Executive Fellow, Workforce Intelligence

About the Workforce Intelligence Lab (WIL)

The Workforce Intelligence Lab (WIL) is an applied workforce intelligence initiative focused on construction labor markets, workforce planning systems, compensation intelligence, labor scarcity analysis, and operational workforce visibility. WIL develops frameworks and regional labor market analysis for operational decision-making across the construction industry, synthesizing publicly available labor data, compensation trends, contractor growth indicators, workforce demand signals, and construction activity.

Learn more: https://wilinstitute.org

We engage experienced practitioners for both full-time employment and project-based contract roles, as applicable to the award and staffing model. Engagements are remote-first with travel as required for partner and field sites. We build ready teams for live grant and sponsored-research pursuits.

This opportunity is contingent upon grant or sponsored-project award and final staffing approval. Permission will be requested before including a candidate's name or resume in a proposal or funding package.

About the role

WIL is seeking experienced construction and operational leaders to participate as Executive Fellows. Executive Fellows contribute operational perspective, workforce planning insight, and industry interpretation on the construction industry and built environment.

This is a flexible, remote, advisory-oriented fellowship designed around limited monthly participation. Full-time employment or a project-based contract may be scoped when an award calls for it.

What you'll do

Join workforce planning and labor market interpretation discussions
Contribute operational workforce analysis and framework feedback
Interpret compensation and hiring trends and execution-capacity constraints
Advise on contractor workforce visibility and regional workforce initiatives
Review workforce intelligence frameworks against field conditions
Support industry trend interpretation and operational validation

Requirements

Required

Construction leadership experience in operations, project management, preconstruction, workforce planning, estimating, labor planning, contractor growth, or field operations
Background such as Director of Construction, VP of Operations, Operations Manager, Senior Project Executive, Senior Project Manager, Chief Estimator, Preconstruction Executive, or a similar role
Experience in commercial, infrastructure, mission-critical, industrial, civil, or specialty-trades construction is highly relevant
Open to full-time employment or project-based contract engagement; remote-first with travel as partner and field work requires

Nice to have

Ability to join limited monthly remote advisory sessions
Interest in workforce scarcity, compensation competitiveness, and operational labor interpretation