Women in Construction 2024: Hardhats & Heels

Introducing our Career Mobility episodes, where we explore career path options across the company. This episode provides depth on our special projects and service sectors of the business. If you’re an internal employee wishing to create career mobility for yourself, or an external candidate wanting to learn more about our teams, this episode is for you!Alex Kim, Special Projects Manager (Mid-Atlantic) - :55Connor O’Rourke, Special Projects Manager (EPA) - 10:47Chad Schmidt, Sr. Area Service Manager (Ohio) - 19:37Kristen Terry, Area Service Manager (Mid-Atlantic) - 25:11

In this episode, we celebrate Mike’s one year anniversary as CEO of Limbach! Tune in to hear what Mike is proud of in 2023 (1:15) and his strategic goals for 2024 (11:10). He recaps the company’s vision and strategy for acquisitions (8:30), including the offerings and unique cultural fit of our latest acquisition, Industrial Air (6:10). Mike rounds out the podcast by talking about some of Forbes’ 2024 workforce trends and how Limbach plans to address each one: Sustainable Working Practices (26:21), Future Skills (29:15), Employee & Customer Experience (33:30), Changing Workplace Demographics (37:10), and Digitization and Datafication/Lifelong Learning/Decentralized Workplace (39:00).

Join us as we celebrate Women in Construction with panelists Jehnifer Knott, Orlando Project Manager, Julinda Martin, Orlando Project Engineer, and Victoria Howard, an Apprentice in Local 537. We discuss their career journeys and key experiences that have given them the skills and expertise they believe women need to excel in this industry (3:39), and what they’ve learned from role models and mentors in their life (7:20). We gain insight into best practices for tools and gadgets, time management, organization, even clothing and workwear through a speed-round of some of the things women face on the job and how our panelists handle them (15:00). We close the episode by sharing a vision of the future for Women in Construction (26:00). This episode is for you, women in construction and service, and your allies!

Introducing our ‘Day in the Life’ series! These episodes explore various positions and teams here at Limbach, highlighting the difference-making talent and impact our people have on the communities they serve. This episode focuses on our in-house engineering team, and our very own Kim Murley joins me to discuss what it truly means to be a Limbach engineer. Listen in as Kim details her seven-year journey with the company, beginning as an intern, through her role today as an Engineer II (1:15). Next, Kim gives an overview of what services our engineering group provides, and what sets us apart as a design-build contractor and the engineers of record on a project (4:35). I ask Kim to describe the process and impact our engineers can have on a given job (6:44). Kim shares some great examples of how our engineers can be indispensable partners to building owners from start to finish (8:35). Next we shift focus to Limbach’s ODR business model and the added impact our engineers have during the beginning stages of a project (10:47). As a building owner, what kind of experience can you expect when working with our engineers (14:16)? How do we support an ever-evolving world of mission-critical facilities (16:10)? So you’re thinking about joining Limbach’s engineering team? Kim explains what makes this multi-talented group a great one to be a part of (11:55; 17:45).Kim and I wrap things up by discussing Women in Engineering and Construction, and the support she’s received as a woman in the industry here at Limbach (20:30).

Introducing a new co-host, new look, and a new line-up for Season 4 of Limbach Unlocked!

We have project managers and trade managers here at this Company, but have you ever heard of a combined project and trade manager? This unique role is just like our speaker today - one of a kind. Darius Fugate from our Jake Marshall branch in Tennessee explains what it takes to wear both a PM and Trade Manager hat in his day-to-day, sharing insight into best practices for both roles and ways that we can better understand each other from office to field and field to office.

How do people make a difference in an organization? For many it’s by joining an Employee Resource Group. These groups gather together based on shared characteristics and life experiences, but they’re open to anyone. They provide support, enhance career and personal development, and create a sense of belonging. One of our leaders in the Florida business units took it upon herself to do just that for the Company’s Hispanic population and those who want to ally with and support this demographic. Idalmis Roman, HR Business Partner, joins us today to talk about what it takes to start an ERG.

We talk a lot about leading teams of people, but what about leading leaders? With us today to unpack what it means to lead leaders is Harper Limbach President, Nick Angerosa who explains his take on leadership and what it takes to strategically lead a multimillion dollar business.

The generation of technology, DEIB, and an accelerated career path is with us in the workforce. Generation Z entered the working world recently and brought with them an expectation that we’d all do well to consider: can we do it better? faster? And more efficiently? Here to help us figure out how that mindset plays out in this early stage of their career are two members of our organization who consider themselves to be in Generation Z.

Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, Belonging (DEIB)… all words you’ve probably heard more frequently in the past 5 years than ever before in your life. But like with anything new, you probably have some questions. Some good news? We have answers. Gretel Swartz, Learning Program Manager and the Vice Chair of the 2023 Embrace Forum, is here to share an overview of what these words mean, how they impact our business, and to debunk some common misconceptions. Learn how Gretel and her peers are prioritizing our People as we move forward with the Embrace (DEIB) Forum, Embrace Committees, and Employee Resource Groups in 2023.