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Get "Pot Of Gold" Lucky With ACEC's Job Board
St. Patrick's Day is the perfect time to make the ACEC Job Board your pot of gold for your firm's hiring needs. And to make the pot sweeter, a special discount saves you 15 percent on 30 and 60-day postings. Just use the promo code LUCKY08 when you check out.
Why should you use ACEC's Job Board? We have the power of the engineering niche. More and more employers are looking to niche job boards to cover all their recruiting bases since mass-market job boards only touch the surface of available engineering talent.
Remember that when you have an active job posting, you also have access to our searchable resume database containing over 7,700 job seekers.
Please visit the ACEC Job Board to create an account and post your job today!
For more information, contact Nina Goldman at 202-682-4325 or write ngoldman@acec.org.
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Over 750 Searchable Jobs Posted
Over 7,700 Searchable Resumes Posted
Over 1,700 Registered Employers |
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Last Five "Help Wanted" Open Positions:
Structural Engineer Manager—Bozeman, MT
Sr. Air Quality Manager—Edmonds, WA
Sr. Electrical Engineer—Oklahoma City, OK
Structural Project Manager—Indianapolis, IN
Mechanical/Electrical Engineering Leader—Columbus, OH
A Sampling of Posted Resumes:
Geotechnical Engineers—884
Water Resources/Wastewater Engineers—1,446
Transportation—1,275
Civil Engineers—2,184
Structural Engineers—1,462
Environmental Engineers—1,322
View These and Other Resumes and Jobs on ACEC's Job Board
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Participate In Pi Day With Pi Products & Pi Shipping At ACEC Bookstore
Friday, March 14 (3/14) marks the 302nd anniversary of the use of pi—one of the most important mathematical constants.
In celebration, the ACEC Bookstore is offering $3.14 ground shipping on all orders placed through Sunday, March 16, 2008. Select "Pi Day Flat Rate" as your shipping option at check-out.
Also, check out these featured pi products from the ACEC Bookstore. |
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Upcoming Online Seminars
March 18—Industry Improvement Initiatives—Are U.S. Firms Behind?
Paul Bryant, Pivotal Management Consulting, examines what one European nation is doing to improve its A/E/C industry—from raising awareness to increasing accountability—with a goal of performance improvement. (1:30-3 p.m.; 1.5 PDHs)
Click here to register.
March 19—Developing and Implementing Winning Strategies for Engineers, Architects and Construction Companies
Clare Ross, The Clare Ross Organization, presents new insights and useable ideas to enhance "the ability to see the big picture in new and different ways," in an increasingly competitive environment for design and construction services. (1:30-3 p.m.; 1.5 PDHs)
Click here to register.
March 25—The Talent War—Recruitment & Retention in Today's Competitive Engineering Industry
Lori Oakes-Coyne, ZweigWhite, reviews hiring and retention secrets of successful firms and new ways to attract top performers to your staff—and retain them. (1:30-3 p.m.; 1.5 PDHs)
Click here to register.
March 26—New Approaches to Design Management
Glenn Ballard, Project Production Systems Laboratory, U/C Berkeley, utilizes "lean project management" tools to illustrate better methods for managing work flow on design projects. (1:30-3 p.m.; 1.5 PDHs)
Click here to register.
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| Election Year Sparks To Fly At ACEC Annual Convention—April 27-30
Chris Wallace |
Scheduled for less than one week after the Pennsylvania Primary, an outstanding lineup of nationally known political analysts will hold forth at ACEC's Annual Convention in Washington, D.C.
Convention attendees are encouraged to make hotel reservations early 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 rates expire on April 4. |
Tucker Carlson |
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Chris Wallace, host of Fox News Sunday, is featured at the Opening General Session, 8 a.m., Monday, April 28.
Later that day, MSNBC's Tucker Carlson, and Democratic campaign advisor Paul Begala, will debate the election from opposite viewpoints.
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Paul Begala |
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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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| Wisconsin Again First State To Meet PAC Goal—"Too Much At Stake"
ACEC/PAC Champion of Wisconsin Rajan Sheth |
For the second consecutive year, ACEC/Wisconsin is first in crossing the finish line to 2008 PAC fundraising goals.
"Even though our fundraising goal was raised by 20 percent this year we knew we'd meet it and meet it early," said ACEC/PAC Champion Rajan Sheth, president and CEO of Mead & Hunt, Inc. in Wisconsin. "There's too much at stake for our industry and our members—politically, legislatively, economically—this year and beyond."
Sheth worked closely with ACEC/Wisconsin President Phil Budde of Strand Associates and Executive Director Carol Godiksen to create an aggressive fundraising effort early in the year.
