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Spring 2023 Industry Open House

Thursday, February 23, 2023
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm

EER Atrium

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What is Industry Open House?
FAQ's
Companies Attending
Conversation Starters
Registration and Contact Info

 

What is Industry Open House?

Hosted by the University of Texas Department of Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering, the Industry Open House isn't just a career fair.

This event is an industry consortium dedicated to informing students about career opportunities within the field of civil, architectural and environmental engineering. IOH 2022 will take place in the public atrium of our state-of-the-art UT Engineering Education and Research Center, allowing professionals and students to connect in an environment that both educates and simultaneously inspires. 

 

FAQ's

What's the difference between the Industry Open House and the Engineering Expo?
Industry Open House is dedicated specifically to CAEE students and professionals specifically within the field of civil, architectural and environmental engineering, while the Expo is open to all engineering disciplines.
 
What's the difference between Industry Open House and a career fair?
While typical career fairs focus on job and internship openings, Industry Open House is intended to be an educational experience for our students! Engineers can also be lawyers, entrepreneurs, advisors, philanthropists...opportunities are endless and we want our students to see this first hand from industry professionals.
In addition to learning about internships and job openings, students are encouraged to ask questions about research topics, potential career paths, recommended classes for specific career paths, and more!
 
Who can attend the event?
The event is open to both undergraduate and graduate engineering students with an interest in civil, architectural and environmental engineering.
 
What should I expect when attending this event?
The format for this event is casual. Companies are assigned to a table, and students will float, looking to make a connection! 
 
Do I have to be registered in order to attend the event?
While we appreciate registration for an accurate count when planning, registration is not required when attending the event.
 
Should I bring a resume/CV?
Yes, you are encouraged to bring a resume/CV to use as a talking point.
 
What attire is recommended?
This event is not formal, but business casual is recommended.
 
I have class during this time- do I have to show up right at 1 PM?
No- you may come by anytime!
 
 

Companies Attending

AECOM I aecom.com

Looking for: Civil Engineers, Architecitural Engineers, Environmental Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities, Career opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students

At AECOM, we're delivering a better world. As the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, we’re committed to managing our business with the utmost responsibility and to always strive for better – whether by reducing emissions, creating social value or diversifying our senior leadership and workforce. We’re trusted advisors — planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants and program and construction managers — delivering professional services spanning, transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. Working throughout the project lifecycle, we’re one team driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

 

Architectural Engineers Collaborative I aecollab.com

Looking for: Architectural Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities, Career opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students

Architectural Engineers Collaborative (AEC) was established by experienced structural engineers with a mission to practice architectural engineering. Our name is descriptive of the company’s ongoing mission and intrinsic belief that structural design and architectural design are inseparable in the realm of building. The architectural engineer at AEC extends their design role beyond the mathematic and economic evaluation of a structural framework to examine the impact of structure on a building as a whole. Our engineers understand and embrace the basic constraints of site, program, sustainability, and budget in order to design structures that are complementary to the goals of our clients.

 

Armstrong-Douglass, A Salas O'Brien Company I armstrong-douglass.com/

Looking for: Architectural Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities, Career opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students, Mentorship opportunities

Armstrong-Douglass Structural Engineers was founded in Dallas in 2004 and has recently expanded into Austin and New Orleans. We provide innovative and cost-effective engineering solutions around the country to architects, private developers, public entities and contractors. Our design experience includes reinforced and post-tensioned concrete, structural steel. light-gauge steel, tilt wall concrete, concrete unit masonry and wood framing. In addition to new construction, we have extensive experience with adaptive reuse and forensic investigations. We have also recently merged with Salas O'Brien, a multi-discipline engineering firm with 60 offices in North America and over 1,600 employees.

 

Atlas Technical Consultants I oneatlas.com

Looking for: Civil Engineers, Architecitural Engineers, Environmental Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities, Career opportunities for undergraduate students

Atlas provides professional testing, inspection, engineering, environmental and consulting services from more than 150 locations nationwide. We deliver solutions to both public and private sector clients in the transportation, commercial, water, government, education, and industrial markets.With a legacy of providing consistent quality and results, Atlas creates a better experience at every stage of an infrastructure project. We connect the best experts in the industry to deliver value from concept to completion and beyond. This means doing everything our clients expect and then raising the expectations in a way that only our people can.

