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By Layne Cameron<\/p>\n

Nationally, the construction industry\u2019s aging demographic and lack of female employees have been issues for decades. Recent graduates face the challenge of landing jobs, mastering menial tasks, and trying to prove themselves\u2014all with many senior positions occupied by the old guard who are closer to retirement than their college days.<\/p>\n

Obstacles notwithstanding, Ball State University\u2019s Construction Management Program<\/a> has seen record-high enrollment, with increases in minority and female students, as well as boasting of nearly 100 percent job placement over the last 14 years.<\/p>\n

The fruit of the program\u2019s efforts can be seen on campus career days. Construction management students must land two internships before graduating. So, it\u2019s not uncommon to see many poised freshmen with polished resumes ready to compete for the best positions.<\/p>\n

According to Jim Jones<\/a>, chairperson of Construction Management and Interior Design, it helps to have strong Platinum Partners like RLTurner to help guide students\u2019 career paths. \u201cThe construction industry is known for putting a lot of responsibility on graduates\u2019 shoulders right away, and that can be a little overwhelming at times,\u201d Jones says. \u201cI\u2019ve seen RLTurner baptize their new team members without letting them sink over their heads. They have built an all-Cardinal team to manage operations, and it is wonderful to see our alumni excel in this organization.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

It’s true that RLTurner<\/a>\u2019s entire project management team attended Ball State\u2014and nearly half its entire office are Cardinals. Sure, numbers are great, but that\u2019s not the whole story. The majority of RLTurner\u2019s project managers are also recent graduates, a model that goes against industry standards. The company was restructured, so young employees have equal footing, rather than being employed in subservient capacity. When it comes to leading projects and making key decisions, it\u2019s typically a Ball State alumnus under 30 who\u2019s doing it.<\/p>\n

Driving this effort is the company\u2019s president, Adam Owens. He was one of Ball State\u2019s first Construction Management graduates. He placed himself on a fast track at RLTurner, rocketing from intern to president in 11 years\u2014by age 33. This, too, goes against the demographics of an aging construction industry.<\/p>\n

Bigger Isn\u2019t Always Better<\/strong><\/h4>\n
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Alumni Kevin Kendall teams with Youssef Mahfouz during a confined space training session.<\/p><\/div>\n

Also bringing down the age demographic is Youssef Mahfouz. When he graduated in 2023, his first job was with Indiana\u2019s largest construction company. \u201cAt the time, I thought it was an accomplishment to get a job offer from such a big company, so I accepted,\u201d Youssef says. It didn\u2019t take him long, though, before he realized he wasn\u2019t thriving in a large corporate setting with sharply defined departments and reporting lines. After a short stint, he landed a position with RLTurner.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn paper, it looks like a lateral move,\u201d Youssef says. \u201cBut what I\u2019m doing now is a huge jump in experience and responsibility.\u201d At his previous position, his primary duties involved pushing plenty of paperwork, from RFIs to submittals, and many layers separated him from corporate leadership. At RLTurner, however, he\u2019s essentially an assistant project manager, with daily access to the president. \u201cWe\u2019re running meetings and coordinating projects with owners and subcontractors; basically, it\u2019s the same title, but there\u2019s many more opportunities to take on more responsibilities.\u201d<\/p>\n

Looking For Young Leaders<\/strong><\/h4>\n

In high school, Carlie Stalnecker was captain of her softball, basketball, and volleyball teams, as well as student council president her senior year. Back then, as today, she was always looking for ways to do more. That inner drive pushed her to get everything she could from her Ball State experience. Carlie\u2019s team traveled to Chicago and won the 2022 Associated Schools of Construction Concrete Competition. She not only graduated summa cum laude in 2023, but she also served as her program\u2019s commencement speaker.<\/p>\n

