James Ernzen

Jim Ernzen is the PENTA Building Group Professor for Construction and associate professor at the Del E. Webb School of Construction in the School of Sustainable Engineering and the Built Environment at Arizona State University. Ernzen joined ASU in 1996 and was director of the Del E. Webb School of Construction from 2005-2009. He has more than 22 years experience as a construction manager, project engineer, construction materials researcher and civil engineering educator in the Army Corps of Engineers.

Ernzen serves as the academic co-chairperson of the Project Delivery Methods Taskforce sponsored by the Alliance for Construction Excellence at Arizona State University where he conducts seminars, and performs research on project delivery methods. In 2004, he developed new curriculum in concrete industry management that brought major funding and national recognition to the school. He also teaches courses and conducts research in concrete materials and concrete construction operations.

Ernzen’s work has earned special recognition from the Design Build Institute of America, the American Institute of Steel Constructors and the Arizona Chapter of the American Concrete Institute, which gave him its Lifetime Membership Award.

In 2019, Jim Ernzen was named the first PENTA Building Group Professor for Construction in the Del E. Webb School of Construction. Read more about Jim Ernzen and the PENTA Building Group Professorship.