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HR Leadership Conference
People underscore everything in the AEC Industry, requiring HR leaders to find answers to some of the most difficult questions facing firms in the space. To foster a continued dialogue around these questions, EFCG has been hosting its annual HR Leadership Conference since 2010. Each year, HR leaders from firms of all sizes, markets, geographies, and cultures come together to share their insights and learnings on HR strategies, policies, and metrics as well as the impact of broader current events. All this exchange is augmented by EFCG’s data and expertise in talent strategy and financial analysis, which leverages our extensive industry financial, compensation, and HR proprietary databases.
In 2023, our agenda spanned the topics of talent management, total rewards, functional excellence and its business impact, while reviewing matters including industry turnover levels, aggregate compensation metrics, diversity, equity and inclusion, M&A and culture change, leadership development, and more.
HRCI and SHRM Credits: Our 2023 program was approved for 12 credit hours from both the HRCI and from SHRM, a benefit unique to EFCG conferences. We anticipate credit approval for 2024 as well.
May 14-16, 2025
JW Marriott Atlanta Buckhead
3300 Lenox Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30326
For more information, email efcg@efcg.com.
Capacity: Limited to 100
Pricing:
$2,400 1st attendee
$1,700 additional attendees
All participants are required to complete two detailed surveys, one focused on HR benefits, policies, costs, and strategies, and the other focused on company-wide compensation.
HR Survey Metrics
Diversity, inclusion initiatives, employee turnover, medical benefits/plans/costs, work environments, flexible work schedules, maternity/paternity leave, 401k and retirement benefits, ESOP benefits, paid-time off / vacation, life insurance, other benefits, HR impact on growth and profitability, HR performance measures, leadership development and training, and mentoring.
Compensation Survey Metrics
We have detailed compensation metrics for ~100,000 engineers, scientists, project managers, construction managers, etc. for ~80 AEC firms with $186 billion of aggregate revenues
Compensation metrics typically include: salary, cash performance bonus, ESOP bonus, signing bonus, referral bonus, spot bonus, long-term compensation (including stock bonus, stock options, deferred compensation, pension benefits, etc.), and other quantifiable benefits
Positions include: Executive officers (CEO, COO, CFO, CHRO, CIO, EVP, SVP, Controller, General Counsel, Marketing/Business Development, Safety, M&A), non-executive directors, project managers (I, II, and III), program managers, regional/division/profit center managers, engineers (Engineer I through Chief Engineer II), scientists (Scientist I through Chief Scientist), construction managers (CM I through CM VI), craft/technicians and other part-time staff, and board of directors
Additional criteria for benchmarks: by gender, by revenue responsibility, by location (regional or city), and by discipline (e.g. architecture, chemical, civil, electrical, environmental, geotechnical, mechanical, process, structural, transportation, or water/wastewater, biology, ecology, geology, hydrology, toxicology, urban planner),
All survey participants receive confidential, industry-aggregated data reports and presentations.
2024 Sponsorship Partner
Firms of Recent CHRO Speakers
(in alphabetical order)
Arcadis
Ardurra
Barge Design Solutions
CDM Smith
Dewberry
GeoEngineers
GHD
GZA
Hargrove
HDR
IBI Group
Jacobs
Jensen Hughes
Langan
Mead&Hunt
Michael Baker
Moffatt & Nichol
MYR Group
Northwind
Parametrix
Pennoni
Posillico
POWER Engineers
Ramboll
Roux
RS&H
Schnabel
SKANSKA
SNC Lavalin / Atkins
STV
SWECO
Terracon
Tetra Tech
TRC Companies
Ulteig
Weston Solutions
