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October 15, 2020

Online Classes Next Week Deal with Retaining Talent, Health & Safety, Project Managers

ACEC will host three online classes next week.

Don’t Let Them Go: Best Practices in Retaining Talent
Tuesday, October 20, 1:30–2:30 PM (Eastern)

Replacing a good employee can mean spending 2.5 times their annual salary, so staff retention is increasingly critical to your firm’s bottom-line.

How do you build employee loyalty and reduce turnover? Surprisingly, a pay raise isn’t the answer.

In this online session, John Geddie of Geddie & Associates examines best practices for retaining your most valuable employees.

Participants will learn how to:

  • Build top talent by hiring ahead of the curve
  • Energize your orientation programs to build long-term employee loyalty
  • Motivate employees by negotiating goals and coaching for performance
  • Combine market-range salaries with investments in building skills to bolster employee commitment

Click here to register.

Best Practices to Keep Civil Engineering Firms in Compliance with Health and Safety Regulations
Wednesday, October 21, 1:30–3:00 PM (Eastern)

Civil engineering firms perform a variety of hazardous tasks and activities. How have the current pandemic and technology trends impacted our ability to stay safe and remain in compliance?

Michelle McIntyre of GFA International will explore a variety of questions in this unique session:

  • What hazardous activities are specific to civil engineers?
  • What health and safety regulations impact the construction industry?
  • How does the EMR affect civil engineering firms?
  • How is a health and safety plan developed?
  • How does safety save money?
  • How can engineering firms stay OSHA-compliant during the pandemic?
  • What health and safety regulations have changed with COVID-19?
  • What is the impact of unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) on safety?

McIntyre will also address engineering-related violations and practical tips for OSHA compliance.

Click here to register.

A Time of Transitions: Project Managers to Firm Leaders
Thursday, October 22, 1:30–3:00 PM (Eastern)

The Great Recession of 2008 lasted more than four years for the construction industry and led to significant changes for engineering firms. Many merged or ceased operations. Leaders were often unable to effectively make the transition to leaner times. The Pandemic of 2020 is another turning point and as of yet, we cannot see how it ends and where it will lead. Workloads are declining and managing existing work is challenging. Reliance on remote work and virtual systems has mushroomed.

Leadership can be challenging in the best of circumstances–the pandemic makes it even more difficult to transition project managers to firm leaders. In this session, Howard Birnberg of the Association for Project Management will share critical ideas and concepts to help you in this effort, including:

  • How to protect PM development from the current problems confronting your engineering firms
  • The characteristics of effective project managers
  • The importance of a written project management manual and the value of mentoring programs
  • Difficult leadership issues and learn how to correct them

Click here to register.

 


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Date

October 15, 2020

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ACEC NEWS / EDUCATION

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