Talent Acquisition & Employee Retention

Talent Acquisition

Talent acquisition strategies help construction companies to find, hire, and retain the workers they need to maintain and grow their business. Whether it's determining what positions you need to fill or developing a more effective sourcing strategy, putting the right talent plans in place is crucial for every business.

While Ascent is not a recruiting firm, we assist our clients by designing recruiting and evaluation programs, helping them to find and hire top talent.

Based on years of hands-on experience in Construction Management, Operations and Business Ownership, we know what it takes to be successful in the construction industry.  We help our clients find and recruit top talent, and design Onboarding Programs to help ensure their next hire is set up to succeed.

Employee Retention & Incentive Programs

Employees are the lifeblood of every construction company.  No matter the size of the company, each individual serves a purpose, and their performance either helps or hinders the organization – there is no middle-ground. With that in mind, realize that the goal of every business owner should be:

  • Hire the right individuals for each position
  • Set them up for success
  • Ensure that they are making a positive contribution to the company

Employee retention is a critical issue as contractors compete for talent. The costs of employee turnover are increasingly high — as much as 2.5x an employee’s salary depending on the role. And there are other soft costs, including lowered productivity, decreased engagement, training costs and cultural impact. By focusing on employee retention, construction companies can retain talented and motivated employees who are focused on contributing to the company’s overall success.

Learn more about Incentive Programs

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Zachary Hickman

Project Coordinator

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Zachary brings 10+ years of project management experience as an owners representative for clients and from the developer side of the business.

He began his career as an assistant project manager with a masonry subcontractor in Florida, before moving to Atlanta.

Daphene Koch

Consultant

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Daphene’s construction experience began working in her family’s mechanical construction company.

Next, she worked for a large EPC firm on projects in Texas and Malaysia. With over 15 years of construction industry experience on commercial and industrial projects. Her roles have included project manager, safety manager, construction services leader, and pipefitters helper.

While a professor at Purdue University in the School of Construction Management, she worked as a consultant to help construction companies improve processes, project management, workforce development to name a few. She has a BS, MS, and PhD from Purdue University and resides in Indiana.

Hakeem Slaughter

Marketing Coordinator

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Hakeem is a brand designer with over 10 years of experience. He has been a freelancer for about 9 years working with many different clients and industries under the following subjects: brand design, graphic design, web design, and social media marketing.

 

During that time freelancing, he also worked at many companies as a graphic and web designer. As well as taught disciplines of Art and Design to students varying from middle school age to college. As mentioned, he has a “jack of all trades” range but is quite proficient at WordPress and uses that knowledge to design cutting edge websites!

 

Hakeem specializes in branding, design, and creativity and is bringing his talents, skills, and passion to take Ascent Consulting to a new level!

Aimee Collier

Project Coordinator

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Aimee joins Ascent as a Project Coordinator supporting our Senior and Procore Consultants. With construction industry experience both in-field and back-of-house (ranging from project site coordination to contract management to software administration), she brings a holistic perspective of the day-to-day challenges faced by our clients. Her varied professional roles include software implementation and training, technical content creation and design, and coordinating across teams to bring projects to successful completion. She is excited to direct her passion for people and processes toward our customers.