Construction superintendents are critical to project success. Demand for experienced superintendents is high, but supply is low and will decrease as more seasoned professionals approach retirement. With fewer new candidates entering the industry, contractors must have a plan to develop their current team, but they face challenges in balancing time spent in the field with the time required for development.
Read below to learn how one forward-thinking contractor is working to address this challenge.
| M.C. Dean: One Company’s Solution to the Field Leader Shortage
With an estimated 34,000 construction superintendent positions unfilled in the U.S. and the demand for field managers to grow 11% between 2020 and 2030, many companies are or will soon be competing for a diminishing talent pool. By taking a different approach, M.C. Dean has helped safeguard itself against such trends and increased employee and client loyalty and satisfaction.
"Our people are a lot of the reason clients come back — they like the fact that M.C. Dean is very people-focused," says Rhodes. "And in return, M.C. Dean wants to provide their clients with great leadership and show them that those leaders are great at what they do." - Jessica Rhodes, M.C. Dean Senior HR Generalist | |
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