Fractional leadership General Contractors Metro Detroit
One hard conversation with an employee should not keep you awake all week.
A senior HR lead for general contractors part time: policies, hiring, hard conversations and compliance handled so you can lead your people with confidence.
21,869
General contractors in metro detroit
Listings a customer can find here
76%
Licensed
Matched to a State of Michigan license
82
Residents for each one
Census population over the general contractors here
In Metro Detroit
Renaissance Center, Detroit
Metro Detroit
It is a Friday afternoon in Metro Detroit and your best person just told you another employee has been making the whole team miserable. You have no written policy to point to, no record of past warnings, and a pit in your stomach about doing it wrong.
With a fractional HR director, you have a call to make before you say a word. They walk you through the facts, check what your policies and Michigan rules require, script the conversation and make sure everything is documented the right way.
The next hard moment feels manageable. Your handbook is current, managers know the steps, new hires start with clear expectations, and you stop treating every people problem like a fire.
Tap the ones that sound like your week.
There is one general contractor for about every 82 residents of Metro Detroit. The ones that grow are the ones that hire and keep good people.
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The share of a full-time year you use
19%
Days a month over about 21 working days. A fractional fee is quoted on that share of the work, not a full salary.
Fix this in Metro DetroitWe review personnel files, policies, pay practices and recent issues to find the gaps that carry risk.
We update the handbook, forms and records, and put the missing pieces in place first.
We show your leads how to set expectations, document and handle tough talks the same way every time.
Each month you have set time with us plus a line to call when something comes up.
What we report every month: Open HR issues and how they were resolved, Turnover and reasons for leaving, Time to fill open roles, and Policy and training items completed.
A fractional HR director handles the people side of the business part time: policies, hiring, reviews, discipline, leave and staying compliant. They also coach you and your managers through the hard moments. You get senior judgment without paying a full-time salary for work that comes in waves.
A PEO takes over payroll and benefits and often becomes the employer of record for your team. Fractional HR leaves your setup in place and adds a person who knows the rules and builds your practices. Some businesses use both, a PEO for benefits and a fractional lead for the hands-on work.
Price follows headcount, how many locations and states you employ in, the state of your files and policies, and how much on-call support you expect. A cleanup project up front is often scoped on its own. The monthly support itself is one fixed fee, set after we have talked through your team.
At minimum you want a current handbook, signed acknowledgments, complete hiring paperwork and personnel files, written job descriptions and a consistent way to document performance problems. Michigan has its own rules on things like paid sick time and final pay, and they change, so the basics need a regular check.
HR guidance covers most everyday people issues. When a claim has been filed, a lawsuit is threatened or the facts are unusual, you need an employment attorney. We work with licensed attorneys and help you get the right one involved early, with your records already in order.
Cheapest until something goes wrong, then it can be the costliest choice you made.
Valuable at a larger headcount, but a lot of salary for a smaller team's needs.
A senior HR lead part time with an on-call line, current policies and trained managers, working with licensed attorneys when needed.
Who you are dealing with
Before Rebuild Detroit, Tevin Jackson helped scale more than 100 home service brands with marketing, sales and operations. Business Services is that playbook, run for Metro Detroit general contractors with the local numbers on this page, by the team behind the Rebuild Detroit directory.
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