What to Expect in 2026
LEAP HR: Construction is a focused, senior‑level forum designed for HR and workforce leaders who carry direct responsibility for workforce performance across complex, project‑based environments. This is not a generic HR conference adapted for construction, but a working forum for leaders making decisions that directly impact delivery timelines, productivity, and organizational resilience.
Across three carefully curated days, you will engage with peers who are actively navigating the realities of labor constraints, workforce deployment, and project execution at scale. The agenda is built around real contractor and operator case studies, structured peer discussion, and practical insight into how organizations are approaching attraction, retention, workforce planning, and leadership capability in today’s market.
The emphasis throughout is on decision‑quality: understanding what is working in practice, where tradeoffs are being made, and which workforce strategies are delivering measurable impact on project outcomes.
You will leave with a clearer view of how comparable organizations are evolving their workforce strategies, where your own assumptions may need to shift, and which actions will most effectively strengthen delivery performance in an increasingly demanding construction environment.
Our Agenda Approach
Discover Sessions
Our Discover sessions offer you the chance to hear the most admired HR leaders in construction share the stories of what they've done to solve their most pressing HR challenges.
Develop Sessions
Our Develop sessions provide you with the unique opportunity to have your burning questions answered in a room full of peers and move beyond the 'what' and the 'why' to get to the 'how'.
Action Sessions
Our Action sessions are designed to help you work with your team to set a clear, bespoke action plan of what you are going to change when you get back to your organization to ensure you get a fast ROI.
Key Case Studies Include
Bodell Construction reduced time-to-fill by 35% for trades through cross-competitor talent sharing, retaining craft, reducing costs, and strengthening pipeline depth.
Batson-Cook Construction achieved 99.9% adoption by replacing ratings with continuous check-ins, improving engagement, retention, and embedding a consistent employee-driven culture.
JE Dunn Construction built a scalable workforce pipeline by engaging 56,000+ students, improving retention, and converting early awareness into measurable hiring outcomes.
EMJ Corp improved retention by equipping managers to turn feedback into action, strengthening engagement, team cohesion, and retention through integrated development approaches.
Garney Construction improved retention by redesigning total rewards, aligning pay, benefits, and education support, delivering ~20% gains and strengthening early‑career commitment through targeted investment.
2025 Attending Companies Included
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See how construction HR leaders are tackling workforce and skill gaps, leadership development, retention, and pipeline build across the industry.
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