The Art of Managing Engineering Projects with Aaron Shavel

09/01/2025 25 min Episodio 268

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Episode Synopsis

Have you been eyeing the Project Management route for your career and want to know what it looks like? 🤔
Well, this interview with Aaron Shavel spills the beans on everything you need to know…from the inside. 🔐
Aaron is a civil engineering graduate who went down that path and now works as Project Manager at TC Electric, managing some really massive and complex projects up there in New York. 😨
In this episode, he details his journey into Project Management and everything he learned along the way to help you get a headstart if you’re considering going that route as well. 😉
What skills do you need to develop? What are the challenges you’ll face? Do you Need certification — and which ones? How is technology impacting the project management work?
Aaron dives into all these questions you’ve already asked yourself…and a lot more!
So, if working in project management is the thing you think you want for you, whether straight out of school or pivoting into it later in your career, this episode will help you find that out! 👍 🎧
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The New Technologies Being Used in Project Management...and What's Coming
Why We’re in the "Civil Engineering Golden Age!"
The Biggest Problem With Projects Today...and How to Solve It
His Two Best Pieces of Advice to Young Engineers Interested in Project Management
The Importance of Scope of Work for Project Managers

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