
The State of the Engineering & Construction Industry 2022
The more things change, the more they stay the same!” That seems to be the legacy of 2021 for “industries across the board” as
The more things change, the more they stay the same!” That seems to be the legacy of 2021 for “industries across the board” as we like to say when describing the scope of our heavy industry recruiting services here at Resource Erectors. As we put the workforce and supply chain turbulence generated by the […]
Industry Watch 2021 at Resource Erectors From paving companies, to painters, to civil construction contractors, to electronics manufacturers, and even to the average American consumer, the ongoing resin shortage (and 251 other materials) in the US is causing repercussions across the board. As we move into the final quarter of 2021 the US, the […]
Experienced Mining & Construction Materials Managers and Supervisors in High Demand With 6 Figure Salaries to Match Heavy industry fields included in the top 25 median base salaries on “The Highest Paying Jobs List” at glassdoor.com ranked Engineering Plant Manager at #15. But the $104,817 average posted there is at the low side of […]
The civil construction infrastructure sector is looking at a mass exodus of construction workers, with the Brookings Institute forecasting a yearly exit from the industry at 1.5 million workers per year, every year, over the next decade according to a June 16, 2020 article by Construction Equipment Guide correspondent Lucy Perry. Industry experts […]
Once again the push to green tech is playing a role in 2021 construction trends, as the stagnant building sector is still recovering from Covid 19 supply overhangs. But there’s still some good civil construction news for the remainder of 2021. National construction numbers overall logged a 2% drop in the Dodge Index, according […]
Calculating COV: The Business Impact of Talent Shortages COV, or Cost of Vacancy, is the most critical metric for determining the actual dollar impact of vacancies in key positions for industries across the board, and according to one leading HR expert, the COV metric is one quite often neglected.
Tunnel construction is a complex engineering task due to the difficulties and logistics involved in boring and digging over extended distances underground. However, thanks to advances in equipment technology, complex tunneling construction projects are accomplished throughout the world. The tunnel boring machine (TBM) has made the engineering and construction of these tunnels possible, a […]
McKinsey suggests that the COVID-19 crisis will reshape the construction industry, radically shift supply and value chains, and create the blueprint for the industry moving forward. While all of these are certainly true, COVID-19 isn’t simply a “disrupter.” It’s a tangible threat to the industry’s bottom-line. How is COVID-19 impacting the 2021 forecast for […]
In August of 2020 Tunnel Business Magazine published an eye-opening analysis of the exorbitantly high cost of US tunnels when compared with similar underground infrastructure projects around the world. The first and worst case cited was New York City’s Second Avenue Subway which opened to the public on January 1, 2017 after racking up an […]
The COVID pandemic has impacted pretty much every part of the economy. New construction is no exception to the rule.
Unemployment rates in the United States are at an all-time high. Yet, in the middle of this ongoing pandemic, civil construction companies are facing a unique problem: they can’t find enough talent and demand for skilled workers remains high. Recent data from The Civil Quarterly Vol. 1 shows that contractors in the construction sector may […]
As civil construction continues to endure the unprecedented economic and social storm brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s a silver lining: construction jobs rebounded in May, recouping half of the losses from April. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, construction produced the second-largest gains in May — behind hospitality and travel.

The more things change, the more they stay the same!” That seems to be the legacy of 2021 for “industries across the board” as
Industry Watch 2021 at Resource Erectors From paving companies, to painters, to civil construction contractors, to electronics manufacturers, and even to the average American

Experienced Mining & Construction Materials Managers and Supervisors in High Demand With 6 Figure Salaries to Match Heavy industry fields included in the top
The civil construction infrastructure sector is looking at a mass exodus of construction workers, with the Brookings Institute forecasting a yearly exit from the

Once again the push to green tech is playing a role in 2021 construction trends, as the stagnant building sector is still recovering from
Calculating COV: The Business Impact of Talent Shortages COV, or Cost of Vacancy, is the most critical metric for determining the actual dollar impact of
Tunnel construction is a complex engineering task due to the difficulties and logistics involved in boring and digging over extended distances underground. However, thanks

McKinsey suggests that the COVID-19 crisis will reshape the construction industry, radically shift supply and value chains, and create the blueprint for the industry

In August of 2020 Tunnel Business Magazine published an eye-opening analysis of the exorbitantly high cost of US tunnels when compared with similar underground infrastructure
The COVID pandemic has impacted pretty much every part of the economy. New construction is no exception to the rule.

Unemployment rates in the United States are at an all-time high. Yet, in the middle of this ongoing pandemic, civil construction companies are facing a
As civil construction continues to endure the unprecedented economic and social storm brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s a silver lining: construction jobs rebounded