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Retain Your Firm's Best Assets With These
ACEC Bookstore Titles
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The 7 Hidden Reasons Employees Leave: How to Recognize the Subtle Signs and Act Before It's Too Late
Leigh Branham
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Giving Notice: Why the Best and the Brightest Leave the Workplace and How You Can Help Them Stay
Freada Kapor Klein & The Level Playing Field Institute
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Daterviewing
Greg Churchman
Click here to order.
Click here to find more valuable human resources publications.
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Still Time To Order Engineering Chocolates For Valentine's Day
New chocolates representing a variety of engineering disciplines—Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Industrial and Mechanical are now available at the ACEC Bookstore.
A perfect holiday gift for co-workers, or that special someone. Call 202-347-7474, ext. 327, for express shipping details. |
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Find The Perfect Employee Match With ACEC's Job Board
Make February the month to find a perfect addition to your firm and save through the ACEC Job Board, your number one source for new employees.
Purchase a 3-pack of job postings any time this month and receive a 15 percent discount, just use the promo code VALENTINE3.
Do you have multiple positions to fill? Then the 10-pack of job postings is for you. Use the promo code VALENTINE10 and receive a 15 percent discount on this larger package.
Don't forget that, while you have an active job posting, you will also have access to our searchable resume database, containing over 7,300 job seekers.
Visit the ACEC Job Board to create an account and post your job today!
For more information, please contact Nina Goldman at 202-682-4325 or write ngoldman@acec.org.
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Over 800 Searchable Jobs Posted
Over 7,500 Searchable Resumes Posted
Over 1,650 Registered Employers |
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Last Five "Help Wanted" Open Positions:
Civil Project Manager—Monrovia, CA
Bridge Engineer—Cincinnati, OH
Electrical Engineer—Philadelphia, PA
Project Structural Engineer—Minneapolis, MN
Traffic Engineer—St. Louis, MO
A Sampling of Posted Resumes:
Geotechnical Engineers—875
Water Resources/Wastewater Engineers—1,444
Transportation—1,273
Civil Engineers—2,169
Structural Engineers—1,462
Environmental Engineers—1,315
View These and Other Resumes and Jobs on ACEC's Job Board
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| How Does Your Firm Measure Up? Take The Industry Trends Survey To Find Out
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Want to know how your firm compares with other Member Firms in areas such as productivity, financial performance and business practices?
Simply complete the quick and easy 2008-2009 Design & Construction Industry Trends Survey by February 15 that was recently mailed to all Member Firms, or use the convenient link below to take the survey electronically and receive a FREE electronic copy of the survey results—a $299 value. Your participation in the survey is extremely important and confidential.
Termed "the best in the business" by executives of some of the nation's top engineering firms, the ACEC Design & Construction Industry Trends Survey provides current statistics of Member Firm business practices, finances, profitability, and emerging trends. New this year is a section that examines starting salaries, salary ranges, and bonus programs.
Results from last year's Industry Trends Survey revealed:
- While Design-Build is said to be an increasingly popular delivery system, an overwhelming number of Member Firms (81 percent) named Design-Bid-Build as their most popular delivery method.
- Nearly one-third of Member Firms "exceeded" or "significantly exceeded" financial goals, while 41 percent "almost" or "did not" meet their goals.
Take a few minutes today to complete the survey. Click here to take the survey online or complete and return the questionnaire recently mailed to all Member Firms.
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| President's 2009 Budget Proposal Cuts Key Infrastructure Programs
Funding for transportation, water and other infrastructure could face severe cuts if the President's proposed $3.1 trillion 2009 budget is enacted.
"At a time when the economy desperately needs a jump start, this budget proposal simply doesn't cut it," said ACEC President & CEO Dave Raymond. "We now have work to do in persuading Congress to reorder our budget priorities to address the needs facing the nation's infrastructure."
The overall budget for the U.S. Department of Transportation would be reduced by 10 percent. Proposed highway funding would be reduced by nearly $2 billion in 2009 to $39.4 billion from the $41.2 billion 2008 funding level. Transit funding would increase slightly from $9.5 billion in 2008 to $10.1 billion in 2009. The Administration is also proposing that $3.2 billion be moved from the transit account in FY'09 to make up the shortfall in the highway account.
Airport projects under the Airport Improvement Program would be slashed to $2.6 billion—a reduction of $765 million from the 2008 funding level.
The news is mixed for water infrastructure programs. The Clean Water Act State Revolving Fund (SRF) program would be cut significantly from $689 million in 2008 to $555 million. Drinking water projects would receive a slight increase, from $829 million in the current year to $842 million under the budget proposal, while funding for clean-up projects under Superfund would remain stable at $1.26 billion.
The Corps of Engineers' Civil Works Program, which funds flood control and other Corps water projects, would also be cut to $4.7 billion from $5.6 billion in 2008.
On the positive side, military construction spending would increase significantly in 2009, growing from $17.8 billion in 2008 to over $21 billion. The State Department's construction budget would increase $1.8 billion to accommodate the construction of nine new embassies.
The energy sector would benefit as well, as the President has proposed new funding to encourage the development of advanced nuclear power plants and clean coal technologies.
Click here for detailed summaries of the President's 2009 Budget proposal.
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| Annual Convention To Showcase Engineering "Oscars" For Excellence
Ross Shafer |
While Hollywood remains in a quandary about its annual awards for excellence, the show will go on to honor the best engineering accomplishments of the year.
The 2008 Engineering Excellence Awards (EEA) Gala—the annual black-tie engineering extravaganza—takes place on Tuesday, April 29 at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C. as part of the 2008 ACEC Annual Convention and Legislative Summit.
Emmy award-winning television host and comedian Ross Shafer will emcee this year's event, which highlights 157 engineering projects from throughout the world, all vying for ACEC's prestigious "Grand Conceptor Award" for best overall accomplishment.
The Convention includes an outstanding lineup of media notables such as Chris Wallace, host of Fox News Sunday, Tucker Carlson, host of MSNBC's Tucker and former Clinton advisor Paul Begala, in addition to 30 top-tier education sessions on business management and exciting social activities.
Make your hotel reservations well in advance while rooms are available. Contact the Grand Hyatt directly at 202-582-1234 and reference ACEC to secure your hotel room at a special discounted rate. ACEC's discounted room rates expire on April 4.
Click here to view Convention registration information. Register by April 4 and receive an additional 5 percent off the registration fee.
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Business of Design Consulting Course, Highlights Management Best Practices
The Business of Design Consulting
March 26-29, New Orleans
A perennially popular ACEC course for COOs, CFOs, executives (and up-and-comers), business administrators, managers, principals and project managers, The Business of Design Consulting is an intensive four-day experience designed to help participants manage their business more effectively.
Presented by a faculty of leading business experts and industry practitioners, the course targets eight key areas: leadership, human resources, contracts, risk management, information technology, finance, business management and marketing.
Click here for more information and to register.
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| February Online Seminars
February 12—Bringing Your Company Values to Life
Kenneth E. Nelson, Clark Dietz, Inc., looks at defining core values and making them part of the corporate culture through employee feedback, recruitment, career development and client selection.
Click here to register.
February 13—Improving Contract Negotiations for Better Profits
Gary Bates, Roenker Bates Group, provides new insights for recognizing different techniques used by others, and critical skills for improving negotiating effectiveness.
Click here to register.
February 19—Resources and Skills for Up-and-Coming Managers
Barbara Irwin, HR Advisors Group, LLC, provides guidance and direction in management responsibilities, from leadership styles to motivating staff.
Click here to register.
February 21—Market Forecast Series: GSA
William Holley, chief engineer, General Services Administration, presents an overview of GSA Public Building Services and discusses changes in policy such as P100 (PBS Design Standards), and updates opportunities for '08-09. (Also an on-site event at ACEC headquarters, Washington.)
Click here to register.
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