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ON THE MOVE URBAN ENGINEERS NAMES OFFICE MANAGER FOR NEWLOCATION Urban Engineers (Radnor, PA) announced that Michael McAtee has been named office manager of the firm’s Cherry Hill location. He has served as Urban’s New Jersey bridge department manager. “Mike has spent more than 22 years bring- ing excellent engineering service to our cli- ents and their communities, and he is an outstanding choice to lead our Cherry Hill office,” said Urban Senior Vice President Wil- liam Thomsen. “Through continuous leader- ship in our industry and his in-depth knowl- edge of the profession, many have come to rely on him as a trusted advisor, and mentor.” Urban Engineers recently moved its New Jersey office to the Woodland Falls Corpo- rate Center at 220 Lake Drive East in Cherry Hill. The new office allows the firm to better provide planning, design, and construction services to a wide array of clients, including the New Jersey Department of Transporta- tion and the New JerseyTurnpike Authority in

addition to several counties, municipalities, and institutions throughout the state. McAtee’s duties have included designing composite steel girder and prestressed con- crete box beam and I-beam bridges, sign structures, fire protection utilities, drainage and rehabilitation of culverts, bridge inspec- tion, three-dimensional modeling, construc- tion inspection of bridge erection, paving, concrete placement, demolition, and earth- work. LEHMAN WELCOMES NEW ENGINEER P. JOSEPH LEHMAN Inc., Consulting Engineers (Hollidays- burgh, PA) announced that Adam Katrancha has joined the firm as an engineer within its transportation department. Katrancha brings more than 17 years of highway and site de- sign experience to the firm. Throughout Katrancha’s career, he has demonstrated his abilities on projects for PennDOT, The Pennsylvania Turnpike Com- mission, local municipalities, and private de- velopers. In his past position, he supervised

and mentored junior staff while maintaining project schedules, monitoring budgets, and scheduling resources to ensure the success- ful completion of projects. SVA ARCHITECTS RECRUITS WAHID YONUS SVA Architects Inc . (Santa Ana, CA), announced that Wahid Yonus , an industry leader in mixed- use high- and low-rise multifamily residential developments, will join its staff as a senior associate partner. SVA, which focuses on public and private developments, includ- ing multifamily housing, student housing, and mixed-income transit-oriented develop- ments, has made several personnel advance- ments and additions during the past year. Yonus brings 30 years of architectural experi- ence with firms such as Skidmore Owings and Merrill, SMWM, and MVE & Partners. He has served at the senior management level for a diverse portfolio of projects, rang- ing from mixed-use high-rises and commer- cial projects to institutional facilities and mul- tifamily residential developments.

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ATTRACTING TOP TALENT Professionals with science, technology, engineering, and math skills are sought by a variety of firms because they are seen as key innovators in all industries. SEPARATE YOURSELF FROM THE CROWD TO COMPETE FOR STEM TALENT

head bitten off for sharing. This is the type of healthy work environment that smart and intelligent talent usually grav- itate toward. Even if a firm’s leadership feels very strongly about something, the mere fact that they will listen to all aspects of an argument can go a long way in cementing trust with employees. Trust me, no one wants to work at a firm where they feel like they are not being heard. This is an issue that Best Firms don’t usually have. There is an old proverb: “It’s a pitiful frog that doesn’t praise his own pond!” Obviously, professionals in the AEC in- dustry, like most places, should be proud of where they come from and where they are going. If an employee is welcomed into a strong culture of excellence, where they understand the mission and goals and feel like they have a voice, they will shout it from the rooftops. Over the past few months, AEC employ- ees from all over the country have been shouting to Zweig Group the virtues of their companies and why they are the Best Firm to Work For. On September 3 and 4, we will hear more from these firms and their representatives at the 2015 Hot Firm and A/E Industry Awards Conference in Boston. I will be there, and I hope you will join us! RANDY WILBURN is executive search director for Zweig Group. Contact him at rwilburn@zweiggroup. com .

KNOW WHAT MATTERS TO YOUR CANDIDATE POOL

They are smart and

They seek new information for current and future decisions.

curious and want to find solutions that make an impact.

They demand work interest and fulfillment.

They appreciate a behind-the-scenes understanding for what makes things tick.

They’re focused on today’s technology, but

They like to build and break things.

only as a means to improve (or invent) tomorrow’s.

SPRUCE UP YOUR BUSINESS POLICIES

Focus on work-life balance.

Offer competitive pay.

Develop an engaging company culture.

Source: Business2Community.com

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