Introduction to construction project engineering

by Giovanni C. Migliaccio and Len Holm

Introduction to construction project engineering could actually have been titled “Bridging the Gap” or, as we refined our proposal further, “Bridging Several Gaps.”

Throughout our academic careers, we have taught numerous construction management courses at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including Introduction to Construction Management, and we both have construction industry experience.

One of us has over 40 years of experience as a construction practitioner and has often directly supervised recent graduates from college programs in construction.

Introduction to construction project engineering: We felt there was a gap in the available textbook coverage, in that most books geared for an introduction to a construction management course are likely titled Introduction to Project Management.

Students just embarking on their construction management or construction engineering education need to be provided with an introduction to the construction industry, particularly as it relates to early internships and job opportunities after graduation, for construction field engineers or project engineers.

Most of these students will not be achieving the position of project manager for five to seven years, and some of them never will have that title.

We therefore structured this book as an Introduction to construction project engineering, specifically targeted for the project engineer.