CONSTRUCTION
though there are a huge number of young people who come out of college and into the construction industry , the process in going from fresh out of school to fully licensed and certified electrician or electrical engineer ready to work is often a long one .
“ Our cycle time between layman and fluency is a much longer than most jobs and when the economy is busy , good people are hard to find . That is not news , but it is one of the biggest challenges the industry is facing today .”
This is nothing new for Mazzetti . When he was chairman of his former business , Mazzetti , his own father spoke of the challenge in getting fresh out of high school and college kids excited about construction and engineering . This generational problem has been one that has been tackled with constant outreach , but Mazzetti admits that while the mindset is changing , it is still an ongoing and difficult process .
Recognition 2016 has proved a very successful year for Rosendin Electric , with two of its projects being selected for the 2016 Global Best Projects Awards by Engineering News Record ( ENR ). When it comes to singling out achievements though , Mazzetti places greater value in two areas – customer satisfaction and employee retention .
“ The rewards you don ’ t see is what keeps 6,000 people in the field and 800 people employed in the office every day , the customers coming back ,” he says .
This echoes the ethos that Mazzetti has had with him since he was a child , the most important aspect of being a contractor really is the customer .
“ If you don ’ t have customers , you are not a contractor . The key to building a great firm with a great team is having great clients that allow you to do that every day .
Those sophisticated customers have high standards and unique demands . “ Rosendin really takes that and says if you don ’ t offer something different then you don ’ t get to work with those customers .”
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