The Civil Engineering Academy Podcast

CEA - College at 16 to Stormwater Engineer with Jillian Berbakov

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Stormwater is one of the many little-known sub-fields you can get into as a civil engineer. Is it a good fit for you? Today’s guest has all the answers. Jillian Berbakov is a stormwater engineer who graduated college with a business degree at 16, switched to engineering later on, and passed her PE exam as a full-time working mom!

Tune in to Learn:

  • Jillian's path graduating college in business at 16 and then switching to engineering
  • How she passed the PE Exam as a working mom — as how you can too
  • What does a stormwater engineer do? What software tools do they use?
  • How climate change is (re)shaping stormwater design work and projects
  • The biggest challenge of working in the stormwater industry – and it’s non-technical
  • What other engineering disciplines does stormwater engineering run into?
  • Future trends in the stormwater engineering field you need to know before going into it
  • Why you need your PE license to advance your career — and it’s not money-related
  • How a business degree can help your engineering career (Yes, you read that right!)
  • Jillian's top 2 pieces of advice for younger engineers just getting started
  • The PE Civil Exam versus the Environmental PE Exam: Which one should you take?

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    Resources Mentioned:

    NCEES PE Environmental Practice Exam

    NCEES PE Civil Practice Exam (Water Resources and Environmental)

    Black+Decker
    Stantec
    Florida Department of Transportation
    Automated Storm Sewer Analysis & Design (ASAD)
    ICPR-4

    OpenRoads Designer (ORD)

    FLO-2D

    HEC-RAS

    HY-8

    AECOM

    Army Corps of Engineers

    School of PE

    Connect With Jillian:

    [email protected]
    LinkedIn


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