NSPE’s Emerging Leaders Program supports the leadership growth of early-career professionals and helps them develop the skills needed to advance beyond the technical. The program’s graduates are taking their careers to the next level and pursuing opportunities to be engineering change makers. »

Every engineering team needs the help of other experts to successfully complete a project. If your aim is to select an expert to help you in the area of professional liability and risk management, this directory and survey will help you get started. »

According to a September survey of 15 leading engineers’ professional liability insurance carriers, there are new pressures on the market. While rates may hold for a time, we can anticipate pressure to increase deductibles. Furthermore, carriers will be evaluating risk factors more closely and adding some new characteristics for monitoring. »

Attitudes about women in engineering are slowly changing but obstacles remain. Young engineers who want to thrive and take on leadership roles can learn from successful NSPE members who have lived the experience. »

Engineering firms around the country recognize that their employees want to seek out knowledge and training to advance their careers, and have obliged by furthering their development programs, continuing education offerings, and opportunities to attain professional licensure and advancement within their workplace. »

Among PEs’ professional obligations emphasized in the NSPE Code of Ethics is a responsibility to provide career guidance to youths. Some NSPE members have taken the obligation to heart. »

As technologies like artificial intelligence, machine learning, automation, advanced robotics, and mobile supercomputing move from the realm of science fiction to reality, there are very real consequences if tomorrow’s engineers are unprepared. »

As technology advances, issues arise regarding the evolution of the standard of care. During contract negotiations, design firms must resist client demands for a standard of care that goes beyond what is reasonable, which could cause later conflicts. »

As engineers seek to move up the career ladder toward management and leadership positions, effective communication skills will benefit them greatly. While it is no secret that top managers often demonstrate effective communication, what are the specific skills that engineers need, and where can they go to gain, practice, and maintain these important skills? »

Each year, the Professional Liability Committee of NSPE’s Professional Engineers in Private Practice, in conjunction with the risk management committees of the American Institute of Architects and the American Council of Engineering Companies, conducts a survey and face-to-face interviews with representatives of companies serving the A/E professional liability insurance market. The results and the accompanying directory can help you select the best provider for your firm. »

Engineers are humans.
Humans make mistakes.
It’s what you do with your mistakes that counts. »

Ethical practice is vital for ensuring the public trust in engineering and in its practitioners. To teach professional ethics, some organizations use case-based reasoning, but there is still much to be understood about how professionals learn ethics this way. So, how can professionals ensure that solving ethical dilemmas at work will become second nature? »