Synthesis of Information Related to Highway Practices. Topic 56-22. State DOT Practices for Recruiting and Retaining Engineering, Planning, and Management Employees
State DOTs are facing a significant challenge in recruiting and retaining sufficient numbers of engineers, planners, managers, and staff for other key positions. Retirements, fewer civil engineering graduates, and a hyper-competitive employment environment make it difficult for state DOTs to attract and maintain the level of skilled employees they need. Other factors such as greater complexity of construction methods have also added challenges for agencies’ efforts to develop and retain critical positions such as construction project managers. The objective of this synthesis is to document state DOT practices for recruiting and retaining engineers, planners, managers, and other key positions.
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Supplemental Notes:
- Contract to a Performing Organization has not yet been awarded.
Language
- English
Project
- Status: Proposed
- Funding: $55000
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Contract Numbers:
Project 20-05, Topic 56-22
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Sponsor Organizations:
National Cooperative Highway Research Program
Transportation Research Board
500 Fifth Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20001American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO)
444 North Capitol Street, NW
Washington, DC United States 20001Federal Highway Administration
1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE
Washington, DC United States 20590 -
Project Managers:
Gause, Jo
- Start Date: 20240806
- Expected Completion Date: 0
- Actual Completion Date: 0
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Engineers; Personnel retention; Recruiting; State departments of transportation
- Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Transportation (General);
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01919867
- Record Type: Research project
- Source Agency: Transportation Research Board
- Contract Numbers: Project 20-05, Topic 56-22
- Files: TRB, RIP
- Created Date: May 28 2024 4:32PM