Hiring Software for General Contractors Who Can't Leave a Jobsite Uncovered
Schedules rarely slip because of the bid. They slip when the superintendent seat stays empty.
Discovered is hiring software that adapts to each industry. For general contractors, it fills project leadership and self-perform roles with people who stay.
Winning the Work Is the Easy Part
of construction firms report difficulty hiring for open positions.
Source: AGC and NCCER, 2025 Workforce Survey (September 2025)
The same survey found 45% say shortages delayed projects and 48% struggle with new hires who don't show up or quit early.
Where Hiring Breaks for General Contractors
The Hiring Problem
The Operational Impact
An Open Superintendent Seat Holds Up the Next Project
Strong supers rarely look, and the search squeezes in between site walks.
Self-Perform Crews That Turn Over in Weeks
Carpenters and laborers leave after a few days, and the search restarts.
Every Project Manager Hires a Different Way
One PM posts online, another calls old crew, a third waits for HR.
Site Safety Depends on Who You Put There
You answer for your site. One careless hire can mean an incident report.
You can't control the labor market, but you can control how fast you respond.
How Discovered Adapts to General Contractor Hiring
Your office, PMs, and superintendents share one process, from posting to signed offer.
Build a Bench of Project Leaders Before You Need Them
Start with names, not a blank posting. Post leadership roles to multiple job boards and search past applicants who match.
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Interview Leaders With the Same Yardstick
Every interviewer uses the same guides and scorecards, and assessments show leadership potential and how candidates handle pressure.
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Fill Crew Spots Fast, With People Who Stay
Screening questions confirm trade, tools, and transportation, then automated texts, calls, scheduling, and references handle the follow-up.
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Give the Office and the Field One Pipeline
PMs and supers stop stepping on each other, with every opening and candidate in one applicant tracking system.
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Hire People Who Show Up, Stay, and Work Safely
Early quits rarely show up in an interview. A good talker can still walk off after week one.
Good hiring software for general contractors measures the traits behind reliability and safe work before the offer.
Run candidate assessments and background checks in the same workflow.
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Review the Reliability Indicators and Integrity & Attitude scales.
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Evaluate supers and PMs with leadership and supervisor tests.
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Add IntegrityFirst pre-employment integrity tests for roles that handle tools, materials, or vehicles.
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Request an Incident Reduction Assessment for your OSHA incident rate and workers' comp program.
General Contractor Roles We Help You Fill
Project Leadership
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Superintendents
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Assistant superintendents
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Project engineers
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Project managers
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Estimators
Self-Perform Crew
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Foremen
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Carpenters
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Laborers
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Equipment operators
Site and Office Support
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Safety managers
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Project coordinators
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Project assistants
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Yard and warehouse staff
Executive and Operations
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VPs of construction and operations
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Operations managers
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Branch and regional managers
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Controllers
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Construction accountants
Interview Questions for General Contractor Roles
Prepare every interview with role-specific questions:
How Do You Staff a Superintendent Before the Next Groundbreaking?
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Open the role from a template
Publish to job boards and your career page.
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Check your bench first
Search past applicants and referrals who match.
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Screen for site experience
Confirm project types, crew size, and certifications.
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Compare finalists side by side
One guide and scorecard for every interview.
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Make the offer with confidence
Assessments and references already in the profile.
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One Hiring System for Every Project
Staff Projects Sooner
Start each search with a bench, not a blank posting.
Hire Leaders Consistently
Compare supers and PMs on the same scorecard.
Keep Crews Longer
Screen for reliability before the first day.
See Every Jobsite
One view of hiring across offices and projects.
General Contractors Hiring
Before and After Discovered
| Finding leaders | Calls once a project is awarded. | A searchable bench of past applicants. |
| Crew follow-up | A voicemail days later. | Text, call, and self-scheduling right away. |
| Interviews | Each PM asks their own questions. | Shared guides and scorecards. |
| Visibility | Candidates in inboxes and notebooks. | One pipeline for office and field. |
| Retention | Early quits found on the jobsite. | Reliability measured before the offer. |
Hiring Across Every Active Jobsite
Hiring software for general contractors keeps every office and project team on one process.
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Keep ownership clear, so each PM or super knows when to act.
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Reuse templates so every role starts from the same baseline.
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Track candidate activity across jobs, sources, and stages.
Hiring Software for General Contractors FAQ
Hiring software for general contractors manages posting, screening, follow-up, and interviews in one place. Discovered adapts to each industry, and for general contractors it is set up around project leadership and self-perform crews.
Keep Every Seat on Your Next Project Filled
Tell us how you staff projects today. On the call, you get:
A Review of Your Leadership Pipeline
How ready you are for the next superintendent opening.
A Look at Where Crew Hires Drop Off
Where applicants go quiet or new hires leave.
A Process That Fits Your Projects
Hiring steps for each office, site, and role.
Clear Next Steps
What to change before your next project mobilizes.