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A construction estimator resume has to prove you can price work accurately and win it. In TBG's 10 open estimating and preconstruction searches, 7 job descriptions ask for bid experience, and 5 each ask for quantity takeoffs, budgeting, and subcontractor pricing. Estimators in the TBG 2026 Construction Salary Survey earn $72,420 at [...]

A construction project manager resume gets read for one thing first: proof that you protected an owner's budget and schedule on work the size of the job you want. In TBG's 17 open project management searches, 12 job descriptions ask for owner or client management, 11 ask for schedule control, and 10 [...]

A strong construction superintendent resume proves three things in the top third of the page: the size of the jobs you ran, the crews and subcontractors you controlled, and your safety record. In TBG's 12 open superintendent searches, 10 job descriptions ask for schedule control and 10 ask for subcontractor management. Your [...]

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.