GRAND FORKS — The hardest positions to fill in the region’s construction industry are field supervision and project management roles. Rosemary Adams, talent acquisition manager with JE Dunn Construction, said those positions are a key area of focus in the company’s hiring efforts, with superintendent roles traditionally being the hardest to fill.

“The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) recently noted that currently we are not only in a high-demand and low-supply market for field supervision, but the problem is forecast to worsen as more workers hit retirement age,” she said. “We are also seeing an increased demand for mechanical and electrical engineers driven by needs on mission-critical projects.”

The construction industry is facing a labor shortage of abou

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