Welcome. I want to take a moment to thank our outgoing BSCES President, Katie Swanson, for her contributions to BSCES, specifically her visionary insights on restructuring many BSCES policies, her relentless energy to advocate for engineering at K-12 and college level students by attending many events in-person, and by increasing BSCES grants and scholarships to a staggering $50,000+ in FY26. Katie did an amazing job preparing our board for a successful year and BSCES is primed to continue advancing forward into FY27. Thank you Katie! ... Read more

Inaugural Report Card for Massachusetts’ Infrastructure Has Been Released

On Thursday, July 23 at the Massachusetts State House, BSCES released the 2026 Report Card for Massachusetts’ Infrastructure to a room full of members, public agency colleagues, media, and State House staff. ASCE 2027 President Carol Haddock, PE, MPA, F.ASCE, attended and spoke to the crowd before the grades were revealed. ... Read more

BSCES Honors 2026 Award Winners

At the 177th BSCES Annual Awards Dinner, which was held at the Royal Sonesta Boston on Thursday, June 11, the BSCES Board of Government honored the following 2026 award winners. ... Read more

2026 Professor Peter S. Eagleson Memorial Scholarship

By Reed Brockman, PE, Vice President, AECOM, and BSCES Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee Co-Chair

The BSCES Committee on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion was honored to review the applications and lead the section process for the 2026 Professor Peter S. Eagleson Memorial Scholarship, which was presented as part of the 177th Annual Awards Dinner held on June 11, 2026. The intent of the scholarship is to provide aid to those that come from backgrounds that are under-represented in the civil engineering profession. ... Read more

BSCES Thanks 2026 - 2027 Sponsors

The BSCES Board of Government would like to thank the organizations that have committed to 2026 – 2027 sponsorship of the Society. This fiscal year, which began July 1, the BSCES sponsorship program has been revamped with new tiers and benefits. Members of the Board are grateful for past sponsors that have continued to support and for new sponsors that have joined. ... Read more

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Civil Project Manager — Site Development

Atlantic Design Engineers, Inc. — Sagamore, MA | $80,000–$110,000 | Full time

We are seeking a Civil Project Manager with at least five years of experience who is ready to take on increasing responsibility for design, permitting, coordination, client communication, and project delivery on commercial, residential, renewable-energy, infrastructure, and land-development projects. Work includes site layout, grading, drainage and stormwater design, utilities, permitting support, and coordination with municipalities, regulators, surveyors, and contractors. Learn more and apply

Senior Civil Project Manager — Professional Engineer (PE)

Atlantic Design Engineers, Inc. — Sagamore, MA | $115,000–$135,000+ | Full time

We are seeking a Professional Engineer to join our civil engineering group as a Senior Civil Project Manager. This is a hands-on project-management and technical-leadership role: independently managing civil/site and land-development projects from feasibility through permitting, final design, and construction; serving as a primary client contact; managing scope, schedules, and budgets; and mentoring project engineers and design staff while coordinating with our survey, environmental, and renewable-energy teams. Learn more and apply

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Are you working from home? You can use the time you're saving by not commuting to perform a household chore or better yet, write an article for the BSCES Civil Engineering Practice journal. ... Read More

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2026 - 2027 Society Sponsors

2026–2027 BSCES Program Sponsors

Benesch | Dewberry | GEI Consultants, Inc. | Geocomp, Inc.

GZA GeoEnvironmental, Inc. | Howard Stein Hudson

Hoyle, Tanner & Associates, Inc. | Kleinfelder | Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Stantec | Vanasse & Associates, Inc.

2026–2027 BSCES STEM Sponsors

Beals and Thomas, Inc. | BSC Group | Delve Underground | Geo-Instruments | GFT

2026 - 2027 BSCES Board of Government

President: Richard A. Matson, PE

President-Elect: Antonios Vytiniotis, PhD, PE

Secretary: Justin Cadima, PE

Treasurer:

Senior Vice Presidents: Rishabh V. Iyer, PE; Elizabeth A. Clark, PE

Vice Presidents: John T. Brooks, PE; Gregory L. Mirliss, STS

Past President: Kathryn Swanson, PE

Western MA Branch Vice President: Vacant

Coasts, Oceans, Ports, and Rivers Institute Boston Chapter Chair: Matt Shultz, PE

Construction Institute Boston Chapter Chair: Brendon Murphy, EIT

Engineering Management Group Chair: Oluchi Anyachukwu, PE

Environmental & Water Resources Institute Boston Chapter Chair: Bob Angelo, PE

Geo-Institute Boston Chapter Chair: Shiv Bhardwaj

Structural Engineering Institute Boston Chapter Chair: Kevin Harp, PE

Transportation & Development Institute Boston Chapter Chair: Christine McLaughlin, PE

Utility Engineering & Surveying Institute Boston Chapter Chair: Sam Wilbur, PE

Younger Member Group Chair: Scott Grier

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