Tips for Navigating Summer Staffing Shortages

Finding quality trades is always challenging, but with longer days and extreme heat, summer adds extra complications for builders during what is traditionally their busiest season. With more projects underway, demand for workers is at an all-time high ... as is increased health and safety concerns that come with long days in the sun.

To address these seasonal issues, builders can apply simple yet effective methods stay on top of their summer projects and protect workers. For Construction Pros suggests companies get ahead by strengthening their local networks, addressing their workers’ needs, and doing as much pre-planning for projects as possible.

This proactive planning helps mitigate potential staffing pitfalls and ensures that projects are well-staffed from the beginning, leading to smoother operations and better outcomes. An improved understanding of your needs and the conditions of the labor market can also help you prepare for concerns caused by economic uncertainty.

This is also a great time to plan for any alternative conditions that can impact your project. Are you going to need to staff more workers to avoid burning out workers during the longer days? Will you need to adjust your onboarding process to better communicate your health and safety efforts to those who may not be used to working in the heat? Answering questions like these can help you avoid making mistakes we commonly see this time of year.