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ACEC/Wisconsin President Phil Budde |
"ACEC members in the state know how important it is to support ACEC/PAC—especially in a congressional election year—so we have enough resources to make a difference on both the campaign trail and on Capitol Hill," said Budde.
For more information on ACEC/PAC contact either Greg Knopp, Executive Director, Political Affairs at gknopp@acec.org or Elizabeth Coit, PAC Director at ecoit@acec.org.
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| ACEC/PAC Leadership Looks To 2008; Congressional Infrastructure Leader Honored
ACEC/PAC leadership during a two-day meeting at ACEC headquarters this week. |
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Rep. Earl Blumenauer
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Buoyed by a record-setting 2007, the leadership of ACEC/PAC held a two-day meeting at ACEC headquarters this week to discuss political and fundraising issues in preparation for the year ahead.
Bernadetta Budde, senior vice president of the Business Industry Political Action Committee, and Trey Richardson, a principal at Sagac Public Affairs, briefed ACEC/PAC leaders on effective fundraising and grassroots advocacy initiatives.
The meeting also included a fundraising event for Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), a member of both the House Budget and House Ways and Means Committees. Blumenauer is leading an effort in Congress to significantly increase federal funding for water projects throughout the nation.
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ACEC Executive Director, Political Affairs Greg Knopp greets Bernadetta Budde, senior vice president of the Business Industry Political Action Committee after Budde addressed ACEC/PAC leaders this week. |
"This was an excellent tool for all of us interested in growing ACEC's political programs and resources," said ACEC Vice Chairman David Oates of Oates Associates in Collinsville, IL. "It was quite a comprehensive meeting—we were briefed by ACEC staff, heard from a key Member of Congress and political experts, and also spent time with PAC Champions and state staff discussing ways to further expand and improve ACEC's political clout."
PAC Champions are the governing body for ACEC/PAC, the organization's political action committee. For more information on ACEC/PAC, please contact Gregory Knopp, ACEC's Executive Director of Political Affairs (gknopp@acec.org) or Elizabeth Coit, ACEC/PAC Director (ecoit@acec.org) at 202-347-7474. |
| Small Firm Council Members Weigh-In On Retainage; SBA To Review Practice
Gregg Ten Eyck |
The Small Business Administration's Office of Advocacy is proceeding with a review of retainage policies following input from ACEC members concerned over the impact to smaller firms.
Retainage is a practice followed by federal agencies where a percentage of payment—typically 10 percent—is withheld from federal A/E contracts. In some instances, the retainage fee is not released until the related project has been completed, which often can take years. The practice can have a negative affect on a firm's cash flow, especially small firms.
"Retainage requirements pose a significant burden on small firms," said ACEC Small Firm Council Chairman Gregg Ten Eyck, of Leonard Rice Engineers, Inc. in Denver. "The law is unclear about when retainage fees will be released, resulting in an interest free loan to the federal agencies at small firms' expense. We look forward to working with SBA and the FAR Council to address this issue."
The SBA's Regulator Review and Reform Initiative was established to identify issues for federal agency review to determine if they are outdated, ineffective, duplicative, or overly complex. As part of the initiative, SBA has requested that the FAR Council review the practice of withholding retainage fees and reduce their impact on A/E firms.
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Dates, Places Set For Next BIM And Green Infrastructure Courses; Sign Up For Advance Registration Notice
Advance sell-outs are the norm for two of ACEC's most popular courses—Building Information Modeling (BIM): The Promise and The Reality for A/E/C Firms and Green Infrastructure and Sustainable Communities—and dates and locations have been set, with registration to open soon.
BIM is set for June 19-20 in Chicago, and Green Infrastructure will be held July 14-17, in Denver. Details on the next presentation of The Business of Design Consulting are still being finalized.
To be added to our VIP lists for advance notice and an opportunity to register prior to general public announcement of these in-demand courses, e-mail education@acec.org and request the VIP list by course name.
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| New Industry Contracts Course Focuses On Avoiding Risk, May 29-30
Recognizing the Snares and Pitfalls in Construction Industry Contracts
May 29-30, Chicago
ACEC presents a new one-and-a-half-day course designed to equip engineers, contractors, project managers, contracting officers, specifiers—and anyone responsible for construction of design services procurement—with critical information in key contract areas.
James C. Brown II, senior associate, Malcolm Pirnie, Inc., and chair of EJCDC's Construction and Procurement Subcommittees, and Justin L. Weisberg, partner and chair of the Construction Group, BryceDowney, LLC will present the course.
Click here for more information and to register.
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