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Advertise Today on the ACEC Website
With more than 28,000 unique visitors each month—and with each visit averaging more than 18 minutes—advertising on www.acec.org offers a great opportunity to build your brand, promote your firm and grow your business.
Click here to view pricing and sizes, or contact Nina Goldman at ngoldman@acec.org today to reserve your space.
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Halloween Treats from the ACEC Bookstore
Construction Nightmares
Jobs from Hell and How to Avoid Them, 3rd Edition
Arthur F. O’Leary & James Acret
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The Control Freak Revolution
Make Your Most Maddening Behaviors Work for Your Company and to Your Advantage
Cheryl Cran
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Click here to browse and buy from our full catalog of publications and merchandise.
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"ACEC Online Job Board is ...targeted to our industry."
"We at Stanley Consultants feel the ACEC Online Job Board is one of the most effective tools to find new hires. Our Human Resources staff trust and respect it and it is targeted to our industry."
Gregs Thomopulos
President & CEO
Stanley Consultants
Mass market job boards may not have the right candidates. Increasingly, employers are looking to niche job boards to cover all their recruiting bases. By adding a niche job board, such as the ACEC Job Board, you get direct access to a focused group of qualified engineering talent specific to your needs.
Save money and reach thousands of candidates! With over 400 posted A/E/C industry jobs and more than 17,000 candidate resumes, the ACEC Job Board’s advanced search features produce effective, specific results for both job seekers and employers.
Save 20 percent on any posting or package by using the discount code FALLBALL at checkout.
For more information, contact Nina Goldman at 202-682-4325 or write ngoldman@acec.org.
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Over 425 Searchable Jobs Posted
Over 17,500 Searchable Resumes Posted
Over 2,040 Registered Employers |
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Last Five "Help Wanted" Open Positions:
Sr. Structural Engineer—Boston, MA
Electrical Engineer—Phoenix, AZ
Experienced Civil Engineer—Aviation—Santa Rosa, CA
Hydraulic Engineer—St. Louis, MO
Project Engineers—Energy Services & Renewables—Charlotte, NC
A Sampling of Posted Resumes:
Geotechnical Engineers—1,220
Water Resources/Wastewater Engineers—1,758
Transportation—1,514
Civil Engineers—2,407
Structural Engineers—1,642
Environmental Engineers—1,590
View These and Other Resumes and Jobs on ACEC's Job Board
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Retain Your Stars, Invest in Continuing Education
ACEC’s calendar of diverse online seminars offers a continually changing array of A/E business management topics relevant to success in a changing economic environment.
From new interpretations of the basics to the expertise and foresight of strategists looking at the next technologies, the next markets and the next challenges for A/E firms—all in the context of a stronger bottom line. ACEC online seminars are a cost-effective means of gaining new knowledge, earning PDHs, and building staff loyalty.
November
3—Trends in International Green Building by Jerry Yudelson, Yudelson Associates
4—Put More Money in Your Company Pocket! (How to Use Value Pricing and Negotiation to Get Paid What Your Services are Worth) by David Stone, Stone & Company
5—AASHTO’s New Uniform Audit and Accounting Guide: New Rules on Allowable and Reasonable Compensation by Dan Purvine, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc. and Lynda Konomos, HNTB Companies
10—AASHTO’s New Uniform Audit and Accounting Guide: Understanding New State DOT Compensation and Audit Rules That Will Affect Your Bottom Line by Jerry Jones, Michigan DOT; David Bruce, FHWA, and Dan Purvine, Kimley-Horn and Associates, Inc.
12—AASHTO’s New Uniform Audit and Accounting Guide: Basic FAR Compliance in a Time of Increased Government Oversight by Julian Rosenberg, HDR, and Lynda Konomos, HNTB Companies
18—AASHTO’s New Uniform Audit and Accounting Guide: New Guidance for Successful Overhead Audits by Wayne Owens, Deemer, Dana & Froehle, LLP
December
3—AASHTO’s New Uniform Audit and Accounting Guide: Basic FAR Compliance in a Time of Increased Government Oversight by Julian Rosenberg, HDR, and Lynda Konomos, HNTB Companies
9—Change Your Thinking About the Way You Think by Gary Bates, Roenker Bates Group
10—Developing Future Leaders: Best Practices and Lessons Learned for Growing 20-35-Year-Olds in Leaner Times by Mike Baker, David Evans and Associates, and Geordie Aitken, Aitken Leadership Group
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Insider Online Seminars You Missed Available On-Demand
For online “insider” seminars available for purchase as on-demand downloadable events—including Navigating Wetlands Work: Engineering During a Time of Transition—click here.
