As a public service each year, our NJSPE Educational Foundation invites NJ high schools to participate in Engineering Career Day held at the Busch Campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey. In addition to our foundation, this program is supported by corporate sponsors, public authorities, local colleges, and universities.

Our foundation is looking to recruit top-notch volunteers as committee members for our 2025 Engineering Career Day program. As volunteers, many of our members have developed interrelationship skills to help advance their engineering careers. Our committee members have found Engineering Career Day to be a very rewarding program.

New Jersey Society of Professional Engineers Educational Foundation invites you to be a committee member in our 2025 Engineering Career Day program, which is scheduled for Wednesday, March 14, 2025.

For more information, please contact Michael Testa at: mtesta@co.ocean.nj.us or

Richard Adelsohn at: rick@fhlehr.com

In Memory of Timothy McGough

It is with great sadness that we share the passing of Timothy F. McGough, a highly respected engineer and dedicated leader in our community.

Tim’s contributions to the engineering profession, including his roles at NJDOT, Robbinsville Township, and as a past president of the NJ Society of Professional Engineers, left a lasting impact. Beyond his professional achievements, Tim was known for his kindness, mentorship, and commitment to service. Our thoughts are with his family and loved ones during this difficult time.

For those who wish to pay their respects, please find his obituary and service details here:

https://obits.nj.com/us/obituaries/trenton/name/timothy-mcgough-obituary?id=57633057

NJ Legislative Update

On March 5^th Governor Murphy signed S2954/A3904 into law. This legislation requires geotechnical testing and certain monitoring of transportation projects.

As a direct result of the I-295/ RT 42 wall collapse the legislation will require a geotechnical engineer to provide recommendations concerning the type and frequency of geotechnical tests needed for transportation projects. These recommendations will be based on the type of transportation project, the structure, and the site conditions of such project.

All recommendations will be put into effect during the construction phase of the transportation project, unless directed otherwise by the State transportation engineer, a designee of the State transportation engineer, or a person in an equivalent position to the State transportation engineer. The geotechnical engineer is to be retained by the entity that solicits bids for a transportation project. 

Prior to the start of construction of a transportation project that requires groundwater testing and monitoring, the bill requires the completion of groundwater testing and monitoring at the project site. Thereafter, if warranted by the site conditions, the bill also requires ongoing groundwater testing and monitoring, determined by a geotechnical engineer, geologist, or the entity that solicits bids for a transportation project. Data from the groundwater testing and monitoring is not to exceed three years from the start of construction. 

In addition, if deemed necessary by a geotechnical engineer or the entity that solicits bids for a transportation project, the bill requires the collection and analysis of deformation data. If the deformation exceeds the limits deemed acceptable by a geotechnical engineer, then advanced and ongoing monitoring of the deformation will commence for a period after construction is complete, which period of time will be determined by the geotechnical engineer or the entity that solicits bids for a transportation project. 

The bill requires the Department of Transportation (department) to comply with all internal standards, manuals, procedures, and design documents, and the department is prohibited from waiving any of the standards and procedures provided in these documents.

A final version of the legislation can be found here: https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/Bills/2024/S3000/2954_R1.PDF

Continuing Education Webinars 

Save the Date!

May 9, 2025

9am-12pm

Topics to include:

Ethics of AI

Francis Scott Key Bridge - events surrounding the collapse

Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE)

Save the date!! NSPECon25 in Kansas City

– Also a Call for Presentations

Make plans now to attend NSPE’s annual conference NSPECon25.  Lock in your plans to be with friends and colleagues on August 6-8, 2025 at the InterContinental Kansas City At The Plaza in Kansas City, Missouri for insightful education, meaningful connections with engineers and sponsors, local tours and much more. 

For nearly 90 years, the National Society of Professional Engineers (NSPE) has been the premier organization dedicated to supporting licensed professional engineers (PEs). NSPE recognizes the benefits to public health, safety, and welfare when licensed professional engineers are engaged in creating, maintaining, and renewing infrastructure that enhances revitalization and economic competitiveness. NSPE advocates for the inclusion of licensed professional engineers in all engineering aspects related to infrastructure. 

Visit the Call for Presentations webpage for more information and to submit a proposal.

BUILD MOMENTUM at NSPECon25!

NSPECon25 attendees will build momentum in “their careers, businesses, and interactions with clients by:

• Forging connections with multi-disciplinary professional engineers.
• Expanding their expertise by acquiring new skills presented in the conference program.
• Fostering a diverse network of organizations and companies through sponsor and exhibitor interactions.
• Celebrating PE Day on August 6, an opportunity to recognize the pivotal role engineers play in protecting the public health, safety, and welfare.

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!

Munzer Ahmed

Casey William Colgan PE

Yadin Cooper 

Frank D. Dobiszewski PE

Kyle Giacobello 

Bianca Hernandez

DELINA DEVDAN JAGTAP

Fred Kate

Taylor Knox

Beshoy Nasralla

Elizabeth Paolella

Anchal Nileshkumar Patel

Nandini Patel

Kiera Pease

Odalys Perez

Gregory A. Player PE

Krish Poudel

Michael Ray

Erika Rivera

Jason Rogers Jr.

Krisha Thapa

Christopher Thelisme

Maahum Yousuf

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

Erica Vigliorolo, P.E., C.M.E.

Gregory Stolowski P.E.

Darren Ferlazzo, P.E

Christopher Iacono, P.E.

Jeffrey Laux, P.E.

Brian Van Nortwick, P.E.

Isaac Forero, P.E.

Lawrence Powers

Patrick Stewart