8:00 am CHRO Breakfast Briefing: Becoming a Future-Ready Construction CHRO (Invite Only)

Synopsis

• Agile workforce planning whilst upholding an inclusive construction workplace culture, both in the field and office

• How can the forward-thinking CHRO navigate the skills shortage to meet increasing project demand?

• Construction CHROs share how they balance workforce management, safety and compliance, and strategic talent acquisition and development to support the growth and success of their workforce and construction firms

8:50 am Chair’s Welcome & Recap of Day One

  • Alison Tripp National Talent Acquisition Lead, DPR Construction

Building & Implementing Effective HR Processes for Your Construction Organization

9:00 am Discover: JE Dunn Construction’s HR Data Transformation: From Meh to Marvelous

  • Jen Harrell Vice President, HRIS & Human Resources Operations Director, JE Dunn Construction

Synopsis

• Leveraged critical partnerships with IT to automate data extraction, transformation, and loading into HR Data Warehouse, for scalability and consistency in how data is processed and consumed

• Inherent data governance and security built throughout creating confidentiality, and accuracy to ensure trust-worthy and credible story telling across the HR landscape

• JE Dunn’s journey from manual Microsoft Excel reporting for headcount and attrition to data led, real-time reporting and over 50 dashboards across the spectrum of HR leveraging Microsoft Power BI

9:20 am Discover: How to Create a Comprehensive, Organizational Approach to Wellbeing in Your Construction Firm

  • Sonja Cox Director - Operations & Human Resources, Orion Group Holdings
  • Shallee Biondo Vice President of Human Resources, Orion Group Holdings Inc.

Synopsis

  • How to cultivate a healthy construction workforce both in and out of the workplace
  • Uncover examples of innovative health and wellbeing benefits to enable your construction employees and their families to maintain physical, mental, and financial well-being
  • Discover how Orion is investing in its people, enabling it to gain a competitive advantage in the war for talent

9:40 am Discover: Journey from HR to People Architects

  • Lynn Shaw Vice President People, Brinkmann Constructors

Synopsis

  • Best practices and lessons learnt from a construction company on a journey to build a highly proficient HR team
  • How to determine the talent needed to build an effective HR function to enable your construction organization to meet business objectives
  • Uncover how Brinkmann Constructors has evolved its HR function over three years as the company has grown, putting the infrastructure in place to be able to
  • Connect a larger workforce with the company culture and mission

10:00 am Develop: What More Can We Learn from Construction HR Leaders About Successful HR Infrastructure?

  • Lynn Shaw Vice President People, Brinkmann Constructors
  • Sonja Cox Director - Operations & Human Resources, Orion Group Holdings
  • Shallee Biondo Vice President of Human Resources, Orion Group Holdings Inc.
  • Jen Harrell Vice President, HRIS & Human Resources Operations Director, JE Dunn Construction

Synopsis

Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair

10:20 am Action: What Changes Are You Going to Make to Develop Efficiencies in Your HR Function?

Synopsis

Output Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair

10:40 am Spotlight Session Brought to You By Transition Services

10:50 am Networking Break

TRACK A: Small Construction Firms

Impactful Employee Engagement Tools for Both Field & Corporate Employees

11:10 am Discover: Transforming Employee Retention Whilst Maintaining Growth & Engagement

Synopsis

  • How can construction HR leaders leverage talent assessments and development plans to hone in on workforce capability gaps
  • Creating a career navigation system to retain construction talent by offering growth, rewards, and development opportunities
  • Uncover the tools and training Shiel Sexton has equipped its managers with to support growth and engagement leading retention rates to maintain consistently high

11:30 am Develop: What Else is Key to Retaining an Engaged Construction Workforce?

Synopsis

Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair

11:50 am Action: What Changes Are You Going to Make to Engage & Retain Your Construction W

Synopsis

Output-Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair

TRACK B: Medium Construction Firms

Unique L&D Practices to Empower Your Construction Workforce to Thrive in Their Roles

11:10 am Discover: Creating a Sustainable Training Infrastructure for Your Construction Workforce

  • Kate Mistry Associate Vice President & Director of Learning & Engagement, Limbach Co.

Synopsis

  • Successful training programs to develop and retain top talent
  • Develop your organizational readiness for change and uncover how to build a map of effective training programs for both field and corporate talent
  • Limbach’s change management strategy which enabled it to work cross-functionally, introducing programs which led to a 27% reduction in attrition

11:30 am Develop: What Else Can We Learn About Effective L&D Processes?

  • Kate Mistry Associate Vice President & Director of Learning & Engagement, Limbach Co.

Synopsis

Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair

11:50 am Action: What Changes Are You Going to Make to Your L&D Strategy?

Synopsis

Output-Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair

TRACK C: Large Construction Firms

Performance Management Approaches for the Forward- Thinking Construction Firm

11:10 am Discover: Impactful Performance Management to Improve Profits & Productivity

  • Sam Veltri Vice President, Human Resources and Labor Relations, Barton Malow Company

Synopsis

  • How intentionality around talent development can lead to an increase in scope and ability of your construction workforce
  • Uncover the advantages of providing clear role clarity to your construction workers, enabling them to connect with the job and company mission
  • The intentional performance loop developed by Barton Malow with a deliberate and consistent focus on the various aspects of performance management and development throughout the year

11:30 am Develop: What Else Can We Learn About Innovative Performance Management?

  • Sam Veltri Vice President, Human Resources and Labor Relations, Barton Malow Company

Synopsis

Question & Answer Session Facilitated by the Chair

11:50 am Action: What Changes Are You Going to Make to Your Performance Management Approach?

Synopsis

Output-Focused Action Session Facilitated by the Chair

12:10 pm Networking Lunch

1:10 pm Speed Learning

Synopsis

In this quick-fire session, each table will be hosted by a construction HR leader who will share the secrets of their most high-impact leap; you then get the opportunity to question the host before moving on to your next table

The Advantages of Stay Interviews in Understanding the Priorities of Your Current & Future Construction Workforce

  • Thuli Lushaba Director of Diversity and Community Outreach, Korsmo Construction

Benefits of Early-Start Cross-Training: Offering Graduates the Opportunity to Explore Office and Field Roles Before Committing to a Specific Career Path’

  • William Eller Director - Education Development, Manhattan Construction Group

Navigating Pay Transparency When Writing Job Postings

  • Erica Roth Director of Talent Acquisition, Interstates

Implementing and Communicating Career Pathways for All Levels of Operations

Measuring Belonging and Unlocking Your Most Engaged Construction Workforce

2:10 pm Chair’s Closing Remarks & End of Conference

  • Alison Tripp National Talent Acquisition Lead, DPR Construction