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| FHWA Backs ACEC's Call to Disallow Unilateral Fee Reductions by State DOTs
Responding to ACEC concerns, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has ruled that state agencies may not unilaterally reduce contracted fees for consultant services on federally funded transportation projects.
FHWA’s guidance came in response to the Wisconsin DOT, which was moving forward with a plan to force across-the-board fee reductions on existing contracts to meet state budget constraints.
In a letter that outlines the procedures that state agencies must follow when attempting to reduce contracted fees, FHWA Division Administrator Allen Radliff wrote, “Unilateral modifications in the pricing of architectural and engineering contracts without engaging in good faith negotiations with the contracting firms is inconsistent with Brooks Act procurement requirements.”
ACEC had strongly objected to the Wisconsin DOT plan. In a letter to Wisconsin state officials, ACEC President Dave Raymond highlighted numerous concerns, including potential violations of federal procurement laws. FHWA acknowledged ACEC’s role in collaborating with the state to reduce expenditures and improve the efficiency of program delivery.
Radliff stated that Wisconsin could lose federal highway funding “absent demonstration that a bona-fide opportunity was provided to the firm to re-negotiate a fair and reasonable price” or a commensurate change in the scope of services or other terms of the contract.
While FHWA’s letter was directed to Wisconsin DOT, FHWA officials have indicated the requirements are broadly applicable to any state considering a similar course of action.
Click here for a copy of the letter from FHWA to the Wisconsin Department of Transportation.
Click here for a copy of ACEC’s letter to Wisconsin officials.
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| Minuteman Fund Helps ACEC/Maine Defend Infrastructure Funding
The ACEC Minuteman Fund has provided a grant to ACEC/Maine to support its efforts to defeat two anti-infrastructure ballot initiatives.
One of the initiatives would put a spending cap on the state’s Highway Fund and other accounts; the other would cut the motor vehicle excise tax in half, which could force municipalities to cut infrastructure investment.
“These two ballot initiatives, if passed, would have a significant negative impact on spending for infrastructure projects in Maine,” said Scott Graham, president of ACEC/Maine. “We are glad that the ACEC Minuteman Fund is available to help us fight these battles.”
The Minuteman Fund is ACEC’s powerful resource for helping Member Organizations pursue legislative and legal initiatives of national importance. All Member Organizations are encouraged to avail themselves of this resource. All Member Firms are encouraged to contribute to the Fund. Click here for more information on how to make a donation.
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| More than 300 Firms Participate in First AASHTO Guide Online Seminar
Five-Webinar Series Analyzes Key Aspects of New AASHTO Audit and Accounting Guide
Recognizing the substantial impact that the new AASHTO Uniform Audit and Accounting Guide will have on their businesses, more than 300 transportation-oriented engineering firms participated in ACEC’s online seminar AASHTO’s New Uniform Audit and Accounting Guide: New State DOT Compensation and Audit Rules That Will Affect Your Bottom Line on Tuesday.
This comprehensive overview of the new Guide was one of the most highly attended online sessions ACEC has ever offered, and the first in a series on the AASHTO Guide to be held over the coming weeks.
“To have seminars regarding the AASHTO Audit Guide so quickly after its release demonstrates the value of ACEC and ACEC membership,” said Mike Webber, CFO of AE Finance in Downers Grove, Ill.
Next up in the series will be the AASHTO Uniform Audit and Accounting Guide: New Rules on Allowable and Reasonable Compensation session on November 5. The program will provide in-depth analysis on the proper way to include executive compensation in a firm’s overhead, and what critical steps every firm should take to determine reasonable compensation that will be accepted by DOT clients.
This is critical information that every firm working for DOT clients will need to know.
This interactive online seminar will only be offered once, 1:30-3 pm, ET on November 5. For details and to register for this and other upcoming programs, click on the session of interest:
Nov. 5—AASHTO Uniform Audit and Accounting Guide: New Rules on Allowable and Reasonable Compensation
Nov. 10—AASHTO’s New Uniform Audit and Accounting Guide: Understanding New State DOT Compensation and Audit Rules That Will Affect Your Bottom Line (repeat of Oct. 27 presentation)
Nov. 12—AASHTO’s New Uniform Audit and Accounting Guide: Basic FAR Compliance in a Time of Increased Government Oversight (Repeats on Dec. 3; to register, click here)
Nov. 18—AASHTO’s New Uniform Audit and Accounting Guide: New Guidance for Successful Overhead Audits
Visit the AASHTO Audit Guide Resource Center for more information.
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| ACEC Hosts Conference on Project Opportunities in Developing Countries
Ellen Moran, senior director for infrastructure at the Millennium Challenge Corporation, briefed ACEC’s International Committee members on business opportunities in developing countries. |
International business experts briefed ACEC members this week on opportunities in developing countries.
