Back Office

Back-Office & Operations Solutions

Construction workers build structures.  That takes place out in the field.  However, the business of construction which builds your company’s structure is built in your back office.  That is where your desk sits, and behind it needs to be the seat of control.  Strengthening and leveraging the abilities of your back-office departments takes your business from being just a great job in construction to being a limitless business and a valuable marketable investment.

Human Resources

Construction is a people business.  We have experienced HR professionals who can address the myriad and specialized issues that affect construction in particular.  Prime areas are safety and lowering and managing workers comp claims as well as developing compensation and benefits packages that help you attract and retain the best workers.  With all the regulations governing labor today, it is imperative that you have a professional in the specialty prepare your HR program and be ready at the other end of the line to take the pain out of labor.

Legal

We have a network of attorneys spanning all areas of construction and real estate development.  From real estate transactions and planning laws in design development stages to structuring contracts, subcontracts and purchase order terms to build good fences at project startup, we can ensure you’re headed in the right direction.  That network is there to back you up when things go awry to protect your rights by defending or initiating claims and negotiating and settle claims to your advantage or litigating when necessary.  Our network has particular construction expertise in worker’s compensation, and general liability and construction defect claims as well contract disputes and labor and wrongful termination claims.

Operations Support

Construction can be very insular with much of the learning taking place on the job.  Too many times there are no opportunities to share information with other professionals and learn better techniques to make you more productive and efficient.  We have a network of working and retired construction professionals who can offer counsel on estimating, scheduling, procurement, safety, and field operations ready to assist. 

Fleet Management

Equipment can be a huge cost, and for many companies equipment costs can exceed labor costs.  It’s important to leverage those resources and drive down the cost of ownership and the cost per unit of production.  We have a network of experts who can advise you on best practices to keep your fleet well maintained and deployed and utilized to its fullest.  On the financial side, we can work out the most advantageous form of ownership or lease to support your long terms goals