Balfour Beatty is an industry-leading provider of general contracting, at-risk construction management and design-build services for public and private sector clients. The company’s US Buildings Texas team specializes in healthcare, corporate office, hospitality, multi-family, aviation, K-12 and interiors.
What is construction workforce planning?
Workforce planning is a key element to any business, but yet many people don’t even know what it is! If you don’t know what strategic workforce planning is and, therefore, aren’t using it in your business – you are seriously missing out. In a world where profit and efficiency are critical to a construction company, you obviously want to do everything you can to maximize these and grow your business in the future.
Bridgit Bench resource planning tool announces integration with Procore to optimize digital workforce planning for construction
Procore’s integration with Bridgit Bench allows users to import projects into a single, easy-to-use interface. TORONTO, March 9, 2020 – Bridgit, a construction software company, announced its integration with Procore, a provider of construction management software. This integration allows users to import projects from their Procore account directly into the Bridgit Bench resource planning
The Construction Record Podcast: ConExpo Special with Procore’s Kris Lengieza and Bridgit’s Mallorie Brodie
Listen now The Construction Record Podcast is covering ConExpo, North America’s biggest construction conference from March 10 to March 14. Daily Commercial News and Journal of Commerce national managing editor Vince Versace and digital media editor Warren Frey are your boots on the ground for news and networking at the intersection of building, labour, soft
10 alternatives to Microsoft construction scheduling software
Looking for a Microsoft Project alternative? Here are a few popular options for construction professionals to consider.
How GE Johnson uses Bridgit Bench to improve operational efficiency and simplify its workforce planning process
Bridgit Bench has helped GE Johnson Construction Company be more efficient with workforce management and communicate better around resource planning. For a company that values relationship building and sustainable growth, these traits are extremely important. So, the new resource management tool is helping GE Johnson accomplish its goals both internally and externally.
What is construction workforce management?
Workforce management is a complex aspect of human resources that works to ensure that a company has the necessary team members doing the right things at the right time. The main point of workforce management is to increase the productivity and efficiency of your employees and ensure that they aren’t wasting time on time-consuming tasks that can be automated or streamlined.
Understanding utilization for general contractors
In an industry where labor costs can account for 65 percent to 85 percent of your actual job costs, there are few metrics more crucial to success in construction than workforce utilization.
20 Canadian entrepreneurs to watch in 2020
View article The most interesting entrepreneurs all have one thing in common: vision. The founders, CEOs, scientists and senior leaders who made this year’s list represent some of the country’s most brilliant minds. And they are creating innovative products and services that are changing the way we live, learn, move, save and even sleep —
Construction and the spreadsheet epidemic
Let’s face it, blog posts about spreadsheets are about as engaging to read as spreadsheets are fun to use, but there’s clearly a movement happening right now with construction technology and software solutions looking to pull the industry out of static spreadsheet systems like Microsoft Excel or Lotus 1 2 3 for resource and workforce planning. The reason for that is very simple.