically when they are trying to grow or scale?
  • Do you have any final advice to civil engineers out there who are trying to grow their own companies, or who are considering pursuing a career similar to yours?

Here Are Some Key Points Discussed in This Episode About People Development:

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Filed Under: Business Development, TCEP-The Civil Engineering Podcast Tagged With: Civil Engineering, civil engineering firms, Civil Engineers, Developing Your People, development, Growing a Civil Engineering Firm, he importance of people development, Identify Problems, People Development, problem solving, retain the right people, starting your firm, training

Requesting Financial Assistance for Training – Engineering Career TV Ep. 21

July 31, 2017 By EMI




Q: How can I request financial assistance for training from my engineering company?

Welcome to Episode #21 of Engineering Career TV. The topic for this episode is requesting financial assistance for training. 

I will spend most of the Engineering Career TV episodes answering questions that have been submitted from engineers around the world on how to rapidly advance their careers and live the lives they want to live.

You can submit questions for the show by clicking here.

Let’s jump into today’s topic: Requesting financial assistance for training, which is based on a question from Kyle, who asks the following: [Read more…] about Requesting Financial Assistance for Training – Engineering Career TV Ep. 21

Filed Under: Engineering Career TV Tagged With: career assistance, career growth, case study, communicate, cost of training, engineering development, financial, financial aid, financial assistance for training, loans, money, personal development, training, value

TCEP 047: Keeping Young Civil Engineers Billable

December 21, 2016 By EMI

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In episode 047 of The Civil Engineering Podcast, I interview one of our listeners, a young civil engineer named Joshua about a problem he is facing in regards to transitioning into the civil engineering industry and we also talk about how to remain billable as a young civil engineer.

Here are some of the questions I ask Joshua:

  • What has been helpful for you as a young civil engineer in your transition into the workplace?
  • Tell me about the things you didn’t have that would’ve been helpful in transitioning.
  • What are your thoughts on training for young civil engineers?
  • Were there any discussions about future training with your civil engineering company?
  • What is the balance between remaining billable, but also engaging in training?

Engineering Quotes:

billable

Here are some key points discussed in this episode of The Civil Engineering Podcast:

  • Support and communication with your civil engineering team is extremely important in making the transition easier.
  • When starting out in a new civil engineering position, make sure that you have a very clear and well defined plan to understand what is expected of you.
  • Having training materials will facilitate the training process and make the new employee’s job much easier.
  • When considering a career move it is important to ask yourself if there will be opportunities for professional training and development for yourself.
  • It’s important for managers to have a set number of productive tasks in the background that are available for engineers when they have finished their work. This will ensure productivity and ensure engineers remain billable in their work.

More details in this episode…

About Joshua:

Joshua has been a Civil engineer for the last 7 months specifically in the land development field and engages in storm water design, land surveying, and soil science. He previously worked with different tractors and heavy equipment to maintain property courses. He also has experience in Inspecting construction sites for compliance with regards to Soil Erosion and Sediment Control.

Sources/References:

The Engineering Mastermind
TCEP 041: Strategies for Starting A New Civil Engineering Job on the Right Foot
Seller-Doer Academy
LinkedIn Questions

This episode is brought to you by PPI, the leader of civil engineering FE or PE exam preparations. Use promo code CIVIL for 20% discount at PPI2Pass.com/coach

Please leave your comments or questions in the section below on transitioning within careers and remaining billable in your work environment.

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Anthony Fasano, PE, LEED AP
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