Hiring for Federal Construction

In the world of Federal Construction, we are always striving to assemble the best possible team to match the requirements of an individual contract. Getting the management team in place for a project is so critical that we often have limited time horizons for key hiring decisions. This situation often creates a dilemma where we can either:

1. Make an immediate hire with questionable confidence in the persons ability and fit for the role.
2. Delay the hire to increase confidence in the decision, and shoulder the interim responsibilities.

In general, the second option is a better solution for the lifecycle of the project. It may take several months to figure out a new hire will not be able to see the project through. With that in mind, it’s a major setback when you have to replace that person. In that case you will be further ahead if you wait the extra time to find the right person. It’s for this reason that the hiring process is often a major contribution to the performance of a project, and the health of a firm. Moving too slowly can of course also impact the project and also the organization. With a fixed period of performance on the contract, upper management often gets tapped to fill the role temporarily. This ends up diluting the supervision of key initiatives in the company and creating downstream effects.

In the labor pool, Trade Unions historically offer a scalable solution to this problem by maintaining a surplus of qualified people in a specialty. They are able to do this by negotiating higher wages with combined bargaining power. But the costs and inefficiencies to the employer can be multiple, as anyone who has worked in the construction trade has inevitably wrestled with. 

It turns out that finding the right balance of finding the right person and as quickly as possible is something that varies with different positions. We have found project specific management roles to be a unique case in our Industry and have built GovGig to serve the needs of this niche. With this service, you can find candidates such as a PM, QCM or Superintendent who have already been vetted by people who speak the language of their industry. Best of all, we can provide speed and seamlessness in the hiring decision.

Please consider this platform to fill any staffing gaps on the next project. Reach out to us through this contact page if you have any questions on how GovGig works or how it might benefit your firm.