Georgia Section

I'm reaching out to our professionals in Georgia to get your thoughts on what our current challenges are and what strategies we as an organization can use to address these challenges. Let's put our heads together and solve some problems!

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Jennifer Young P.E., M.ASCE
Project Engineer
Duluth GA
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The talent pool is stretched to its limit and with the infusion of more $ for infrastructure projects, the tsunami of impending retirements and the shrinking enrollment in engineering we are at a point of inflection.  Traditional methods of addressing the human capital demand have been insufficient.   We need to turn this conversation in a new direction for both recruitment and retention.  A complex but critical issue to tackle.

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Marsha Anderson Bomar F.ASCE
Duluth GA
[Phone]
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WE must encourage our young potential engineers to pursue civil engineering majors by offering higher entry level salaries and more project responsibilities 
in spite of the "glamor" offered by biomedical engineering, gaming and computer science, IT and other options.

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Birdel Jackson P.E., F.ASCE
Principal
Alpharetta GA
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Original Message:
Sent: 01-21-2022 07:47 AM
From: Marsha Anderson Bomar
Subject: What's the most significant challenge facing our industry in Georgia today?

The talent pool is stretched to its limit and with the infusion of more $ for infrastructure projects, the tsunami of impending retirements and the shrinking enrollment in engineering we are at a point of inflection.  Traditional methods of addressing the human capital demand have been insufficient.   We need to turn this conversation in a new direction for both recruitment and retention.  A complex but critical issue to tackle.

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Marsha Anderson Bomar F.ASCE
Duluth GA
[Phone]
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