FAST TRACK: Community Development Director

What’s it like to meet with the mayor on a regular basis about the state of real estate development in the city? Kris talks with Seimone Jurjis, a civil engineer who has carved out expertise in building codes, planning, and entitlements, which led him to a rewarding career managing a world class real estate department for a city government. If you love math and physics, you might have thought about pursuing a career in engineering. If you don’t consider yourself a “math person”, you might not even know what engineering really means! Whichever person you resonate with, you will find this career goal discussion applies to you. Spoiler alert- you can have a degree in English and become a valuable member of Seimone’s planning department! Seimone is a civil engineer by education, but he now spends the majority of his time writing, managing and presenting ideas and findings. You’ll get to see what kind of people succeed in building and planning in city government. Come along as we uncover what is engineering, what real estate development really entails, what you might do as an urban planner, and especially, what it’s like to work in a fast-paced department for a city government. LINKS: Newport Beach, Community Development Department Civil Engineering, Cal State Fullerton Civil Engineering Podcast https://uppp.soceco.uci.edu/ https://cuppa.uic.edu/academics/upp/ Linked In https://engineeringcivil.org https://www.asce.org