Winter 2022

If you haven’t heard this term used yet, it refers to the mass exodus of talent leaving the engineering/construction industry (as well as other industries). According to a recent 60 Minutes episode, 20M people quit their jobs in the 2^nd half of 2021.

One cannot speak about today’s Capital Project delivery environment without addressing Digital Transformation and the use of technology. Companies need to recognize the exponential demand for digitization and see this as a key enabler to progress our industry.

No one industry, or no one company can do this alone. This shift is going to take all companies in our industry working together and new partnerships will be needed. Many feel that collaboration across industries and across government is also needed.

Many believe that a Quality Assurance / Quality Control (QA/QC) program is what defines Quality for capital projects. Quality needs to be ingrained in every step of the project delivery process. Responsible parties for every project deliverable, need to understand what constitutes quality and also the risk in focusing totally on time or money spent.

Michele is a Talent Acquisition Manager for Pathfinder, LLC with over 19 years of experience in talent recruitment across a broad range of industries. Over her career, she has successfully recruited and placed top Technical, Engineering, Manufacturing, and Managerial candidates exclusively for full-time and contract needs throughout the US. Michele is proficient in sourcing candidates, identifying top talent, and pre-screening candidates to meet requirements. Her knowledge of state and federal laws regarding employment practices is invaluable.

Pathfinder soundly believes that knowledge sharing and collaboration of experiences and new ideas is an essential part of bringing clarity and confidence to process industry project teams across a multitude of industries.