Bruce Buckley

Related Links: Pay and Diversity Gaps Challenge AEC HR Managers to Boost Role Republicans Put Repeal of Prevailing Wages on Front Burner Average salary increases continue on an upward path for construction employers, particularly for entry- and junior-level staff positions, as firms seek to fill developing workforce gaps.Salaries rose an average of 3.46% in 2014, following increases of 3.16% in 2012 and 3.24% in 2013, says the 2015 Construction-Construction Management Staff Salary Survey published by Personnel Administration Services, Saline, Mich."The market has clearly changed," says company President Jeff Robinson. "[Firms] need people, and, to get them, they need to pay

Related Links: Construction's Jobless Rate Keeps Falling in May Getting Down To Business After a nearly two-year hiring freeze, the Naval Facilities Engineering Command is aggressively recruiting to fill nearly 3,000 positions this year across the U.S., particularly in engineering and procurement slots.NAVFAC's ability to recruit and hire has been severely hampered since 2013, when the federal government underwent sequestration and a shutdown, says Jennifer LaTorre, NAVFAC executive director.After furloughs and two years of attrition, the agency that handles construction for the Navy and Marine Corps has a vacancy rate of roughly 14% globally. These factors created the need to