Seasoned Leaders Enter Education to Close Construction Experience Gap

Wellesley, Massachusetts, September 22, 2025

News Summary

Experienced construction leaders are moving into continuing education and mentorship to address a widening industry experience gap as senior professionals retire. Practitioner-instructor programs on platforms like PDH‑Pro pair hands-on veterans with younger engineers and project managers to teach real-world budget oversight, stakeholder management and on-site problem solving. Trade groups are also returning workforce programs such as the AGC MA ACE course to vocational schools to expose students to architecture, construction and engineering careers. Together, practitioner-led courses, trade‑school outreach and mentorship aim to shorten learning curves and protect project schedules and budgets.

Seasoned leader joins online training effort to close construction’s experience gap

A generation of senior construction professionals is preparing for retirement. That shift has industry educators and contractor groups racing to transfer hands‑on knowledge before it leaves the field. A critical experience gap threatens to slow project timelines and increase budget risks in the construction industry, and one response pairs an experienced practitioner with an online continuing education platform.

Immediate development: hands‑on instruction added to continuing education

WELLESLEY, Mass. — Sept. 22, 2025 — Seasoned construction leader Roman Titov, P.E., CCM, is dedicating his efforts to mentoring the next generation of engineers and project managers to address that gap. Titov holds the P.E. (Professional Engineer) and CCM (Certified Construction Manager) credentials and is an instructor for the online continuing education platform PDH‑Pro. He brings practical, on‑the‑ground wisdom from leadership roles at major global companies, including Amazon Web Services and Jacobs, and has taught previously at the Schulich School of Engineering.

PDH‑Pro partnered with Titov to add experienced‑practitioner instruction to its continuing education offerings. The platform describes him as skilled at simplifying the complex realities of modern construction, including budget oversight and stakeholder management. Titov’s focus is on preparing engineers for the challenges they will face on day one of a leadership role, emphasizing that formal education provides the foundation but applied knowledge — navigating unforeseen challenges, managing teams, executing on time and on budget — defines a successful project manager.

Why this matters now

Industry leaders say the loss of senior staff is not just a staffing number; it is the departure of institutional memory about how projects are delivered. PDH‑Pro positions practical courses as a way to shorten on‑the‑job learning curves. PDH‑Pro provides affordable, expert‑designed‑and‑led professional development hour (PDH) courses for continuing education tailored to meet state and specialty requirements. The platform also emphasizes regulatory compliance and a user‑friendly online experience to help engineers navigate evolving licensure requirements with confidence.

State workforce program returns to vocational high school

UPTON, MA — A local workforce development project is scheduled for spring. The Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts is providing an eight‑week ACE (architecture/construction/engineering) program at Blackstone Valley Regional Vocational Technical High School in Upton, MA. The ACE program is an eight‑week course focusing on architecture, construction and engineering fields. This marks the fourth year of the AGC MA partnership with Blackstone Valley Tech.

As part of the ACE curriculum, leaders from three AGC MA member firms will lead sessions as ACE mentors. Those mentors include representatives of Shawmut Design and Construction, Colantonio, and Consigli. The program aims to expose students to a range of professional career paths in construction and to create opportunities for students who might not otherwise consider the sector.

Profiles and recognition: a broad picture of early‑career talent

A recent industry feature compiled a class of emerging AEC professionals and highlighted a wide range of skills, backgrounds and extracurricular interests. The feature includes entries such as a multifamily developer who scuba dives to explore shipwrecks and caves, a structural engineer who races mountain bikes nationwide, and a building resilience specialist who is also a professional dancer and choreographer. That feature previously ran similar lists for earlier years and opened entries for subsequent classes in past cycles.

Local chapter and professional groups

Professional volunteer groups continue to organize at the chapter level to support women and other underrepresented groups in construction. A regional chapter announced its incoming executive and advisory leadership and emphasized chapter goals to connect, promote and advance women in architecture, engineering, construction and related fields. The chapter’s stated mission includes programming that addresses recruitment, retention and career development.

Contacts and practical links

For continuing education and the instructor announcement: PDH‑Pro website: https://pdh-pro.com/

PDH‑Pro media contact company name: PDH Pro, Inc.
PDH‑Pro media contact person: Robert Shaw.
PDH‑Pro media contact phone: 508‑298‑4787.
PDH‑Pro media contact address: 59 Causeway Street, Suite 159, Wellesley, Massachusetts, United States.
PDH‑Pro media contact email field in the text is listed as “Send Email”.
PDH‑Pro media contact website is listed as pdh-pro.com in the release.

What to watch next

Look for new course listings from the continuing education platform and spring scheduling for the ACE program at Blackstone Valley Tech. Expect more programs that pair classroom learning with seasoned field experience as firms and educators try to bridge practical knowledge gaps before retirements remove key mentors from the workforce.

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Additional Resources

• FinancialContent / WRAL: To Close Construction’s Experience Gap — Roman Titov mentors next‑gen project managers
• Wikipedia: Construction management
• Patch: Blackstone Valley Vocational brings back ACE workshop
• Google Search: ACE program Blackstone Valley Vocational
• BD+C: Meet the 40 Under 40 class of 2022
• Google Scholar: 40 Under 40 AEC 2022
• Boston Real Estate Times: Professional Women in Construction Boston board announcement
• Encyclopedia Britannica: Women in construction
• PDH‑Pro: Professional development hours and continuing education for engineers
• Google News: PDH‑Pro continuing education construction

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