Over the past couple years I have noticed an interesting trend and I am curious to read your thoughts. This trend is: The haphazard awarding of titles to those who do not have the responsibilities to match. Once-upon-a-time a young civil engineer, somewhere, with just a few years of engineering experience, was given the title of…
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Will Our Infrastructure Ever Make Honor Roll?
By Matt Barcus President, Precision Executive Search Managing Partner, A/E/P Central, LLC, home of CivilEngineeringCentral.com I did a little bit of investigating (well, not that much…about 1 minutes worth!) in regards to the American Society of Civil Engineering’s (ASCE) report card that we have all come to love so much. Since it’s inception in 1988,…
$1,500,000,000,000…Does This Get Your Attention?
By Carol A. Metzner, President, The Metzner Group, LLC and Managing Partner, A/E/P Central, CivilEngineeringCentral.com Last week the CBS Early Show aired a segment concerning the deteriorating U.S. Infrastructure. ASCE President David Mongan and outspoken NY Engineer “Gridlock Sam” Schwartz contributed to the discussion. You can see the short video report here: Yes, you are hearing correctly on…
ASCE Scandal?
Last week it was reported that the American Society of Civil Engineers is being accused of a cover up. The claim states that the ASCE is covering up errors and brushing aside stricter building standards in order to protect engineers and governmental agencies from lawsuits. These accusations stem from the recent disasters like 9/11 and…
Why the Shortage of Civil Engineers?????
By Matt Barcus President, Precision Executive Search, Inc. Managing Partner, www.CivilEngineeringCentral.com I was recently interviewed for an upcoming addition of Water & Wastewater Digest Magazine regarding the topic of the shortage of civil engineering professionals in the current market. Take a look at the discussion: Q1. Recent industry surveys show that there is a lack…