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Construction leaders in the Northeast earn the most in 2026. Across the 19 roles the TBG 2026 Construction Salary Survey reports in all six U.S. regions, Northeast medians run about 10 percent above the regional average, and the Northeast pays the highest median in 17 of those 19 roles. Outside the Northeast, [...]

A foreman and a supervisor sit one rung apart on a construction org chart, and that is exactly why the titles get mixed up. Both run work in the field. Both answer for a crew and a schedule. The difference is scope. A foreman leads one trade crew and usually came up [...]

Superintendent vs. project manager in construction: who runs the field, who runs the budget, how 2026 pay compares, and which role your project needs first.

Write a construction project manager job description that attracts qualified PMs. Duties, must-have skills, 2026 salary ranges, and a copy-ready structure.

Three firms dominate construction executive search in the United States for different reasons, and the right one depends entirely on what you are filling. Kaye/Bassman has run the most searches. Amundson Group is the fastest on paper. The Birmingham Group has done it the longest. None of that helps unless you know [...]

Handing one construction search to four firms does not multiply your reach. It splits it, and the strongest candidates are the first to walk away. Here is why that happens, and what it costs you when it does. Written by The Birmingham Group recruiting team. TBG has placed construction leaders at the [...]

Education construction runs against an immovable academic calendar. Learn why K-12 and higher-ed PM searches demand different experience, and why contractors should begin hiring months before summer work starts.

Concrete Superintendent Jobs: What They Pay in 2026 and How to Get One Concrete superintendents earn a median of $79,920 a year, with the top 10 percent above $128,260, based on U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics May 2025 data for first-line construction supervisors, the federal category that covers the role. Supers who [...]

Multi-Family and Senior Living Construction Project Manager Hiring: Why Operator Pressure Changes the Search A residential project manager can hit every number you set and still hand you a building you cannot open. That sounds wrong until you have lived it on a senior living job. The schedule held. The budget held. [...]

Infrastructure Construction Demand in 2026: Where Durable Work Still Lives Most contractors spent the first half of 2026 watching the private market wobble. Office starts stalled outside of data centers. Retail and lodging went negative. Higher education turned down for the first time in years. If you only read the headlines, you [...]