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
Building & Implementing Effective HR Processes for Your Construction Organization
9:00 am Discover: JE Dunn Construction’s HR Data Transformation: From Meh to Marvelous
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
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
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?
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
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?
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
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?
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