 

BGE, Inc I bgeinc.com/

Looking for: Civil Engineers, Environmental Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities, Career opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students

BGE, Inc. is a nationwide consulting firm that provides services in civil engineering, planning, landscape architecture, construction phase administration, survey and environmental services for public and private clients. At BGE, we seek out challenges and apply our community minded approach to see the big picture and uncover opportunities. We are adept at analyzing a situation, seeing it for what it can be and delivering the right response. Through it all, we connect with clients, employees, and communities doing what we say we will do with integrity, commitment and respect.

 

Burns & McDonnell I burnsmcd.com

Looking for: Civil Engineers, Architectural Engineers, Environmental Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities for 3rd and 4th year students, Career opportunities for undergraduate students and graduate students

At Burns & McDonnell, you are empowered to write your own story. If you have big dreams — and the talent and ambition to back them up — this is your kind of place. Entrepreneurial spirit drives us to explore big ideas and discover new opportunities. From offices across the U.S. and around the world, our engineers, architects, planners, construction professionals, technologists and scientists take on some of the world’s toughest challenges with the industry’s best thinking. Check out our current openings and apply today!

 

CEMEX USA I cemex.com

Looking for: Civil Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities for 3rd and 4th year students, Career opportunities for undergraduate students and graduate students

Founded in 1906, over the last 110+ years CEMEX has grown into a global building materials company that provides high quality products and reliable service to customers and communities throughout the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Here at CEMEX, we offer our employees competitive wages, career growth, excellent benefits including health, dental & vision plans, vacation, or paid time off, employee assistance program and retirement plan options, along with over a century of stability to build your next career on! To learn more about our company culture and why you should join us, visit us at www.cemexusa.com/careers/students-graduates.

 

City of Austin Watershed Protection Development I austintexas.gov/department/watershed-protection

Looking for: Civil Engineers, Architectural Engineers, Environmental Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities, Career opportunities for undergraduate students and graduate students, Mentorship Opportunities, Graduate research information

The Watershed Protection Department is considered a drainage utility.Our mission is to protect the lives, property, and the environment in our community by reducing flood risk, restoring erosion-damaged stream channels, and protecting water quality.Our department accomplishes its safety-related goals through programs focused on flood risk reduction, watershed management, infrastructure maintenance, stormwater pond safety, and stream restoration. Additionally, there are significant opportunities to make environmental impacts through programs focused on water quality evaluation, stormwater compliance, environmental policy, and maintenance of green infrastructure.

 

Cobb, Fendley & Associates I cobbfendley.com

Looking for: Civil Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities for 3rd and 4th year students, Career opportunities for graduate students

CobbFendley was formed in Texas in 1980 to provide professional engineering and land surveying services. CobbFendley is committed to providing innovative engineering solutions with the goal of bettering communities. Our multi-discipline approach allows for the efficient completion of projects through experienced staff who focus on client communication. We are always seeking talented and qualified professionals to enhance our ability to provide clients with exceptional service. We collaborate. We commit. We build communities.

 

Datum & Datum Rios I datumengineers.com

Looking for: Civil Engineers, Architectural Engineers, Environmental Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities for 3rd & 4th year students, Career opportunities for undergraduate students and graduate students

Datum Engineers is a Texas-based firm devoted exclusively to the practice of structural engineering with offices in Austin, San Antonio and Dallas. Datum serves a client base of corporate, institutional, public and private development owners and architectural firms. We take great pride in our reputation as innovative designers and creative problem solvers who collaborate with architects to empower their vision.Datum projects are often featured in professional publications such as Engineering News Record, Modern Steel Construction, Civil+Structural Engineer and Texas Architect. Datum has received more than 50 structural engineering awards in recognition of innovation in structural design.

 

Ferrovial I ferrovial.com

Looking for: Civil Engineers, Architectural Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities, Career opportunities for undergraduate students and graduate students

The Ferrovial family of companies includes three key U.S. business lines headquartered in Texas - Webber, Cintra, Ferrovial Construction and Ferrovial Airports. Each offer a different line of infrastructure delivery: public-private partnerships (P3), design-build and hard-bid/design-bid-build contracts. Together, they support the entire life cycle of a construction project from finance and development to design, construction and ongoing management.

 

Ferrovial Construction U.S. I ferrovial.com/en-us/f-construction

Looking for: Civil Engineers, Architectural Engineers, Environmental Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities, Mentorship opportunities, Career opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students

We are a U.S. based construction company that is internationally recognized for our ability to design and develop unique projects, particularly large transportation infrastructure.Experts in highly complex projects and added value. We have had the privilege of working on high profile and complex airport, highway, high-speed rail, and bridge projects under design-build and P3 with integrated design-build contracts.We offer employees an exciting and rewarding career path. In addition to working on complex, innovative, large local projects, our employees have the opportunity to participate in international projects around the world.

