{"id":35780,"date":"2026-06-25T06:30:16","date_gmt":"2026-06-25T13:30:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/dpr-suffolk-technologies-pair-with-skillit-for-hiring\/"},"modified":"2026-06-25T06:30:16","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T13:30:16","slug":"dpr-suffolk-technologies-pair-with-skillit-for-hiring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/dpr-suffolk-technologies-pair-with-skillit-for-hiring\/","title":{"rendered":"DPR, Suffolk Technologies pair with Skillit for hiring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?313321260226\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<\/p>\n<p>            <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">3 min<\/span><\/p>\n<p>    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/text-to-speech.divecdn.com\/newspost\/823662\/2026-06-24_13.27.29\/skillit-dpr-suffolk-technologies-hiring-ai.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><span><span>Dive Brief:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>Skillit, a contech firm that claims to have the largest networks of vetted, for-hire tradesworkers in the country, has <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/skillit.com\/blog\/ananouncing-skillits-partnership-with-dpr-and-suffolk-technologies\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>entered a partnership<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> with DPR Construction and Suffolk Technologies, according to a Monday announcement.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The news comes after Suffolk Technologies and WND Ventures, the venture capital arms of Suffolk Construction and DPR, respectively, made equity investments in Skillit. The firm declined to disclose the percentages or dollar value of the investments, which will <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.crunchbase.com\/organization\/skillit-e75a\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>add to the company\u2019s $13.6 million total funding<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, per Crunchbase.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<li><span><span><span><span><span><span>The <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/labor-demand-gap-shrinks-abc-construction-staff\/810681\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>construction labor crisis<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> has builders looking for answers, and some of the most prominent tech-focused firms are turning to artificial intelligence to find workers. Alongside Suffolk Technologies and DPR, Skillit has worked with Brasfield &amp; Gorrie, Mortenson and Swinerton, according to the company\u2019s website.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3 class=\"standard-heading\"><span><span><span><span><span>Dive Insight:<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>For contractors, Skillit provides a database of workers that users can now plumb with the help of AI. It shows vetted profiles quickly and helps firms scale with the goal of more hiring in mind.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Fraser Patterson, Skillit\u2019s CEO, told Construction Dive via email that Suffolk and DPR have different scaling plans set for the firm. Boston-based Suffolk is first rolling out the tech through its self-perform company, Liberty, and then through Suffolk itself as Skillit adds to administrative roles \u2014 project managers, estimators and superintendents \u2014 on the platform.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/dpr-new-hq-silicon-valley-prefabrication\/813806\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Santa Clara, California-based DPR<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>, meanwhile, is rolling the tech out nationally to support the contractor\u2019s mission critical work, Patterson said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Patterson said the generic problems faced by the industry means there\u2019s no need to build specific solutions for the two contractors.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cThat said we will work closely with their teams as we do with key accounts to have them contribute to and shape our roadmap,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Indeed, the partnership between New York City-based Skillit and the two contractors will help the firm grow its worker network, workflows, data, automation capabilities and executive team, per the announcement.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cWe see the future of construction hiring as more connected, more responsive, and grounded in real jobsite needs,\u201d said Eric Lamb, a DPR board member, in the release. \u201cSkillit\u2019s platform reflects that direction with its AI-powered infrastructure that helps our teams more quickly and effectively connect with talent in the skilled trades.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The race to match skilled trades talent with jobs has intensified alongside the boom in data center construction, resulting in increasingly creative tactics to fill open positions. For example, Where Trades Go, a profile-based platform that has around 3,500 users, <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/recruiting-app-construction-trades-training-apprenticeship\/822338\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>borrows concepts from dating apps<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>For its part, Skillit has a focus on that portion of the workforce that doesn\u2019t sit behind a desk.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cConstruction\u2019s workforce challenges require new infrastructure and smarter systems,\u201dJit Kee Chin, chief technology officer at Suffolk Construction and managing partner of Suffolk Technologies, said in the news release. \u201cSkillit is addressing a critical gap in the industry with technology purpose-built for the realities of construction hiring and labor deployment.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/skillit-dpr-suffolk-technologies-hiring-ai\/823662\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 3 min This audio is auto-generated. 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