The CI Organizational Structure is composed of three basic elements – the CI Board of Directors, the CI Directorates, the Technical Committees and Councils.
There are seven CI Directorates – Construction, Owners, Engineering, Materials, Equipment, Services, and Education and Research. The reason for establishing the Directorates was to provide an organizational structure that allows for a home for members. A member can look at the CI organization chart and recognize that “I’m a Contractor, I belong in Construction.” Or “I’m a supplier, I belong in Materials.” Or “I’m in sureties, I belong in Services.”
When CI was officially established in October of 2000, it incorporated the former ASCE Construction Division, the ASCE Materials Division, and the ASCE Construction Standards Council. The existing technical committees under them became the first CI Technical Committees and were placed under the appropriate Directorate. For example, the Bituminous Materials Committee was placed under the Materials Directorate.
Each Directorate is comprised of a Director (who sits on the CI Board of Directors), technical committee chairs, and at-large members. The primary role of a CI Directorate is to identify initiatives within its sector. In addition, they serve as a vehicle by which technical committees and Directorates can exchange ideas.
In order to help ensure that CI technical committee activities effectively meet strategic objectives, the Director and at-large members of a Directorate will be charged with reviewing the proposed plan for new technical committees and evaluating the plans and performance of existing technical committees. The purpose of funding only by proposal is to allow technical committees the opportunity to share in the rewards of their actions.
If you wish to learn more about the CI Directorates, contact Marvin Oey at 703-295-6397 or moey@asce.org.
Construction Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers