Workforce development for a stronger built environment
With the right processes and support in place, firms in the built environment can turn workforce complexity into a competitive edge. Mobilize skilled talent faster, improve site performance, and build long-term capability from the ground up.
Workforce development for a stronger built environment
With the right processes and support in place, firms in the built environment can turn workforce complexity into a competitive edge. Mobilize skilled talent faster, improve site performance, and build long-term capability from the ground up.
Workforcedevelopment challenges
The architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) sector and the built environment ecosystem is entering a critical period of workforce change. A “talent cliff” is emerging as experienced professionals retire or exit the industry, leaving a shrinking pool of skilled labor. AEC firms often lack visibility into staff skills and certifications, struggle with manual time/expense tracking, and face challenges in efficiently scheduling and coordinating crews — especially when subcontractors are involved.
Talent and skill shortages
The widening “talent cliff” means firms routinely must cover critical roles with less-experienced staff, lengthening project timelines, and increasing risk and making the identification of qualified resources in the market more challenging and essential than ever.
Complex scheduling and subcontractor oversight
Coordinating multiple trades across sites (often through subcontractors) is highly error-prone without an integrated system. Overlaps or idle crews can delay work and drive up costs.
Fragmented time and expense management
Manual or siloed processes make it difficult to capture field labor hours, overtime, and expenses in real time. This leads to payroll errors, slow reimbursement, and billing disputes.
Training and certification tracking
Keeping worker training, licenses, and safety certifications up to date is labor-intensive at scale. Without unified tracking, firms risk compliance issues and can’t readily redeploy qualified personnel.
Limited workforce visibility and skill mapping
Many firms lack comprehensive insight into employee skills and certifications, making it difficult to quickly match the right talent to project needs or identify gaps that require targeted development.
Challenges in workforce agility and retention
The industry’s traditional labor models struggle to adapt to evolving project demands and workforce expectations, complicating efforts to retain talent and build a resilient, adaptable workforce capable of meeting future challenges.
Our approach to solving workforce development challenges
From deep AEC expertise and led by experienced consultants, our four-stage delivery model is designed to drive clarity, alignment, and measurable results from day one.
Making workforce development work for you
Building from the Ground Up
We start with sharp, business-led discovery — engaging stakeholders, mapping current-state processes, and identifying the unseen barriers to workforce agility. From disconnected tools to compliance blind spots, we help uncover what’s slowing your teams down.Tailored, Fit-for-Purpose Solutions
We architect tailored, scalable solutions that work the way your people do, on site, in the field, and across back-office functions. Every component is configured to help achieve your operational goals.Effective Delivery
Our teams execute in agile sprints, embedding change across people, process, and technology. Whether it’s rolling out mobile time entry, expense entries, assigned tasks, equipment usage, approvals, linking Dynamics 365 with Operate, or automating field-to-finance workflows, we focus on fast, meaningful wins.Optimize Relentlessly
The real value starts at post-launch. With embedded dashboards, proactive advisory, and continuous iteration, we help clients move from implementation to sustained performance, driving better labor insights, higher utilization, and stronger compliance over time.Business outcomes
Metam’s workforce development solutions unify HR, finance, and field operations, so every labor resource is visible and managed cohesively.
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Skills & Resource Utilization
Rapid talent matching. Project teams quickly identify qualified staff by searching certifications and experience, boosting utilization and project success. Easily identify skill gaps and training requirements.
Time, Expense & Crew Management
Automated mobile timesheets and built-in rules ensure accurate time and expense capture—even offline. Site supervisors can log entire crews’ hours in just a few clicks, reducing admin time and scheduling issues.
Subcontractor Visibility & Oversight
Track subcontracted labor—including names, trade classifications, and hours—with full transparency across budgets and invoices. Simplifies compliance and eliminates hidden costs.
Financial Control & Reporting
Real-time cost management. Executives get accurate budget vs. actual comparisons every month. Built-in dashboards and KPIs enable proactive cost control and keep projects on budget.
Why Metam for workforce development
Proven Credibility
What we promise is what we deliver. Our track record of successful implementation of workforce development and satisfied clients speaks for our accountability and focus on value.
Committed Partnership
Metam acts as an extension of your team. We go the “extra mile” to make sure your solution works end-to-end. Workforce development is no different. We treat each project as our own. We work hand-in-hand with the entire organization to ensure that the proposed solution fits your true needs.
All-in-One Integration
We deliver a single solution for HR, project finance, and field operations. Clients gain complete access to staffing, scheduling, time, expenses, and billing in one view instead of juggling multiple disconnected tools.
Built from Experience
Our core technology solutions were developed from years of on-site R&D with leading AEC firms. Our solutions directly address pain points we observed firsthand. Every feature reflects a real industry requirement, which sets us apart from general ERP implementers or partners.
Proven Credibility
What we promise is what we deliver. Our track record of successful implementation of workforce development and satisfied clients speaks for our accountability and focus on value.
All-in-One Integration
We deliver a single solution for HR, project finance, and field operations. Clients gain complete access to staffing, scheduling, time, expenses, and billing in one view instead of juggling multiple disconnected tools.
Committed Partnership
Metam acts as an extension of your team. We go the “extra mile” to make sure your solution works end-to-end. Workforce development is no different. We treat each project as our own. We work hand-in-hand with the entire organization to ensure that the proposed solution fits your true needs.
Built from Experience
Our core technology solutions were developed from years of on-site R&D with leading AEC firms. Our solutions directly address pain points we observed firsthand. Every feature reflects a real industry requirement, which sets us apart from general ERP implementers or partners.