Not long ago, contractors were competing for talent within their own cities and states. Today, experienced project managers, superintendents, estimators, and executives are exploring opportunities across the Southeast, dramatically expanding the competitive landscape for employers. A superintendent in Tennessee may be interviewing with companies in Charlotte. An estimator in the Midwest may be considering opportunities…
Every contractor I talk to seems to be looking for the same thing right now. A good superintendent. The problem is everybody wants one, and there aren’t enough to go around. If you have struggled to fill a superintendent position recently, you are not alone. It’s one of the most common hiring challenges I see…
Many construction companies still view hiring through the lens of operations. Project managers. Superintendents. Field leadership. Those roles matter tremendously. However, one of the biggest hiring pressures we continue to see across commercial construction is happening before projects ever reach the field. Preconstruction and estimating talent has become one of the most competitive areas of…
Over the past year, a consistent theme has emerged across the construction industry: Projects are not being canceled — they are being postponed. Start dates move. Financing takes longer. Developments get shelved and revisited months later. For construction companies, that creates a challenge that is not always obvious at first. Hiring decisions become tied to…
When construction professionals evaluate a job offer, the first number they look at is usually the base salary. That makes sense — compensation matters. But focusing only on salary can cause candidates to miss the bigger picture. In many cases, the long-term value of a role comes from the entire compensation structure and the way…