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Recruiting and retaining skilled field staff is one of the most persistent challenges facing geotechnical engineering firms today, and the right approach often depends heavily on the size and structure of the firm itself.

Join us for Digging for Talent: Recruitment and Retention in Geotechnical Engineering, a candid, moderated discussion bringing together leaders from a large, mid-size, and small geotechnical firm to share what's actually working, what isn't, and how strategies shift as firms grow.

Whether you're involved in field staff hiring, training and development, or firm leadership and culture, this session will help you better understand the practical tactics driving workforce recruitment and retention across the industry today.

This session offers practical, real-world insight into building and retaining a strong geotechnical workforce, and how firms of any size can better position themselves to compete for talent

• Mark Dornak: Senior Materials Training and Development Specialist, Terracon
• Gabriel Ornelas: Senior VP and COO, Raba Kistner
• Ava Dowman: Director of Employee Experience, Strata

• Learn where firms are finding success in today's recruiting environment, and which strategies have lost their effectiveness
• Understand why employees stay, and the challenges that most contribute to turnover
• Explore how firms balance staff training and development with billable work demands
• Gain insight into how firm size shapes mentorship, culture, and career advancement
• Hear firsthand which workforce practices scale across firm sizes, and which do not