Job Description

Job description includes:

• Forecasting—Since construction is often project-based, the duties and responsibilities of the HR manager include collaborating with construction managers, project managers, contractors, and others to identify and document each project’s roles and responsibilities, as well as detail the end-to-end processes required on a project (or series of projects) to determine labor needs.
• Hiring—For each project, HR professionals seek and recruit qualified, experienced applicants with the necessary skills. Because construction work includes many specialized jobs, the talent pool for such jobs may be quite small. Many large projects or projects subsidized by the government are required to hire union labor or pay non-union workers union wages.
• Training—HR departments ensure that employees are properly trained and licensed to perform the required tasks, use the necessary equipment, and meet any unique requirements of their construction projects.
• Compensation and benefits plans—HR helps their organization offer competitive pay and benefits. For example, HR can research and recommend healthcare plans, which are especially important to construction workers whose livelihood depends on their health.
• Worker safety—Worker safety is a key concern in construction because accidents and injuries are so common. HR needs to make sure their company has all appropriate safety precautions in place and that workers follow them.