The intensive program is packed with practical, step-by-step instructions for improving engineering project delivery, financial performance, and client satisfaction
WHERE: P2S, Inc. Office, Long Beach, CA WHEN: August 4-5, 2025

With over 41,000 engineering firm professionals trained so far, PSMJ’s legendary A/E/C Project Management Bootcamp remains the MUST-ATTEND skill-building experience for rising leaders

For over 20 years, sending key staff through PSMJ's A/E/C Project Management Bootcamp has been standard practice for engineering firms committed to superior financial results, ecstatic clients, and a winning culture. Smart executives know their most valuable contributors will return with new confidence and new skills to deliver eye-popping profit and project performance. Now ACEC California has partnered with PSMJ to bring this breakthrough event to Long Beach! 

Register now and learn how to:

  • Master the 11 must-use parts of an ironclad project schedule
  • Avoid 5 budget busters that put projects in a financial hole
  • Keep projects and teams on schedule and budget when working remotely
  • Negotiate win-win subcontractor agreements
  • Seize new revenue opportunities through upselling and cross-selling
  • Apply “wow!” factors that help turn clients into champions
  • Spot and fix profit killers before they become major problems

And 47 additional use-them-now skills for transforming your career and your professional value. 


PLUS you get PSMJ’s best-in-class implementation tools, calculators, checklists and ongoing one-on-one support that lesser imitators can’t touch!

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO MASTER A/E/C PROJECT DELIVERY IN OUR NEW OPERATING ENVIRONMENT

Get ALL of our time-tested profit-boosting project management secrets PLUS what every Project Manager needs to thrive. Learn how to:

  1. Manage project team members working from anywhere
  2. Communicate with clients who are working from anywhere.
  3. Pause and re-start work to minimize disruption and preserve cash flow
  4. Run virtual meetings without losing productivity.
  5. Add more value and keep pipelines full by bringing in work from existing clients.

Early-Bird Deadline: July 1, 2025

Member Pricing: $1,850 (Early Bird), $2,250 (Regular)

Non-Member Pricing: $3,250

Our A/E/C Project Management Bootcamp graduates say it best:

“Thanks so much! Loved the pacing and it was definitely a great and powerful experience. The amount of in-depth content covered makes it feel like you’ve covered a week’s worth of information in two short days.”

“It was a very practical and well organized course and Alan was energetic, engaged, experienced and extremely knowledgeable about the material. Two thumbs up.”

“I took this bootcamp over 10 years ago and this one was by far more useful and interactive, I would highly recommend Michael to others, he made the training fun, informative and relevant.”

Sam BrunswickPAW Consulting Engineers 

Hannah Bannister  Kronberg Urbanist + Architects

Donavan Rae, P.E.Lumos & Associates

“It was an excellent, high-quality program that honestly all PM’s in the AEC field should take.”

“Jay was great to learn from and I’m going to implement what I’ve learned to take my professional development to the next level”

“I really enjoyed the course and I learned a lot that will help me do my job better.” 

Katie HoganSchemata Workshop

Alec EastmanACDM Architects

Josh GeraEnsign Engineering

The A/E/C industry's most immediately valuable professional training program hits EVERY aspect of superior project management

In just two days at this world-class meeting facility, A/E/C Project Management Bootcamp will teach you the skills, hacks, secrets, formulas, trouble-shooters and problem-solvers that make engineering firm executives and clients delighted with project progress and outcomes: 

Increase Productivity AND Develop New Business: Keys to a  Becoming a Super-Valued PM

Planning Projects For Success: Timelines that Meet Milestones 

Your Successful Project Financial And Profit Plan: Win at Budget and Cash Flow Management

Lead the Project Team While Managing Scope Creep and Project Changes

Budget and Schedule with Earned Value Management: Stay in Control of Projects and Out of Trouble

Managing Clients and Yourself: Keys to Keeping Projects Profitable

Your A/E/C Project Management Bootcamp Coach Does More Than Train... he Inspires Rising Stars to Shine!

Your instructor has years of practical, hands-on experience successfully managing projects at some of the industry's most admired and profitable firms. In addition to technical expertise and financial acumen, he brings unmatched passion for passing on their hard-won lessons and inspiring others to excel. Don't expect to hide on the back row. You WILL be engaged, energized, and inspired to crush your goals!

Tom Bacus

Senior Consultant

PSMJ Resources

Tom is a highly experienced planning and design professional with over 25 years in the transportation, land development, and sustainability fields. He has extensive experience in business development, operations, project delivery, program management, training, leadership development, and strategic planning.

Tom currently serves as California Regional Operations Manager for HW Lochner, a national consulting engineering firm. At Lochner, Tom is focused on post-merger integration of acquired firms in the Western US.

Over his career, Tom has managed projects at all scales, from $10K planning studies through $100M design-build programs. Many of his projects have been large-scale and have focused on making positive impacts on communities and the environment through major infrastructure investments.

Tom has held various leadership roles throughout his career, including office and market leadership, executive leadership, and companywide operations, and is particularly skilled at developing business strategy, opening new markets and geographies, and implementing business processes.

Throughout his career, Tom has worked in a range of firm sizes, from small founder-led startups like Sherwood Design Engineers, privately held firms like Carter & Burgess and Nelson\Nygaard (Perkins Will), and large publicly traded firms like IBI Group. He has led teams of engineers, planners, architects, and landscape architects.

He received his bachelor’s degree in civil engineering at Texas A&M University and his master’s degree in business administration from the University of Utah.

Project Managers are Key to Every Job's Success.

How can they protect your firm's financial interest AND achieve the client's business objectives? By learning dozens of real-world formulas, processes, and strategies guaranteed to boost revenue, profit, and client satisfaction. 

A/E/C Project Management Bootcamp...

Turns each Project Manager into a profit center: 

Teaches Project Managers to enforce on-time, under-budget performance: 

A/E/C Project Management Bootcamp graduates practice PMs budgeting and scheduling discipline plus how to hold all team members, including the client—responsible for staying on course.

Empowers Project Managers to ensure customer satisfaction:

The best PMs ensure each job’s profitability. This Bootcamp shows how apply A/E/C firm business management techniques to every decision and incorporate complex financial realities into project execution.

This Bootcamp shows PMs how to monitor clients’ happiness quotient, nurture good business relationships and report back to management at the first sign of something amiss.

Helps Project Managers become business leaders:

Transforms Project Managers into new business generators: 

Few members of your team are better positioned to sell new business, especially upselling and cross-selling, than PMs. This training teaches how to see and seize opportunities for getting the next project.

Today’s PMs have the potential to become your firm’s future leaders. This Bootcamp shows you how to visualize the big picture, then internalize and represent the firm’s business goals to the outside world.

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Special thanks to P2S for hosting this training!

Our Promise to You

GUARANTEE: This training program is focused on helping you become an even more valuable member of your firm by explaining profit-boosting techniques used by the most successful leaders. We’re confident this course WILL help you – as it has thousands of other A/E/C project managers. If this program or the skills and tools you acquire don’t have a positive impact on that goal, we will refund your fee or arrange for you to attend another PSMJ program at no cost. You take no risk!

Continuing Education Credit

A/E/C Project Management Bootcamp is AIA CES-registered to provide this content. This Bootcamp earns you up to 13 LU Hours, CEUs, or PDHs. Not all state and licensing boards accept these programs for learning units.
This Bootcamp earns you 13 credits towards certification with the A/E/C Project Management Association. This is the only industry-specific certification available for A/E/C Project Managers. Learn more by visiting www.aecpma.org.
For more information, please contact our Client Services team at (617) 965-0055 or inhousetraining@psmj.com.