Leadership Under Pressure: Delivering Projects with Fewer People and More Risk

Chaired by Dee Airey, this panel brings together a senior contractor representative and a contractor-side leadership voice to explore how workforce pressures are reshaping project delivery across the North.

With skills shortages intensifying, the discussion will focus on the growing link between leadership, culture and delivery performance, and how organisations are responding in practice.

Drawing on live project experience, the session will explore retention, workforce stability and the role of leadership in shaping site culture, alongside evolving approaches to attracting and supporting talent, including initiatives such as Construction for Women and emerging approaches to more consistent site standards.