Creating a Hiring video for Your Subcontracting Company
How to Become an Operationally Superior Subcontractor
A study from FMI Corporation found that 32% of time in the field is recoverable lost time. Read that again – 32% of time in the field is wasted. For subcontracting executives, wasted time is poisonous to a project. It means lost productivity, and that erodes your bottom line. Construction productivity consultant Luke Matelan has built a playbook on […]
Why Subcontractors Should Add a Skills Assessment to Their Recruitment Efforts
Creative Strategies for Attracting More Talent to Your Subcontracting Business
16 Recruiting & Retention Strategies from Experienced Subcontractors
Recruiting Ask for Work Photos in the Interview – If it makes sense for your trade, ask to see photos of the work they’ve done in the past, even on personal projects. As they run through photos, read the excitement in their face; probe how much they know about their craft. It can tell you […]
Pre-Job Planning Process and Meeting Agenda
Short-Interval Planning Process and Worksheet
16 Change Order Best Practices from Experienced Subcontractors
Contracts Set Conditions the Customer Must Meet for Change Orders – Set clear boundaries around change order work in your contracts. GCs love to ask for things last minute. You can combat this by stating that you need at least a specific number of days notice for certain types of work, along with an approved […]
Post-Job Review Meeting Agenda
Example Post-Job Review Meeting Job Name & Number: Targeted Completion Date: Discussion Items/Agenda: Cost Review Operations manager reviews most current cost report down to cost code level Uncontrollable Impacts: What uncontrollable variables impacted this project? PM Lessons Learned: If we were to build this project again, what would we do different in terms of project […]