Oct 15, 202615 min
In this extended conversation with AJ Waters, we go beyond the job site and into the question a lot of younger people are asking right now: is construction still a safe bet? AJ makes the case that it absolutely is and...
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The Major Project Podcast
Hosted by Orion Matthews · business · EN
About this Podcast:
Every day, somewhere in the world, a billion-dollar project is underway reshaping skylines, powering nations, and pushing the limits of what’s possible. Behind every megaproject are the people who plan, measure, and keep it all on track. Orion takes us behind the curtain of these mega-projects with interviews of the leaders making it possible and managing billions in scope, risk, and ambition.
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What is The Major Project Podcast about?
Every day, somewhere in the world, a billion-dollar project is underway reshaping skylines, powering nations, and pushing the limits of what’s possible. Behind every megaproject are the people who plan, measure, and keep it all on track.
Who hosts The Major Project Podcast?
The Major Project Podcast is hosted by Orion Matthews. The show has published 28 episodes to date.
What has The Major Project Podcast covered recently?
Recent episodes include "Bonus Episode - Getting In & Growing Up: Career Advice & The Story Behind The Engineerd Life with AJ Waters" (15 October 2026, 15 minutes), "Why Digital Transformation Fails - and How to Fix It | AJ Waters, Procore" (15 October 2026, 56 minutes), and "The Report Is Not the Truth: Ahmed Abdelfattah on Dashboards, Risk, and the Illusion of Project Control" (1 October 2026, 70 minutes).
How often does The Major Project Podcast publish?
The Major Project Podcast publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 55 minutes across 28 episodes.
How hard is it to get booked on The Major Project Podcast?
Booking probability for The Major Project Podcast is 46%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Major Project Podcast requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Major Project Podcast's contact route on record: verified email.
Who should pitch The Major Project Podcast?
The strongest fits for The Major Project Podcast are Other Civil Engineering and Business & Management Consulting. The Major Project Podcast has a business audience.
About the host
Orion Matthews hosts The Major Project Podcast, a business podcast with 28 episodes published.
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Recent episodes
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- Oct 15, 202656 min
In this episode, Orion sits down with AJ Waters, field COO for public sector at Procore, host of The Engineerd Life podcast, and one of the most widely-traveled and well-connected people in the construction industry...
- Oct 1, 20261h 10m
Project control teams are bigger than ever; more schedulers, more risk managers, more reporting managers. And according to Ahmed Abdelfattah, they're delivering worse results than when one planner ran everything with...
- Sep 15, 202611 min
In this bonus episode, Hannah Garrett shares practical advice for students, career changers, and professionals hoping to enter the fast-growing data center industry. She explains why emerging leaders should embrace AI...
- Sep 15, 202653 min
About half of all US data centers scheduled to open this year are delayed or canceled. Hannah Garrett isn't surprised. She's been watching tech and construction try to figure each other out for a decade, and says the...
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Episode #23
Bonus Episode: The Curious Engineer: Bruno Caldas on Career Moves, Data, and Getting Into the Room
Sep 1, 202617 minBruno Caldas didn't take a traditional path into the world of billion-dollar projects - he started building computers at 14, earned a mechatronics engineering degree, and landed on a $20 billion iron ore project in the...
- Sep 1, 20261h 21m
Bruno Caldas has built dashboards on a laptop in the African jungle, trained 300 people on SAP, and is now building AI agent teams for one of the world's largest mining companies. The throughline across 18 years in the...
- Aug 19, 202612 min
Omer Iqbal returns for a bonus episode focused on career advice for project controls professionals - from how to actually get noticed in an organization, to why doing everything by the book might be holding you back. He...
Episode #21
You Cannot Outsource Accountability: Inside a $30B Infrastructure Portfolio with Omer Iqbal
Aug 19, 20261h 28mMost project teams are exceptionally good at delivering a project the wrong way. Omer Iqbal has spent 20 years learning to fix that - from the portfolio level. Omer Iqbal is Senior Portfolio Manager in the Investment...
- Jun 15, 202634 min
In this bonus segment, Iwona Wilson shares her advice for the next generation of project leaders. She makes the case for developing critical thinking above all else, explains how AI is reshaping the skills students need...
- Jun 15, 20261h 7m
Every major capital project team will tell you they have a decision gate process. According to Iwona Wilson, having the process and having the capability to use it are two completely different things - and the gap...
- Jun 1, 202656 min
Most major projects manage risk in Excel. Matt Mitchell spent a decade managing it differently - including as risk lead on a $3.9 billion offshore gas platform in the Mediterranean. In this episode, Orion sits down with...
- May 15, 202644 min
Before the panel started, the moderator was warned: "Good luck controlling this bunch." Four AACE presidents. 150+ combined years. They lived up to it. Recorded live at the 2026 AACE Houston Gulf Coast Symposium, host...
- May 1, 20261h 7m
The project controls industry has a looming problem—and it's not technical. In this episode, Orion sits down with Christina Robinson — founder of Henry Porter LLC and project controls advisor with 14 years across...
- Apr 15, 20261h 30m
Most project failures aren’t caused by a single issue - they’re the result of broken integration. In this episode, Orion sits down with Ellie Moradinezhad, founder of tactHive Consulting and former Global Discipline...
Episode #13
013 - Execution Realism: Why Most Project Schedules Lie (and How to Fix Them) with Travis Arlitt
Apr 1, 20261h 36mMost project teams don’t fail because they lack a plan, they fail because they believe it. In this episode, Orion sits down with Travis Arlitt, Senior Planning & Field Execution Specialist and co-founder of Day One...
- Mar 26, 202655 min
Capital projects generate enormous amounts of data, yet many important project decisions are still made without timely access to the information teams need. When plans inevitably break and conditions change, leaders...
- Mar 2, 20261h 9m
What does it really take to staff, structure, and control multi-billion-dollar programs? Ahmed AbdelSalam shares hard-earned lessons on resource planning, building high-impact PMOs, and how AI is reshaping project...
- Feb 17, 202634 min
Risk isn’t a scary “extra” - it’s the reason projects succeed or spiral. ⚠️ Kim Essendrup, co-host of Project Management Happy Hour and founder of RAIDLOG.com , joins Orion for a practical Risk 101 breakdown - and how...
Episode #9
009 - BIM Beyond the Model: How Data, Time & Cost Come Together on Mega-Projects with Omar Habib
Feb 2, 20261h 21mWhat if your 3D model could predict schedule risk, expose cost blind spots, and align everyone—from the field to the boardroom? 🧩 BIM and digital-delivery expert Omar Habib joins Orion to break down how 4D, 5D, and...
Recent guests
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Matt Mitchell
Founder, Master Builder, SIP Builder, Green Builder, Mercatus Center at George Mason University
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James Wiseman
energy expert, Golden State Warriors
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Omer Iqbal
Sydney Water
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Grant Stead
Stead Global
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