 

Gessner Engineering I gessnerengineering.com

Looking for: Civil Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities, Mentorship opportunities, Career opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students

Gessner Engineering is a woman-owned firm specializing in Structural, Civil and Geotechnical Engineering as well as Survey and Construction Materials Testing. As a company we believe we exist in order to support our employees living their best lives. We invite you to explore opportunities to grow and develop personally and professionally at Gessner Engineering.

 

Halff Associates I halff.com

Looking for: Civil Engineers, Architectural Engineers, Environmental Engineers
See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities for 3rd and 4th year students, Career opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students

Halff is a unique consulting firm that has provided full-service engineering, architecture and related services for decades. We are committed to continually investing in our employees, fostering a culture of collaboration and delivering unwaveringly high-quality results for our clients. Our passion is providing smarter solutions with a distinctly human touch for everyone we serve.

 

HDR I hdrinc.com

Looking for: Civil Engineers, Architectural Engineers, Environmental Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities

We specialize in engineering, architecture, environmental and construction services. While we are most well-known for adding beauty and structure to communities through high-performance buildings and smart infrastructure, we provide much more than that. We create an unshakable foundation for progress because our multidisciplinary teams also include scientists, economists, builders, analysts and artists.

 

IMEG Corp. I imegcorp.com

Looking for: Civil Engineers, Architectural Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities for 3rd and 4th year students, Mentorship opportunities, Career opportunities for undergraduate students

With a history that dates back over 100 years, IMEG grew from several firms coming together under one uniting vision: people-centered engineering. As a national engineering and design consulting company we’ve intentionally localized our focus to serve carefully chosen regions and markets, allowing us to put relationships and communities first, without sacrificing expertise. Our specialties are high-performing building systems, infrastructure, program management and construction-related services, but our secret to success is found in our deep bench of 1,800 team members. For us, people-centered engineering is more than the people we serve, it’s representative of the engaged employee culture.

 

Kiewit I kiewit.com

Looking for: Civil Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities, Career opportunities for undergraduate students

Kiewit is one of North America’s largest and most respected construction and engineering organizations. With its roots dating back to 1884, the employee-owned organization operates through a network of subsidiaries in the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Kiewit offers construction and engineering services in a variety of markets including transportation; oil, gas and chemical; power; building; water/wastewater; industrial; and mining. Kiewit had 2021 revenues of $12.1 billion and employs 28,800 staff and craft employees. Kiewit is ranked #3 in ENR’s list of Top 400 Contractors.

 

L.A. Fuess Partners I lafp.com

Looking for: Civil Engineers, Architectural Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities for 3rd and 4th year students, Mentorship opportunities, Career opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students

L. A. Fuess Partners is a Structural Engineering firm specializing in the design of commercial, residential, institutional, and industrial buildings. University of Texas alumnus Lawrence A. Fuess founded the firm in 1979 with a vision based on trust, professionalism, and excellence of service. Guided by that vision throughout its history, L. A. Fuess Partners pursues innovative design solutions that contribute to the overall success of each project and benefit all project team members. Learn more at www.lafp.com.

 

Langan Engineering & Environmental Services I langan.com

Looking for: Civil Engineers, Environmental Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities, career opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students

Langan provides an integrated mix of engineering and environmental consulting services in support of land development projects, corporate real estate portfolios, and the energy sector. The firm, which has more than 1,500 employees in 32 US offices and multiple international locations, brings measurable value to its diverse client base, which includes developers, property owners, public agencies, corporations, and institutions around the world.

 

Linbeck Group I linbeck.com

Looking for: Civil Engineers, Architectural Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities, career opportunities for undergraduate students

Linbeck is a Texas-based general contractor offering construction management, design/build, and integrated project delivery services. Linbeck helps institutional and private clients mitigate risk and minimize waste to achieve optimal outcomes. Linbeck's culture has been based on integrity and trust, innovation, service and collaboration, and commitment to client results. Linbeck has been recognized as a national leader in both applied technologies and lean construction. ENR and Building Design & Construction rank Linbeck among the top construction managers and building contractors in the U.S. The AGC has presented Linbeck with 19 Build America Awards & 2 National Safety Awards.

