Listen to Project Managers Deanna Bobak, Stacey Cox, and Eleni Knight from our Water Resources practice discuss project funding and the unprecedented opportunities created by the American Rescue Plan Act. Our experts, who have successfully secu

Behind the Bins: Tales from the Solid Waste Industry

Sep 28th, 2023 22m 16s

Listen to Waste Management Senior Principal Jeff Shepherd lead a discussion with Project Managers Jill Hamill and Scott McGourty about their backgrounds and why they chose to pursue careers in the solid waste industry. Our subject matter expert

Impact of the Forever Chemicals

Jun 30th, 2023 36m 15s

Listen to CEC Environmental Principal Jon Kitchen and Rural Community Assistance Partnership’s (RCAP) Ted Stiger discuss per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances also known as forever chemicals. Jon and Ted discuss various ways to manage these danger

The Hiring Process

Mar 30th, 2023 56m 51s

Listen to CEC's Corporate Recruiter Samantha Heirendt and Pittsburgh Civil Practice Lead Brian Lantz discuss resume and interview tips andtricks, what the process looks like from the role of an interviewer, and what makes a great candidate.

The Heart of Every Engineering Activity

Oct 28th, 2022 36m 18s

Listen to Program Director of CEC’s Educational Training Courses Kris Macoskey guide a conversation with one of our data management experts, Gerald Burnette. Kris and Gerald dive deep into the world of data as they discuss what makes an effecti

CEC Chats: Bats - To Survey or Not To Survey?

Sep 30th, 2022 15m 45s

Listen to Ecological Sciences Principal Ryan Slack talk about what bat surveys are and how and why we conduct them. Ryan also explains the recent regulatory changes for the Northern long-eared, Indiana, and tricolored bats.

Step Up Your Game

Aug 26th, 2022 33m 21s

Learn more about CEC’s “Step Up Your Game” internal technical conference held earlier this year. Listen to the presenters as they talk about the process and challenges of developing a presentation and the opportunities the conference has helped

The E in ESG

Jul 29th, 2022 29m 9s

Listen to our environmental experts, Andrew Horwath and Kris Macoskey, discuss the impact consultants can have on clients’ environmental strategies. Andrew and Kris explain how CEC can help companies assess their Scope 3 emissions now to better

Women in Engineering

Jun 24th, 2022 38m 59s

Tune in for a conversation between CEC engineers Amanda, Elina, and Kristen to mark International Women in Engineering Day. From their early childhoods through their education and beyond, these engineers share their personal experiences and giv

Energy & Emissions

Jun 6th, 2022 46m 36s

Listen to CEC’s Leah Blinn interview Nucor’s Manager of Environmental Sustainability, Dave Miracle, as they talk in-depth about greenhouse gas emissions, energy, and more. While working with CEC for several years, Dave expresses how Nucor has m

CEC Chats: CEC Through the Years

Apr 29th, 2022 15m 57s

With our new CEO and our recent corporate headquarters move, there have been a lot of big changes within the company. For this episode, we decided to interview some of our CEC veterans to illustrate just how much we’ve changed since we were fou

Abandoned Mine Lands

Mar 25th, 2022 25m 18s

Listen to CEC's Jeff Shepherd and Katie Astroth as they explain the process of reclaiming abandoned mine lands and why it matters.

Engineers on Engineering

Feb 25th, 2022 11m 29s

For Engineers Week, we conducted a series of short interviews during our annual planning meeting with some of CEC's engineers. We asked them what inspired them to become engineers and what they're looking forward to in the future of their caree

Passionate About Safety - Influencing Employee Behavior for Safer Performance

Jan 28th, 2022 31m 12s

How do we influence employees to make the best choices when it comes to safety? CEC's Vice President of Safety, Keith Robinson dives into how actions and consequences (both good and bad) can influence behavior and what we can do to steer employ

Uncovering History

Dec 31st, 2021 38m 34s

What lies beneath? Our experts can find out. In our latest podcast, CEC archaeologists Colleen Westmor and Gabi Ritter talk about Cultural Resource Management and a unique archaeological survey they conducted in Terre Haute, Indiana.

Undevelopable Land? Think Again

Nov 26th, 2021 37m 44s

Tremendous growth in the Nashville area has limited the amount of developable land. Listen as Bert Morton and Drew Stokes, two of CEC's local Nashville team members, dive into two notable projects that have changed the local landscape for the b

The U.S. Survey Foot is Getting the Boot

Oct 29th, 2021 24m 7s

The U.S. Survey Foot is set to retire by January 1, 2023. How will the change affect borders, boundaries, and large-scale projects? CEC's survey experts explain why the U.S. had a different unit of measure and what the retirement means going fo

Remove the Overburden in Mine Permitting

Sep 24th, 2021 22m 36s

CEC mining experts Rob Livermore and Brad Renwick discuss investigations that can be performed to evaluate the feasibility of opening a new mine or expanding an existing one.

Demystifying the NFIP: An Introduction to Floodplains

Aug 27th, 2021 49m 8s

Steve Casey and Matt Gramza, two of CEC’s water resource experts, discuss FEMA’s National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP), some of the technical aspects of flood insurance studies, and the implications of local floodplain requirements. Listen to

CEC Chats: ESG - Five Questions You Need To Be Asking

Jul 30th, 2021 14m 56s

In recent years, organizations around the world have embraced Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) as a management and disclosure strategy. In this segment, we discuss ESG with Kris Macoskey, Vice President. Mr. Macoskey will help us und

Resolving Unauthorized Waste Disposal Issues

Jun 25th, 2021 26m 57s

Mistakes happen. Listen as Greg Seifert, Adam Conti and Adam Mehevec of CEC Austin discuss issues that landfills and generators face when they either send or receive unauthorized wastes. They also present common sense strategies for dealing wit

ASTM Phase I Standard Revisions

May 28th, 2021 11m 21s

Revisions to ASTM’s E1527 Standard Practice for Phase I Environmental Site Assessments are anticipated to be released late 2021. AJ McDade sat down with CEC’s Andy McCorkle to discuss some of the changes that can be expected and how they may im

New Owner Audits - Upstream Operations

Apr 30th, 2021 22m 38s

CEC's Lauren Parker and Jim Cooper sit down to discuss the New Owner Audits program through the Environmental Protection Agency. Listen to how it can benefit new owners of upstream oil and gas operations.

CEC Chats: Zebra Mussels – Spreading Through Our Waterways

Apr 2nd, 2021 25m 2s

Zebra mussels are not new to the U.S., but they have been featured in the national news as of late for a new reason. They are one of the most invasive and destructive species in North America. Recently a new way of introducing them into even mo

Upcoming Changes to the Ohio Small MS4 General Permit – What You Need to Know

Mar 26th, 2021 38m 27s

Are you aware and ready for the changes coming to the new Ohio Small MS4 Stormwater General Permit? Tim Murphy, CEC’s National Public Sector Lead, and John Mathews, Manager of the Stormwater Program at the Ohio EPA, Division of Surface Water, d