Doreen Bartoldus
Manager of Projects at Jacobs
President at National Association of Women in Construction
United States
About
Doreen Bartoldus has over 45 years experience as a civil/environmental engineer and construction manager. She has managed complex construction contracts. Ranging from $1 million to $1.4 billion in construction value.
She holds a Bachelor of Science in Civil and Environmental engineering from the Polytechnic Institute of New York University (now Tandem School Of Engineering) and a MBA in Sustainable Business from Green Mountain College. She is a registered Professional Engineer in New York, a Certified Construction Manager, a LEED Green Associate, and an Envision Sustainability Professional. Bartoldus was also an adjunct Professor at Stevens Institute, teaching “Project Controls for the Enhanced Built Environment” to CM Masters students.
She has served on the CMAA Metro NY/NJ Board of Directors as Long Island Director and Director of Professional Development. She served NAWIC Locally and Nationally as Regional Director 2016-2018, National Treasurer for 2018-2019 and President Elect 2020-2021.
Also Co-Chaired for the New York Building Congress Council of Women’s Organizations from 2013 – 2015, a member of the Hofstra Engineering School advisory Board 2019 – 2021.
Ms. Bartoldus is now NAWIC National President for the 2021-2022 year.
To connect with Doreen, visit her LinkedIn profile.
Panel Speaker
Future of Construction & the Role of Project Controls
The construction sector plays a major role in driving economic growth in countries around the world and has a direct impact on global GDP. At the same time, construction is recognized as one of the least innovative sectors.
According to a study by McKinsey in 2017, this industry is plagued by high levels of inefficiency, with large construction projects typically exceeding their budgets and taking 20 percent longer on average than projected.
While the benefits of new digital technologies are significant, the construction sector has been slow to embrace these developments and innovation still lags behind other sectors. The construction industry has a steady growth trajectory with a projection that the industry will double in size between 2020 and 2030. However, the industry is facing some headwinds with global shortage of workforce, supplies and facing rising costs.
The need for innovation and technological advances is more important than ever. Technological advances, the pandemic, increased competition, and the demand for shorter construction times are, however, slowly but surely starting to transform the construction sector.
Join this esteemed panel to discuss the future of construction and how technology, innovation and data analytics can transform our industry.