 

Martinez-Moore Engineers I martinezmooreengineers.com

Looking for: Civil Engineers, Architectural Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities for 3rd and 4th year students, Career opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students

MARTINEZ MOORE ENGINEERS, LLC is a Texas-based multi-discipline engineering firm with offices in Austin, Houston, and Dallas, and is certified by the State of Texas as a Historically Underutilized Business (HUB). We are an affiliate firm of Martinez Engineering, LLC and Walter P. Moore and Associates, Inc.Through our partnership with Walter P Moore, we bring together an unparalleled team of experienced structural and civil engineers. We engineer cost- and resource-efficient, forward-thinking solutions, which help support and shape our communities.

 

Nelson Forensics I nelsonforensics.com

Looking for: Civil Engineers, Architectural Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities, Career opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students

Nelson Forensics, with multi-state offices, is a full-service progressive, multi-disciplined engineering firm, specializing in the area of Forensics.We are investigators who assess damage from perils such as hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, explosions, fires, windstorms, hail, structural failures, design defects, and construction defects and provide forensic services including cause and origin and recommendations for remediation typically in an insurance, legal or design setting.

 

Page Southerland Page I pagethink.com

Looking for: Architectural Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities, Career opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students

Page architects, engineers, interior designers, planners, strategic analysts and technical specialists provide services throughout the United States and abroad. Our diverse, international portfolio includes projects in the healthcare, academic, government and science and technology sectors, as well as civic, corporate and urban housing projects.

 

Pape-Dawson Engineers I pape-dawson.com

Looking for: Civil Engineers, Environmental Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities, Career opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students

Pape-Dawson Engineers, Inc. was established in 1965 in San Antonio. Since then, we have opened offices in Austin, New Braunfels, Houston, Fort Worth, Dallas, and Corpus Christi to more effectively serve clients throughout the state. Our staff of 650+ professionals offers civil engineering consulting services in the areas of land development, transportation, water resources, surveying, environmental, hydrology/hydraulics, and GIS. We view each project and client interaction as an opportunity to fulfill our longstanding mission: to be the most respected engineering firm in our geographic and technical areas of practice.

 

Parkhill I parkhill.com

Looking for: Civil Engineers, Architectural Engineers, Environmental Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities, Mentorship opportunities, Career opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students

Parkhill was established in 1945 and has more than 400 employees in offices across Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma. Parkhill is a multidisciplinary firm that provides comprehensive architectural and engineering design services for projects in government, commercial and institutional sectors - including K-12 and higher education, aviation, public works, environmental, infrastructure, transportation, healthcare, and faith-based facilities. Parkhill's design professionals include architects, civil engineers, interior designers, landscape architects, MEP engineers, structural engineers, as well as professionals in construction management and surveying.

 

Schnabel Engineering I schnabel-eng.com

Looking for: Civil Engineers, Environmental Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities for 3rd and 4th year students, Career opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students

Schnabel is an employee-owned, professional engineering and consulting firm that focuses on solving problems related to the earth and environment through specialization in geotechnical, geostructural, tunnel, and dam engineering. Schnabel’s high standards for quality, business ethics, and concern for the communities we live support are a vital part of who we are. Schnabel is an ENR Top 500 Design Firm with 450+ employees in 24 offices throughout the United States. Schnabel provides employees with a competitive benefits package including maternity leave, tuition reimbursement for continuing education, health, dental, life and disability insurance, and a Wellness program.

 

Screening Eagle Technologies I screeningeagle.com

Looking for: Civil Engineers, Architectural Engineers, Environmental Engineers

See them for info on: Career opportunities for undergraduate students and graduate students

Screening Eagle Technologies provides a technology platform for intelligent inspection of the built environment. The company was created through the merger of Dreamlab in Singapore and Proceq in Switzerland with a mission to protect the built world with software, sensors and data. Screening Eagle's full-stack inspection solution combines intuitive software and powerful portable sensors to deliver reliable data for construction and asset maintenance decisions.Powered by data from intelligent and autonomous inspection, Screening Eagle is on a steep growth path to realize its vision of predictive healthcare that extends asset life and increases long-term value for asset owners.

 

Shah Smith & Associates, Inc. I shahsmith.com

Looking for: Architectural Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities for 3rd and 4th year students, Career opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students

Established in 1994, Shah Smith & Associates, Inc. (SSA) is a 95+ person, Texas-based consulting engineering firm, with offices in Houston, Austin and Dallas.We specialize in design and construction management of mechanical, electrical, plumbing (MEP) systems for healthcare, research, science & technology, higher education, corporate, government, public works, and aviation facilities.

