What Others Say About Engineering Practice
By Samniang Saenram
How to create Future Engineers ( Source : World Economic Forum )
The future demands smarter and more sustainable , resilient and innovative infrastructure solutions and we need a new generation of talent to deliver them .
The skills challenges are familiar and include training an interdisciplinary workforce , unleashing their imaginations and expertise to solve complex problems , anticipating which innovations will matter , attracting greater diversity and inclusion , and working much harder to tell the extraordinary and inspiring stories of our industry .
The competition for talent is intensifying with a widening engineering skills gap globally and many STEM specialists choosing to work in other sectors , such as finance and tech .
Demand for talent in the infrastructure sector is growing but there is a lack of STEM-specialists and engineers to meet this need .
An increasingly multi-generational workforce expects a better work / life balance and more flexibility .
The engineering sector must address its “ significant diversity gap ”.
With disciplines converging , the future infrastructure industry will increasingly need to draw on the skills of people qualified in IT , communications , art and design , and life sciences , as well as help those already in the industry to refresh and build their skills as work demands .
In response , organisations must find new ways to assess the evolving competencies necessary to thrive in the new workplace , identifying not just someone ’ s technical ability but also their willingness to learn the new skills required for the jobs that do not yet exist .
Of course , not everything in the years ahead will be different . Financial stability and a secure job will still matter , for example . But , as the world transforms around us , change is not only coming , it ’ s expected . The infrastructure industry must be ready to secure the next-generation workforce it needs .
The New Age of Engineering and Construction Technology ( Source : McKinsey & Company )
New technologies are transforming all stages of the engineering and construction process . Here ’ s what companies need to know about the evolving landscape .
The engineering and construction ( E & C ) industry is at the cusp of a new era , with technology start-ups creating new applications and tools that are changing how companies design , plan , and execute projects . By providing advanced software , construction-focused hardware , and analytics capabilities , these innovative start-ups are eliminating many of the problems that have dogged the E & C sector for decades , including difficulties compiling and sharing project information . Such improvements could not come at a better time , since construction projects are becoming increasingly complex and expensive , putting managers under greater pressure to improve costs , timelines , and efficiency .
E & C stakeholders — including architects , engineers , and foremen — are more numerous
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