Raise your hand if you’re an HR team of one. You are not alone. Nearly 39% of contractors operate with one HR team member and 18% pass HR onto admin, finance or payroll professionals, according to Arcoro’s 2026 State of Construction HR Report. With limited staff and increasing HR responsibilities (I-9 crackdowns, certified payroll, longer time-to-hires), contractors must work smarter, not harder. Yet many HR teams remain buried in bottlenecks like paperwork, manual data entry and writing job postings.

When HR is tied up with administrative tasks, other important tasks might suffer, like compliance, payroll and onboarding. The solution is not more hours. It is smarter systems that eliminate unnecessary work.

Every year, Arcoro sets out to educate, inform and energize customers of all company sizes at the Elevate conference. This year’s event takes place April 28-29 in Dallas, TX, with an agenda focused on solving construction HR’s biggest bottlenecks.

Build & Optimize Real Workflows

Construction HR experts will be helping customers hire, onboard, track time and process payroll by demonstrating how to build workflows that create efficiency and better outcomes for employees.

42% of contractors say time-consuming administrative tasks limit HR’s effectiveness, so it’s not surprising to learn that many construction HR teams across the US are manually re-entering data across payroll, time tracking, recruiting and onboarding systems. But Arcoro customers have the advantage of learning how to reduce or even eliminate administrative tasks.

At Elevate, customers will learn how to:

• Configure workflows that eliminate duplicate data entry
• Connect hiring → onboarding → payroll → time tracking
• Reduce approval bottlenecks
• Automate handoffs between field and office

Attendees will walk away with step-by-step examples they can implement immediately.

Improve Reporting & Workforce Visibility

All Arcoro products include advanced analytics, but some customers aren’t taking advantage of everything analytics has to offer. In fact, only 22% of contractors across the industry (including customers and non-customers) are currently using workforce analytics.

That’s a shame because it means 78% are making workforce decisions without clear data on:

• Turnover drivers
• Supervisor impact
• Compliance exposure
• Labor cost trends

Without integrated reporting, HR can’t move from reactive to strategic.

At Elevate, attendees will learn how to:

• Build reports that surface turnover and retention patterns
• Connect time, payroll and compliance data
• Gain clearer visibility into workforce trends
• Use data to inform growth and workforce planning

With the right data, HR teams can make decisions that will positively impact their workforce in the present and future.

Reduce Manual Work with Automation & AI

AI is the future. It’s already ingrained into our personal and professional lives. Although the majority of contractors are interested in or experimenting with AI, 35% aren’t using it.

Construction HR isn’t anti-AI. It’s underprepared. Most firms are still dealing with fragmented systems and manual processes, limiting the environment where AI can really thrive. AI boosts the systems they’re already using.

At Elevate, customers will see:

• Practical AI use cases for HR (resume screening, communications, data analysis)
• Automation strategies that reduce repetitive manual work
• How AI fits into existing Arcoro + ExakTime workflows
• How to prepare their data foundation for AI adoption

No advanced knowledge is required. And once adopted, AI can reduce errors, administrative burden and operational friction.

Strengthen Compliance & Payroll Accuracy

Compliance and payroll go hand in hand. When payroll errors occur, liability risk increases, especially with overtime and certified payroll. It’s a challenge on top of mind of 26% of contractors for good reason.

When payroll and compliance are handled by those juggling multiple roles, risk increases. Errors don’t just cost money, they impact audits, certified payroll and project timelines.

Elevate attendees who attend payroll and compliance session will learn:

• Payroll workflow best practices
• Audit-ready document management
• Reducing manual reconciliation
• Integrating time tracking with payroll to reduce error rates

Reduce your risk and improve your confidence with Arcoro’s best practices.

Maximize the Tools You Already Own

Elevate aims to give Arcoro customers ideas to get the most out of the products they already own. Increasing HR tech adoption is a priority for 33% of contractors. Using tech to its full capacity can eliminate the issues that go along with underutilized systems like:

• Missed automation opportunities
• Limited reporting insight
• Ongoing manual work
• Slower growth compared to high-maturity firms

Elevate will address this issue head-on by showing customers:

• Underused features within Arcoro and ExakTime
• Integration opportunities they may not be leveraging
• Security and permission optimizations
• Configuration improvements that increase ROI

All of this can be done to get more value from Arcoro and ExakTime, without adding new products.

Elevate isn’t about new features. It’s about helping construction companies move from:

• Manual → Automated
• Fragmented → Integrated
• Reactive → Strategic
• Compliance-focused → Growth-enabling

The companies that make these adjustments will grow faster, retain more workers and operate with less risk.

This is your opportunity to solve your biggest HR bottlenecks. Elevate is open to all Arcoro and ExakTime by Arcoro customers from CEOs and CFOs to HR executives and payroll admins. You’ll walk away with insights you can put into practice the very next day. Register for Elevate today.

Frequently Asked Questions

1. What is the Elevate conference for construction HR professionals?
Elevate is Arcoro’s annual customer conference designed specifically for construction HR, payroll and operations professionals. The event focuses on helping Arcoro customers streamline HR processes, improve workforce management and reduce administrative bottlenecks using technology, automation and best practices.

2. How can Elevate help construction HR teams improve efficiency?
Elevate sessions show construction HR teams how to automate manual tasks like recruiting, onboarding, payroll processing and compliance documentation. By optimizing workflows and connecting HR systems, contractors can reduce duplicate data entry and improve overall workforce management efficiency.

3. What construction HR topics will be covered at Elevate?
The conference will cover key challenges facing construction HR teams, including HR workflow automation, workforce analytics and reporting, AI in HR, payroll accuracy, certified payroll compliance and strategies for maximizing HR technology investments.

4. Is Elevate helpful for small construction HR teams?
Yes. Many construction companies operate with very small HR teams or even a single HR professional. Elevate focuses on helping lean HR teams use automation, integrations and better workflows to manage hiring, compliance and payroll more efficiently.

5. Where and when is the Elevate conference taking place?
The Arcoro Elevate conference will take place April 28–29 in Dallas, Texas, bringing together construction HR leaders to learn practical strategies for improving HR processes and workforce visibility.

6. Why should construction companies attend Elevate?
Construction companies attend Elevate to learn how to eliminate manual HR processes, strengthen compliance and payroll accuracy, gain better workforce insights through reporting and maximize the value of their Arcoro platform.