 

Structural Engineering Associates, Inc I seatx.com

Looking for: Civil Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities, Career opportunities for undergraduate students and graduate students

Structural Engineering Associates, Inc. (SEA) is a San Antonio, Texas based engineering firm that specializes in the structural design of bridges, retaining walls and a variety of civil structures. SEA has been in business since 1976 and has a staff of 43, including 17 PE's and 4 EIT's. SEA’s clients include private firms and governmental agencies across Texas. SEA prides itself on providing quality structural design and their highly qualified and experienced staff continually strive to provide innovative and cost-effective structural design solutions that exceed the expectations of their clients.

 

TxDOT I txdot.gov

Looking for: Civil Engineers, Architectural Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities, Career opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students

TxDOT's workforce is made up of engineers, administrators, financial experts, designers, architects, sign makers, accountants, purchasers, maintenance workers, travel counselors and many other professions. All of our employees work together to realize the TxDOT mission: Connecting you with Texas.

 

Urban Structure I urbanstruct.com

Looking for: Civil Engineers, Architectural Engineers

See them for info on: Career opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students

Urban Structure is a structural engineering consulting firm that was started in 2011 by engineers with long standing roots in the Texas engineering community. Our focus is on serving our clients with attentive response to their needs, providing attention to detail, quality, budget and maintaining consistency and quality from start to finish of each and every project. Our designs utilize the latest proven products and materials integrated with tried and true engineering practices. Urban Structure is excited to hire the next generation of industry leaders, where we can give them the opportunity to thrive.

 

Walter P Moore I walterpmoore.com

Looking for: Civil Engineers, Architectural Engineers, Environmental Engineers

See them for info on: Mentorship opportunities, Career opportunities for undergraduate students and graduate students, Graduate research information

Walter P Moore is an international company of engineers, architects, innovators, and creative people who solve some of the world’s most complex structural and infrastructure challenges. Providing structural, diagnostics, civil, traffic, parking, transportation, enclosure, technology consulting, and construction engineering services, they design solutions that are cost- and resource-efficient, forward-thinking, and help support and shape communities worldwide. Founded in 1931, Walter P Moore‘s 700+ professionals work across 24 U.S. offices and six international locations.

 

Westwood Professional Services I  westwoodps.com

Looking for: Civil Engineers, Environmental Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities, Career opportunities for undergraduate students and graduate students

Westwood Professional Services, Inc. was established in 1972 and is a full service, multi-disciplined surveying and engineering consulting firm providing services to public and private clients. With over 700 staff located across the United States and registrations in 48 states for engineering services and 41 states for surveying services, Westwood is nationally recognized as one of the top surveying and engineering firms in the country, Our firm takes pride in being a large-scale consultant with a personal touch that focuses our efforts to work for the success of our clients.

 

Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates, Inc I wje.com

Looking for: Civil Engineers, Architectural Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities for 3rd and 4th year students, Career opportunities for undergraduate students and graduate students

Wiss, Janney, Elstner Associates (WJE), is a global firm of engineers, architects, and materials scientists committed to helping solve, repair, and avoid problems in the built world. Since 1956, our applied experience from more than 175,000 projects and our state-of-the-art laboratory and testing facilities have made WJE a leader in providing innovative yet practical solutions to the clients we serve. Visit WJE.com to learn more.

 

Wylie Engineering I wylieeng.com

Looking for: Architectural Engineers

See them for info on: Internship/pre-professional opportunities for 3rd and 4th year students, Career opportunities for undergraduate students and graduate students

Wylie Engineering is a family-owned, Texas-based Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing Consulting Engineering firm led by two generations of University of Texas Engineering alumni. In addition to MEP Engineering, WE provide Building Commissioning, Technology Design, Sustainable Design services across a variety of market sectors, including: high-rise mixed-use, corporate campus, laboratory, higher education, healthcare and K-12.

 

Conversation Starters

First time meeting industry professionals? Not sure what to talk about? Use one of our conversation starters below!

What kind of career do you have?

What is the best part, or favorite part, of your career?

What cities have you lived in? Which was your favorite to work in?

How did you choose your career?

What is your educational background, and how did it help you choose your career?

What are some of the engineering projects that you’ve worked on in your career?

What are you most proud of in your career?

What was your favorite subject or professor while at UT?

If you had to do it over again, what would you do differently while at UT?

What is the best piece of advice you could give me as a CAEE student?

Did you get work experience while your were a student, and if so, what did you do and how did it help you?

What is your favorite thing about Austin?

 

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