Talent matched and deployed Quickly.
Four steps. No resume stacks. No guessing.
Most engagements move from first call to boots on site in under two weeks.
01
Tell us your need
Share the role, scope, and project context, not a job description.
02
Meet your specialist
Connect with a KPRCo lead who understands owner-side work.
03
We match talent
From a Zero-Certified bench, not a recruiting pipeline.
04
We stay accountable
Performance tracked on the live engagement. The bar doesn’t drop.
No recruiting pipeline. No training burden. Just certified, owner-side expertise on demand.
Supply is broken.
The AEC labor market has a supply problem your project pipeline cannot wait out. Owner-side roles are the tightest seat in the market.
Demand won't wait
2.3M
Worker shortfall
projected AEC worker deficit by 2030
Three paths. Three very different bills.
Same role. Same project. The economics diverge fast.
8 weeks
6 weeks
Under 2 weeks
15%
35%
Pre-certified swap
Fixed salary
Weekly bill rate
Flexible; project or weekly
None
None
Zero Certified
01
AEC PM Best Practices
Budget, schedule, scope, risk; formal training required.
02
Owner-Centric Problem Solving
Proactive judgment, systems thinking, surfacing what matters before it becomes an issue.
03
Client & Stakeholder Management
Decision-making, stakeholder trust, hard conversations, done well.
04
AI Fluency & Deployment
Use and deploy AI safely and effectively to create real value for owners.
Credentials matter in our industry.
Resume-based AI claims
No way to verify what they actually know.
Validated AI + AEC proficiency
Tested against measurable competency gates.
Tool access ≠ competency
Having a license is not the same as knowing how to use it.
Trained on industry-built AI
Foundation Zero, designed by AEC experts.
No industry benchmark
Every candidate looks the same on paper.
A hiring signal you can trust
The standard the industry has been missing.
Technology leadership, fractional or full-time.
CTO Chief Technology Officer
Owns the technology stack, vendor strategy, and engineering capability. Bridges the gap between field operations and platform decisions.
CAIO Chief AI Officer
Governs AI adoption across the firm. Sets policy, vendor diligence, model risk, and the line between assistive and autonomous use.
CIO Chief Innovation Officer
Runs the pilot-to-production pipeline. Turns scattered experiments into a portfolio with budget, metrics, and a kill list.
Most AEC firms need senior technology leadership.
A CTO to set platform direction, a Chief Innovation Officer to run pilots, a Chief AI Officer to govern adoption; but they can't always carry a full-time C-suite hire.
We place either.
The KPR Difference
We don't run keyword searches against LinkedIn. We place AEC-fluent technology operators who can read a project schedule and a model card.
A decision and execution platform built by AEC veterans, deployed inside the work, turning construction data into operational results.
Staff projects with the skills owners actually need.
Every member of the team trains on the Zero RFI Certification framework before they ever step on your project.
Other contractors arrive and wait. Ours arrive and lead.
Built your career on owner-side work?
We're building the bench.
Construction managers, owner's reps, project managers, closeout leads; if you've done the work, we want to talk. Team members are pre-trained, well-compensated, and matched to projects that fit.