BOSTON, MA Job Description An engineering consulting firm with over 180 employees and offices throughout the Northeast is seeking to hire a Director of Bridge Engineering to assume the role of office operations manager in their downtown Boston office.
read more »ENR reports that in his first State of the Union address, President Trump has asked Congress to produce new infrastructure legislation to provide “at least $1.5 trillion” in total investment plus a cut in federal project permitting time to two years or less. However, his remarks were short on specifics and wanting in key areas, […]
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Is your Architectural, Engineering, Planning, or Environmental Consulting firm ready for 2018? With national unemployment rates around 4.1% as of this writing, talent will be hard to find, and the pressure to raise wages will be intense. If you’re concerned about your design firm’s recruitment and retention processes there are some things that you can […]
read more »Candidate of the week: Traffic Engineer in the Southwest Market with 7 years’ experience, registered PE, MBA. Skills include analysis and design, various public clients, client contact with a strong desire to grow into a business development role. Proficient in AutoCAD, MicroStation, VISSIM, HCS, and Synchro/SimTraffic. Please contact Lisa Elster for more information! leslter@morrisseygoodale.com 508-758-0191
read more »Two Portland-area engineering firms have merged. Walsh Engineering of Westbrook combined with Pinkham and Greer Civil Engineers of Portland at the beginning of the year. The merged company will continue operating under the Walsh Engineering Associates name. The combined company will continue serving architectural firms, commercial developers, private homeowners and industrial clients with its site design, […]
read more »Mick Morrissey comments on the impact of private equity in the A/E Industry in Engineering News-Record. Private equity firms have been seeking more AEC sector companies for cash infusions to boost returns for investors and targets. Mr. Morrissey points out that with PE firms/ focus on high performance, one risk is that an acquired firm […]
read more »Skanska AB (NASDAQ: SKA B) named Richard Kennedy an Executive Vice President of Skanska AB and President and Chief Executive Officer of Skanska USA, overseeing the company’s construction operations in the United States, the US corporate staff functions and Skanska’s infrastructure development operations. Kennedy will be a member of Skanska AB’s six-member Group Leadership Team (GLT). He succeeds Anders Danielsson, […]
read more »Schmidt Hammer Lassen Architects, a well-known Danish design firm, has joined global architecture firm Perkins+Will. This is a strategic partnership that extends Schmidt Hammer Lassen’s international reach and reinforces Perkins+Will’s commitment to sustainability and design excellence. Schmidt Hammer Lassen’s notable projects include: The Black Diamond, the extension to the Royal Library in Copenhagen; ARoS Museum of Art in […]
read more »Engineering News-Record reports that a leaked outline of the Trump administration’s infrastructure plan seems to confirm that the federal government will take a back seat in funding its own infrastructure initiative. It seems the plan would lean on new spending by states, local governments and the private sector. Half of the money in the plan, according to […]
read more »Now that we are in the New Year, we take a look back at Building Design + Construction’s 40 Under 40 Class of 2017. These AEC professionals are leading the way in their respective fields. Last year’s list includes architects, structural engineers, marketing professionals, environmental professionals, mechanical engineers, and construction professionals, among others. Read more>
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