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 Construction Leader Joins Online Education Platform to Help Close an Industry experience gap

WELLESLEY, Mass. — Sept. 22, 2025 — A widening experience gap in construction, driven by an approaching wave of retirements among senior professionals, is prompting new efforts to transfer on‑the‑ground skills to younger engineers and project managers. In response, Roman Titov, P.E., CCM, a veteran construction leader, is teaching on an online continuing education platform to help prepare the next generation of construction leaders for the realities of project delivery.

Top-line development

The most immediate development is a partnership that places an experienced practitioner into continuing education. Roman Titov is an instructor for the online continuing education platform PDH‑Pro. He brings leadership experience from major global companies and practical site know‑how drawn from roles at Amazon Web Services (AWS) and Jacobs, and he has classroom experience teaching at the Schulich School of Engineering.

Why this matters now

Industry observers expect a large cohort of senior construction professionals to retire in the coming years. That shift risks slowing project timelines and increasing budget exposure if institutional knowledge is not captured and shared. The new instructor role aims to address that risk by combining formal continuing education with lessons learned from large, complex projects and day‑one leadership challenges.

What Roman Titov brings to instruction

Roman Titov holds the P.E. (Professional Engineer) credential and the CCM (Certified Construction Manager) credential. PDH‑Pro describes Mr. Titov as uniquely skilled at simplifying complex realities of modern construction, including budget oversight and stakeholder management. Mr. Titov emphasizes that formal education provides a foundation but applied knowledge — navigating unforeseen challenges, managing teams, and executing on time and on budget — defines a successful project manager. He has said his focus is on preparing engineers for the challenges they will face on day one of a leadership role and considers it a privilege to share his experience to help shape future leaders of the industry.

About the platform role

PDH‑Pro partnered with Roman Titov to bring experienced‑practitioner instruction to its continuing education offerings. PDH‑Pro provides professional development hour (PDH) courses designed to meet state and specialty requirements, aims for regulatory compliance, and operates a user‑friendly online platform. The company also provides customer support and guidance on evolving licensure requirements for engineers. Contact and public information for the platform are listed in the contact block below.

Workforce development at the school level (State‑level activity)

Separately in Massachusetts, a state‑level workforce development initiative returns to a regional vocational high school. The Associated General Contractors of Massachusetts (AGC MA) 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 and is part of AGC MA’s workforce development initiative to enhance skills and support opportunity for students interested in pursuing careers in construction.

Leaders from member firms are serving as ACE mentors for the spring program. The program at Blackstone Valley Tech is in its fourth year of partnership with AGC MA and is designed to expose students to professional career paths across the construction sector at an early point in their education. AGC MA says the construction industry faces challenging workforce shortages and that exposing young people to career options is essential to the sector’s future.

Context and wider signals

These moves reflect two levels of response: online continuing education to capture practitioner knowledge for licensed engineers and localized, state‑level training to build the pipeline of new workers. The instructor placement on the online platform addresses immediate training needs for licensed professionals and young leaders stepping into project management roles. The ACE program targets younger students and aims to expand awareness and recruitment into construction trades and professions.

Practical details and contacts

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

The PDH‑Pro media contact email field in the text is listed as “Send Email” (placeholder).

What to watch next

Monitor enrollment and course lists on the PDH‑Pro platform to track which applied topics are added to continuing education offerings. At the state level in Massachusetts, the spring schedule and mentor roster for the ACE program at Blackstone Valley Tech will indicate employer engagement and local pipeline growth.

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• 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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