Will AI Replace Your Superintendent?

Will AI replace the superintendent who won't use it? Not completely, but it could help your most experienced employees perform better and share their knowledge. A superintendent who knows how to build keeps the job. The one who also uses these tools gets better information can make the same calls sooner.
If you run the field and have been told AI is coming for the trailer, or you are deciding whether to put these tools in front of your supers at all, the hosts do not agree with each other here and that is the useful part. In this episode, Greg Gorman, Adam Cooper, and Jeff Robertson work through this issue, sort out where the tools genuinely help when expert judgment does not transfer, and get into what happens to institutional knowledge as the most experienced people age out.


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Chapters:
00:00 – Cold Open and Episode Introduction
00:45 – Will AI-Savvy Superintendents Replace Those Who Aren’t?
02:54 – Balancing Human Expertise and AI
07:50 – Judgment, Paperwork, and Better Decisions
11:39 – Agentic AI vs. Basic Automation

Procore Isn't Broken, It's Just Not Built Around You Yet: https://blog.ascentconsults.com/procore-isnt-broken-its-just-not-built-around-you-yet
For AI in construction, in firms with clean data and disciplined process: https://ascentconsults.com/ai-for-construction-companies/

Greg Gorman: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gregory-gorman-hern%C3%A1ndez-mba-115ba34/
Adam Cooper: https://www.linkedin.com/in/adamcooper/
Jeff Robertson: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeffrobertson72/
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What is Construction Hot Takes?

Hosted by Adam Cooper, CEO of Ascent Consulting, alongside Senior Consultants Gregory Gorman and Jeff Robertson, Construction Hot Takes show dives into the gritty, unfiltered realities of building a profitable construction company. With nearly 100 years of combined experience, they’ve been there—from carrying gear on job sites to leading Ascent, a consulting powerhouse that exclusively serves construction companies across North America.

Each episode is packed with insights, strategies, and insider knowledge from the industry’s top consulting firm for contractors. Discover what big national contractors know about growing a business, get actionable advice on boosting efficiency, and learn how to supercharge your project pipeline. Tune in, get inspired, and gain the knowledge to take your construction business to the next level.