List of Group Members

Allison Lynch, Associate Director of Strategy & Communications, Baskervill Katherine Robinette, CPSM Partner, GO! Strategies, LLC Emily Marino, CPSM, Director of Marketing, KPFF Rhonda Cardone, Senior Associate, Marketing Director, NY, Dewberry Paula Stamp, PhD, MBA, FSMPS, CPSM, Vice President, Economic Development, CLAYCO

Overview

The Volcanoes are “here to erupt” the talent gap of mid-level

Challenge Statement

Workforce talent gaps in the “missing middle” 7-15 year experience level across the A/E/C industries

Strategy

The Volcanoes three-tiered approach shows options for tackling this issue from the individual to the industry-level view. They discussed issues including the processes for certification, length of advanced education programs, and the expanding tool set available to employees as firms adopt artificial intelligence to their workflows.

Solutions

There are three actions that firms can take now to start addressing this issue. First, conduct a skills/gap analysis to see what skills you need and what skills you have in your firm. Second, expand tools available to your staff and provide training to ensure the adoption and proper use of these tools. Lastly, take a look at the roles and responsibilities of each role and determine if tasks should be delegated, redistributed, or moved to a new role entirely to reflect the true skillsets needed by mid-level employees.