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NJSPE Installation & Awards Reception

June 27, 2024

6:30 pm - 10:30 pm

Join us for an evening of Networking and Celebration

We are looking forward to gathering together and celebrating the accomplishments of our members and the engineering profession in New Jersey. We will be recognizing the achievements of outstanding individuals in the industry and welcoming our new leadership team.

The evening will begin with a cocktail reception, followed by a dinner and awards ceremony. We will also have Keynote Speaker, Acting DOT Commissioner, Francis K. O’Connor.

The National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) has welcomed five (5) professional engineers to its 2024 class of Fellow members. The Fellow designation honors active NSPE members who have demonstrated exemplary and devoted service to their profession, the Society, and their community. Requirements for the title include holding at least one elected office at any level and active involvement at the national level.

“It is with great pride and admiration that we recognize this year's class of Fellows, who have been selected by their peers for this distinguished honor,” said Majella Stevenson P.E., F.NSPE, the chairman of the executive committee of the Council of Fellows. “These exceptional individuals have demonstrated unwavering commitment and dedication to their profession, the Society, and their community. We are honored to welcome them as Fellows and look forward to their continued leadership and service at the local, state, and national levels.”

NSPE state and territorial societies can nominate one person for each 500 voting members on their rolls per year. Nominations are also open to NSPE interest groups, chartered affinity groups, and the Board of Directors. Since its establishment in 2000, around one percent of all NSPE members have advanced to this highest rank in volunteer membership.

The 2024 NSPE Fellows include the following (in alphabetical order):

• Michael Gunsch, North Dakota – North Central

• Edward Hubner, DC– Northeastern Region

• Joe Pasaturo, New York – Northeastern Region

• Michael Purol, Missouri – North Central

• Chett Siefring, Ohio – Central Region

Founded in 1934, the National Society of Professional Engineers supports over 500,000 professional engineers and the public by fostering licensed professional engineers in service to society, ensuring the public can be confident that engineering decisions affecting their lives are made by qualified and ethically accountable professionals. Through education, licensure advocacy, leadership training, multidisciplinary networking, and outreach, NSPE enhances the image of professional engineers and their ability to ethically and professionally practice engineering. For more information, please visit www.nspe.org.

Registration is open for NSPECon24 (Raleigh, North Carolina, August 7-9), the prime national event for professional engineers to engage and connect with their peers and to advance their careers. The early-bird discount rates are available until June 27. Access registration information and rates here. Access the preliminary conference program for details on keynote speakers and session topics.

The deadline for reserving a hotel room at the Raleigh Marriott Crabtree Valley for the NSPECon24 rate is July 15. We encourage you to make your reservation early since there are a limited number of conference rate hotels rooms available.

NSPECon24 also offers a variety of sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities to put your company or organization in front of senior executives and other decision-makers from across the industry. A special exhibitor discount is being offered to Research Triangle-based businesses.

Opportunities Await!

Members of our community have exciting job openings available:

Municipal Engineer: Are you a qualified engineer with experience in municipal construction projects? A position for Municipal Engineer is open, overseeing field and office engineering work, collaborating with contractors, and ensuring project success. Applicants should hold a Professional Engineer's License issued by the New Jersey State Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors, with three years of supervisory engineering experience. Salary ranges from $95,000 to $145,000. To apply, submit your cover letter and resume to Lisa Y. Picon, Personnel Officer, at LiPicon@ci.camden.nj.us or SaEvans@ci.camden.nj.us by April 30, 2024.

Assistant Engineer: A rewarding opportunity is available for an Assistant Engineer, assisting in various engineering projects within the municipality. Requirements include a Bachelor's degree in Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineering, along with two years of supervisory engineering experience. Salary is $91,232. Interested candidates should submit their cover letter and resume to Lisa Y. Picon, Personnel Officer, at LiPicon@ci.camden.nj.us or SaEvans@ci.camden.nj.us by April 30, 2024.

Take the next step in your career journey!

Apply now and be a part of shaping our community's future.

Legislative Update

New Jersey Design Professional Self-Certification legislation

S3422/A4360)- "New Jersey Design Professional Self-Certification Act"; requires DCA to establish design professional self-certification program. The bill moved thru an Assembly Committee last week and is scheduled in committee on Monday, June 17th

The bill directs the Commissioner of Community Affairs (commissioner) to establish a program through which the commissioner is required to certify an architect or engineer who satisfies certain criteria to be a qualified design professional. This certification enables the person to take responsibility for a construction project’s compliance with the State Uniform Construction Code (UCC), and to self-certify that an application for a construction permit, and the plans and specifications submitted therewith, comply with the UCC and other applicable laws.

The bill requires an enforcing agency to: accept a self-certified permit application and accompanying documents; conduct a supervisory check acknowledging the enforcing agency’s receipt of all materials required under the UCC; and issue a permit within one to five calendar days following receipt of a submission, depending on the scope of the project. The bill directs the commissioner to establish eligibility requirements for a design professional to qualify to participate in the self-certification program. The bill specifically excludes certain types of projects from participating in the self-certification program, however, the bill, as amended, authorizes the commissioner, by regulation, to extend the scope of the self-certification program to include one or more of those types of projects.

The bill further requires that a qualified design professional remain with the project until the project is signed-off or approved by the enforcing agency; otherwise, the enforcing agency is to require that the project cease until satisfaction with certain criteria.

For a copy of the bill, please click here.

For more details on the legislation, please click here.

Continuing Education Webinars 

Explore a wealth of knowledge with our past continuing education webinars available at NJSPE.org, designed to empower professionals in their pursuit of ongoing learning and growth. Elevate your expertise at your own pace with these valuable resources.

Enroll in the Enterprise program

Enterprise membership allows a company to sponsor NSPE membership for multiple employee engineers and to design specialized benefits around their needs. Through the Enterprise program, NSPE will develop a package option perfectly suited to your organization.

Why should your company enroll its engineers in NSPE?

• NSPE membership is an employment benefit that will help you hire and keep the best engineers a real competitive edge for your company.
• By joining NSPE at a corporate level, your clients will recognize your company's commitment to engineering and ethical best practices, and will trust that your engineers will provide them with the best service available.
• Your employees will recognize your commitment to their professional growth, and will remain loyal and engaged.
• Employees will benefit from maximum access, value and convenience in everything NSPE membership has to offer.
• Your company may also be able to save on its professional liability premiums. Through NSPE benefit partner Victor, qualifying engineering firms are eligible for an underwriting premium credit of up to 5% if at least 50% of the firm's professional staff are NSPE members.

For more information on Enterprise Membership, or to receive a

customized package for your organization, contact NSPE Member Services

at 888-285 NSPE (6773) or memserv@nspe.org

NJSPE Would Like to Welcome Its New Members. Thank you for your membership!

Jeffrey Laux, P.E.

Carolyn Feigin, P.E., P.P.

Erica Vigliorolo, P.E.

Gregory Stolowski P.E.

Darren Ferlazzo, P.E

Tejal Patel, P.E.

Brian Van Nortwick, P.E.

Matt Lunemann, P.E., P.M.P, ENV SP.

Lawrence Powers

Patrick Stewart