Project Management for Engineers
Agenda
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Friday, March 10, 2023 | 8:30 am – 4:30 pm CST
Elements of Project Management
- The engineering project evolution process
- The project management process
- Project manager’s skills and responsibilities
- Communication/communication skills
- Project team development and effectiveness
Project Procurement and Proposal Development
- Project procurement
- Identification and selection of engineering projects
- Proposal development
- Scope of engineering services
- Fee strategies
- Contracts
Project Management
- Project delivery systems
- Scope management
- Work Breakdown Structure (WBS)
- Budgeting/cost management
- Scheduling/time management
- Resource management
- Quality management
- Risk management
- Construction safety – Safety by Design
Project Commissioning, Start-up and Closure
- Receive/install owner provided equipment, material, etc.
- On-site system training
- Training
- Project closure and evaluation
- Transfer of drawings, computer model, technical data, O&M manuals
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Credits
Engineers
6.5 PDHs
Continuing Education Credit Information
This webinar is open to the public offers 6.5 PDHs to professional engineers in all states to whom this subject matter is professionally relevant. Please refer to specific state rules to determine eligibility.
HalfMoon Education is an approved continuing education sponsor for engineers in Florida (Provider No. 0004647), Indiana (License No. CE21700059), Maryland, New Jersey (Approval No. 24GP00000700) and North Carolina (S-0130). HalfMoon Education is deemed an approved continuing education sponsor for New York engineers via its registration with the Practicing Institute of Engineering (Regulations of the Commissioner §68.14(i)(2)).
This webinar has been approved the Practicing Institute of Engineering for 6.0 PDHs for professional engineers licensed in New York.*
Attendance will be monitored, and attendance certificates will be available after the webinar for those who attend the entire course and score a minimum 80% on the quiz that follows the course (multiple attempts allowed).
*Live course approval. Not approved for on-demand format.
Speakers
Thomas J. Skibinski, PE
Principal at Skibinski AssociatesMr. Skibinski is a Principal of Skibinski Associates, a consulting engineering firm located in State College, Pennsylvania. He has more than 40 years of experience in the consulting engineering and A/E professions. His broad background includes project management, design and construction administration of private and public-sector projects. These projects include land development (residential/commercial/industrial/institutional), master planning, roadway and bridge design, transportation planning, utility infrastructure, stormwater management, buildings and engineered systems, LEED/sustainable design, and wastewater treatment and collection. His expertise is well suited towards complex/multi-faceted projects with critical time frames. He possesses extensive experience with contract documents, contract administration, regulatory agencies, approval acquisition, project financing/budgeting and fund procurement.
Mr. Skibinski is also on the faculty of Penn State’s Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering at University Park. He teaches undergraduate courses in construction management, construction engineering, project delivery systems, professional practice, ethics, engineering economy, and a graduate course in civil engineering project management.
Mr. Skibinski is a licensed professional engineer in Pennsylvania and New Jersey, and a professional planner in New Jersey. He holds a BS degree in Civil Engineering from Penn State and an MBA degree from the University of Scranton. He is a member of the American Arbitration Association (AAA) and is listed on their Roster of Neutrals as a construction arbitrator for construction and design disputes. He is also a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE), the Pennsylvania Society of Professional Engineers (PSPE) and the American Society of Engineering Educators (ASEE).