What It Means to Be a City Engineer and a Public Servant

In this video, Kara M. Boyles, Ph.D., P.E., who became the City of South Bend’s first female city engineer in January 2017, tells us what a city engineer does and why it is such an important job. #civilengineering #cityengineer You can view the show notes for this video here ➜ https://bit.ly/TCEPEp217 0:00 Intro 1:12 Kara’s Professional Career Overview 6:31 What Are Your Current Roles and Responsibilities as the City Engineer for South Bend? 9:43 Developing Leadership Skills 12:22 What Robust and Well-Planned Infrastructure Means 17:58 What Is South Bend’s Desire to Be “Smart” and What Does It Mean? 21:17 What Key Leadership Principles and Core Values Help Guide You as a Leader? 26:45 Which Course Do You Teach at ND and How Does It Relate to What You Do as City Engineer? 31:33 How Getting an MBA Can Help Engineers in Their Careers 32:47 What Research Have You Been Doing Around Women’s Career Commitment? 37:18 Avoiding Burnout and Keeping a Balance in Life 39:57 The Civil Engineering Hot Seat 45:41 Outro ⭐ Get AEC PM Certified ➜ Enroll now at https://hubs.la/Q04g3f-80 ⭐ Don’t Miss Our In-Person AEC PM Connect Event ➜ Register now at https://hubs.la/Q04g3f-W0 ★ EMI TRAINING PROGRAMS ★ People Leadership Accelerator™ ➜ https://hubs.la/Q04g3g5J0 Project Management Accelerator™ ➜ https://hubs.la/Q04g3g650 ★ FREE ENGINEERING CAREER BOOSTER PODCASTS ★ ACTIVE PODCASTS The AEC Leadership Podcast ➜ https://hubs.la/Q04g3dn60 The AEC Project Management Podcast ➜ https://hubs.la/Q04g3dpV0 AEC AI & Tech Strategy Podcast ➜ https://hubs.la/Q04g3dns0 The Civil Engineering Podcast ➜ https://hubs.la/Q04g3dDm0 The Civil Engineering CEO Show ➜ https://hubs.la/Q04g3dDT0 Blog ➜ https://hubs.la/Q04g3dGF0 PAST PODCASTS The Structural Engineering Channel Podcast ➜ https://hubs.la/Q04g3fB30 The Geotechnical Engineering Podcast ➜ https://hubs.la/Q04g3fHn0 The Engineering Quality Control Podcast ➜ https://hubs.la/Q04g3fZp0 Women in Engineering Podcast ➜ https://hubs.la/Q04g3fZB0 Engineering Management Lessons ➜ https://hubs.la/Q04g3fW70 🕮 CAREER ENHANCEMENT BOOK FOR YOU 🕮 Beyond PM Training: How to Build a Scalable AEC Project Management Ecosystem https://hubs.la/Q04g3g5k0 Engineer Your Own Success: 7 Key Elements to Creating an Extraordinary Engineering Career, Updated and Expanded 1st Edition https://hubs.la/Q04g3g560 ⚑ SUBSCRIBE TO OUR CHANNEL ⚑ https://hubs.la/Q04g3g750 Thanks for watching - we appreciate it and don't forget to Engineer Your Own Success! Anthony Fasano, PE, AEC PM, F. ASCE #EngineeringManagementInstitute