Ellen Moran, senior director for infrastructure at the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), gave an overview of the agency, its selection process for grants to low-income nations, and the implementation of country Millennium Challenge Accounts (MCAs).
MCC administers $7 billion in grants to 19 nations, with 63 percent of the grants dedicated to infrastructure projects. MCC Procurement Director Gerald Nash described how firms can take advantage of these opportunities in the transportation, water and energy sectors.
Paul Curry, alternate U.S. executive director of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), discussed the bank’s strategy to cast itself as an “infrastructure bank.” He emphasized the importance of “person-to-person contacts” in establishing business relationships in Asia and said that ADB stood ready to work with ACEC members as a “gateway to Asian markets.”
ACEC’s International Committee, which sponsored the conference, is chaired by Manish D. Kothari, president of Sheladia Associates in Camp Hill, Pa., and vice-chaired by Sergio Pecori, president and CEO of Hanson Professional Services in Springfield, Ill.
“I always come away from the ACEC meetings with useful information for my company,” said Jonathan Savage, vice president of Pennoni Associates.
For more information on ACEC’s International Committee and future sessions, contact Melissa Thompson at 202-347-7474 or mthompson@acec.org.
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| Land Development Projects to be Highlighted in Engineering Inc.
ACEC will highlight four Member Firms and their land development or land reclamation projects in the January/February 2010 issue of Engineering Inc.
If your firm has provided surveying, geotechnical or other site development services for a developer, and you think the project would be of interest to Engineering Inc. readers, ACEC would like to hear from you. The project can be in an on-going phase or recently completed.
To submit a project for consideration, please e-mail the following information to Engineering Inc. Staff Editor, Andrea Keeney, at akeeney@acec.org by Monday, November 16:
- Project name and location;
- Brief project overview, including any unique aspects; and
- Name, title and phone number of the Member Firm executive who will be interviewed for the profile.
If your project is selected, a reporter will interview the Member Firm executive to discuss original project goals, what challenges were faced and how these issues were overcome. The firm also will need to submit a formal, color headshot of the executive interviewed (hi-resolution — 300 dpi), as well as project photo(s) for inclusion in the magazine.
If you have any questions, please contact Andrea Keeney at akeeney@acec.org.
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Explore 'Leading Indicators' for Success in Uncertain Times
Vector Your Business in Uncertain, Dynamic Times: A ‘Leading Indicators’ Approach
Dec. 10-11, Orlando
ACEC presents an exciting new business course for leaders who are passionate about building a sustainable, growth-focused and financially strong company. Well-known industry leaders Rod Hoffman, S&H Consulting, and Gerry Salontai, Salontai Consulting Group, LLC, will present Vector Your Business in Uncertain, Dynamic Times: A ‘Leading Indicators’ Approach, December 10-11 at the Walt Disney World Hilton, Orlando, FL.
Created for key members of your firm responsible for strategic thinking and business planning, participants investing two days in this intensively focused course will reap long-term business benefits by:
- Developing the best “model of practice” for making better business choices
- Being prepared to adapt to unexpected change and inevitable surprises
- Uncovering, understanding and acting on their own firm’s “leading indicators”
- Creating an individual firm-specific planning template
- Understanding how good business planning can achieve their firm’s strategic goals
For details of the course agenda and to register at early-bird best price, click here.
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Green Building Implementation: Global Ideas for U.S. Firms
Trends in International Green Building
November 3, 1:30-3 p.m.
With green building a growing worldwide phenomenon, there are increasing opportunities for U.S. engineering firms to learn from and contribute to sustainable design, zero net energy and low-impact development. In this timely online seminar, green building author and expert Jerry Yudelson, Yudelson Associates, examines some of the ideas and specifics that make up the body of knowledge supporting and driving global green building trends. Hear what American design firms can learn from the scope, adoption and implementation of various approaches to green building.
For details and to register, click here.
Jerry Yudelson’s most recent books, Green Building Through Integrated Design and The Insider’s Guide to Marketing Green Buildings are available at the ACEC Bookstore.
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Negotiate Your Way to Value Pricing Your Services
Put More Money in Your Company Pocket! (How to Use Value Pricing and Negotiating to Get Paid What Your Services are Worth)
November 4, 1:30-3 p.m.
Feel like your firm is in a quicksand of fee competition and commodity pricing? This practical online seminar is chock full of ideas and techniques to get your firm back onto the highroad of value pricing. David Stone, Stone & Company, presents a practical discussion on the principles of negotiating, including preparation techniques, parameters of what is and what is not negotiable, plus some actual, toe-to-toe methods to help you stand firm on what your services are truly worth.
For details and to register, click here.
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