Stop Losing Weeks Chasing Down Skilled Laborers Automate Your Hiring Pipeline Today
You're probably thinking, "Hiring's just part of the job." But let's be honest, sifting through resumes for that perfect carpenter or plumber steals 20+ hours a week from your crew leads. Our custom AI recruiting automation cuts that down to under 5 hours, delivering 3x faster hires and 40% lower recruitment costs.
Join 150+ construction firms boosting their workforce with seamless AI hiring
The "Talent Shortage" Problem
Endless Manual Screening of Unqualified Resumes for Welders and Machinists
Delayed Project Starts from Slow Hiring of Rough Carpenters and Steel Erectors
High Turnover in Skilled Trades Like HVAC Installers Due to Poor Cultural and Skill Fits
Scattered Sourcing Across Job Boards, Union Halls, and Supplier Referrals for Fabricators
Compliance Headaches with OSHA Safety Credential Checks for Forklift Operators
Overworked Office Staff Juggling Interview Schedules Around Site Pour Schedules
Our Custom AI Recruiting Automation: Built from the Ground Up for Your Renovation Workflow
We've partnered with over 50 construction firms to deploy field-tested AI systems that handle the chaos of hiring carpenters, electricians, and site supervisors without the usual headaches.
Why Choose Us
Here's the thing: off-the-shelf recruiting tools are like using a generic hammer for precision cabinetry—they just don't fit your renovation projects. At AIQ Labs, we build a custom AI system tailored to your exact needs, integrating with tools like Procore or Buildertrend. It scans resumes for hands-on experience in drywall, framing, or HVAC installs, flags certified workers, and even predicts who'll stick around for the long haul. No more wasted afternoons on phone screens. We engineer it to own your data, not rent it from some cloud service.
What Makes Us Different:
Unlock Massive Time and Cost Savings in Your Hiring Process
Slash Weekly Admin Time by 20 Hours
Slash Weekly Admin Time by 20 Hours: Picture your office manager skipping the resume stack to oversee crane lifts on high-rises. Our AI pulls from union databases, screens for certified crane operators with 5+ years in structural steel, and prioritizes those available for next-week starts—letting your team nail deadlines without overtime burnout.
Boost ROI with 3x Faster Time-to-Hire
Boost ROI with 3x Faster Time-to-Hire: Think construction delays from waiting on pipefitters are just part of the game? Think again. This system syncs interviews with your fabrication shop shifts, sourcing candidates with ASME certification for immediate deployment on industrial piping jobs, slashing downtime costs that can run $2K per day in lost productivity.
Cut Recruitment Costs by 40%
Cut Recruitment Costs by 40%: Just like optimizing your just-in-time inventory to dodge material price hikes, our AI hones in on vetted talent from trade schools and vendor networks, minimizing third-party recruiter markups and costly reworks from mismatched assemblers that derail assembly line efficiency.
What Clients Say
"Before AIQ's system, we drowned in 150+ resumes per welding supervisor role, wasting a full week on bad matches for pipeline projects. Now, it filters for AWS-certified pros with gas tungsten arc experience, and we staffed our latest refinery build in just 10 days—saved $7,500 in agency fees and avoided a two-week delay."
Mike Rivera
Operations Manager, Heritage Builds Inc.
"Finding electricians versed in NEC-compliant industrial panel upgrades was pure chaos. Their AI verifies licenses, reviews blueprints from past factory installs, books interviews during swing shifts, and we've halved our turnover from 25% to 12% year-over-year. It's like an in-house talent scout for zero extra headcount."
Sarah Chen
HR Lead, Urban Renewal Contractors
"We hooked it up to our Procore software, and suddenly no more interview overlaps with rebar deliveries. Landed four millwright positions in three weeks, 30% below budget, and our shop floor output spiked 15% since we're fully crewed for machinery overhauls—no more bottlenecks in precision alignment tasks."
Tom Hale
Project Director, Apex Renovations
Simple 3-Step Process
Discovery and Workflow Mapping
We dive into your renovation ops—talking crews, timelines, and pain points like sourcing tilers or welders—to blueprint a system that fits like a custom-fitted tool belt.
AI System Build and Integration
Our engineers code your tailored AI, linking it to your job boards, CRM, and safety databases for seamless resume parsing and candidate tracking—no clunky add-ons.
Deployment, Training, and Optimization
We roll it out on a test project, train your team on quick searches for skilled labor, and tweak based on real hires, ensuring it scales with your growing backlog.
Why We're Different
What's Included
Common Questions
How does this AI handle the unique skills needed for renovation work?
We train the AI on your specific requirements, like experience with period-specific materials or eco-friendly installs. It scans resumes for keywords such as 'Victorian trim work' or 'LEED-certified plumbing,' then ranks candidates using your past successful hires as a benchmark. This isn't generic—it's customized to filter out mismatches, saving you from bad fits that delay kitchen remodels. We've seen firms cut screening time by 70% this way, focusing only on pros who can hit the ground running on your next job.
Integration is our specialty. We build two-way APIs that sync candidate data directly into Procore, pulling project needs like 'need 2 tilers for 4-week bath reno' to auto-generate job postings. No more manual entry. For a recent client, this setup reduced data errors by 90%, ensuring your hiring aligns perfectly with upcoming bids and avoiding those costly overruns from understaffed crews.
How secure is the candidate data in your system?
Security is non-negotiable in construction, where certifications and backgrounds are sensitive. We use enterprise-grade encryption and comply with standards like GDPR and CCPA, storing everything in your owned system—not some third-party cloud. Access is role-based, so only HR sees full profiles. One contractor we worked with praised how it passed their annual audit without a hitch, keeping their trade secrets and employee info locked down tight.
Can this scale if my renovation firm grows from 20 to 50 employees?
Absolutely—our systems are built scalable from day one. We design with modular code that handles increased volume, like sourcing for multiple simultaneous jobs. As your firm expands into larger commercial renos, the AI adapts by learning from more data, improving matches over time. A mid-sized outfit we partnered with went from handling 5 hires a quarter to 20, without any performance dips, keeping their growth on track.
What's the timeline to get this up and running for our team?
From consultation to launch, it's typically 4-6 weeks, depending on your workflow complexity. Week 1 is mapping your hiring process, weeks 2-3 building and testing the AI against sample resumes, and weeks 4-6 integrating and training. We start with a pilot on one role, like hiring painters, to iron out kinks fast. Clients often see initial wins, like faster sourcing, within the first month, transforming how they staff those unpredictable renovation rushes.
Do I need tech-savvy staff to use this recruiting automation?
No—it's designed for busy renovation teams, not coders. The interface is a simple dashboard where you input job needs, like 'OSHA 10 for site supers,' and get ranked candidates with one click. We provide quick training sessions, often just 2 hours, tailored to non-tech users. For example, a foreman at one firm now reviews AI-suggested shortlists on his phone during lunch, no IT degree required, making hiring as straightforward as checking material deliveries.
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