Her capacity to stand at the podium helps her manage her current workload. For example, one of her projects was behind schedule because of permitting issues. Behind the scenes, she met with her subcontractors to come up with a viable solution. Her implementation, however, differed from the sequencing that the owners wanted. \u201cEven though our president and the owner\u2019s reps were there, I was allowed to present and defend my proposal,\u201d Carlie says. \u201cIt was uncomfortable, but we eventually found common ground and came up with a workable conclusion. We have a great relationship with these owners, so it was satisfying to work it out.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leading From Behind<\/strong><\/h4>\n

With nearly 30 years at RLTurner, Jeff Pratt is one of the company\u2019s senior project managers. He finds that guiding younger teammates from the back at the classroom works better than standing at the chalkboard. \u201cYou have to understand the sequencing and the management aspects, but you also have to have the respect of the craftspeople who are doing the work and overseeing the project on a daily basis,\u201d Jeff says.<\/p>\n

Since RLTurner self-performs much of their own work, their new employees can actually pick up a hammer or a broom and experience the work firsthand. In office or afield, Jeff encourages his team to dive in and ask questions. The preference is to provide guidelines and let his teammates define their own approach.<\/p>\n

With plenty of work to go around, Jeff is quite comfortable with his younger teammates leading projects. \u201cWe\u2019ll prosper together, and we\u2019ll fail together,\u201d Jeff says. \u201cBut it\u2019s always as one team.\u201d<\/p>\n

Bringing New Ideas<\/strong><\/h4>\n

A large project at Tipton Community Schools illustrates this point. It was a five-year, multi-phased project, and everyone\u2019s voices needed to be heard. To accomplish this, a pull-planning meeting was scheduled before any shovel hit the ground.<\/p>\n

The idea came from 2021 graduate Aaron Albright, though. Having all the prime contractors in a single room vying to place their tasks\u2014written on post-it notes and stuck on a large wall calendar\u2014created an exercise in courtesy in its own right, one that reflects the intricate ballet at the job site. It didn\u2019t take long for everyone to see how each company\u2019s work overlapped with others. A stack of multi-colored post-its dramatically illustrated the bottleneck that was guaranteed to happen if everyone wasn\u2019t on the same page.<\/p>\n

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Jeff and Aaron pull planning.<\/p><\/div>\n

Aaron and Jeff gathered everyone around the wall calendar and began talking. The post-it notes spread out, and the workflow snarl untangled. More importantly, it eliminated a job-site headache before it had a chance to fester, cause heartburn between contractors, and delay the project. \u201cIdentifying and addressing that issue easily saved us a month of delays,\u201d Jeff says.<\/p>\n

Aaron doesn\u2019t fear bringing up new ideas like this. \u201cI feel like I can come up with a creative decision, and I know that everyone has my back,\u201d he says. \u201cAt my age, I don\u2019t think many of my contemporaries outside of our company have that same experience.\u201d<\/p>\n

Creating Solutions, Not Problems<\/strong><\/h4>\n

While some of his fellow classmates were starting jobs corralling submittals or conducting field observations, Sam Medlen played a key role in building West Lafayette\u2019s Cason Family Park shortly after graduating in 2023.<\/p>\n

With the park\u2019s finish line in sight, a critical mistake cast a shadow on its success. One building\u2019s floor was deemed unsuitable. \u201cSince it was our mistake, we offered a solution first rather than let them find it and demand it be fixed,\u201d Sam says.<\/p>\n

Since many of RLTurner\u2019s recent graduates shared classes at Ball State, the same Cardinal comradery continues in their professional lives. \u201cYoussef and I share a wall between us, so it\u2019s easy to talk through ideas,\u201d Sam says. \u201cIt\u2019s the same with all my coworkers; when an issue like the floor comes up, I know I can talk to them and come up with a solution.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe success our company has seen over the last several years proves that young leaders can bring a fresh perspective and propel an organization to new heights, while maintaining respect for the foundation it was built upon,\u201d Adam says. \u201cThis is what RLTurner has been transforming into as an organization, and through a continued meaningful relationship with institutions like Ball State and its Construction Management Program, we will continue to push these boundaries for decades to come.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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