The 30-Day Onboarding Playbook for a New VP of Facilities or Construction
Most organizations spend more time selecting a VP of Facilities or Construction than preparing to integrate them. Real8 Group’s week-by-week playbook covers what a well-structured first 30 days looks like for VP-level construction and facilities hires.
Why Your Reference Check Process Is Not Telling You What You Need to Know
Most reference check processes for construction and facilities executive hires produce confirmation, not information. Real8 Group explains why standard processes fail and what effective reference development actually looks like for VP and Director-level searches.
Port and Logistics Real Estate Executive Compensation and Talent Market: 2026 Benchmarks
Port-adjacent and logistics real estate is one of the most competitive executive talent markets in commercial real estate in 2026. Real8 Group covers compensation benchmarks by role, the dynamics driving the talent shortage, and what organizations need to know before starting a search.
How to Evaluate a Superintendent Candidate: What Most Hiring Processes Miss
Superintendent hiring is one of the most technically specific and consistently misjudged searches in construction leadership. Matt Lesher of Real8 Group explains what effective evaluation actually tests, and what most interview processes miss in institutional and owners’ rep contexts.
How to Build a Succession Bench for Facilities and Construction Leadership: A Four-Step Playbook
Most organizations have not planned who fills their VP of Facilities or Director of Construction when the current leader departs. Real8 Group’s four-step playbook covers succession identification, gap-closing development, honest timeline assessment, and transition planning.
Hiring Real Estate and Development Leaders in the Ground Lease and Net Lease Sector
Ground lease and net lease real estate requires a narrow and highly specific leadership profile that is not widely distributed in the broader real estate talent market. Real8 Group covers the 2026 candidate pool, compensation benchmarks, and what organizations need to know before beginning a search in this sector.
The Relocation Problem in Senior Construction and Facilities Executive Searches
Relocation is one of the most consistently underestimated obstacles in senior construction and facilities executive searches. Real8 Group covers why it is harder at the VP and Director level, where organizations make avoidable mistakes, and how to structure searches that close.
Mixed-Income and Workforce Housing Development Leadership: The 2026 Talent Market
Mixed-income and workforce housing development requires a specialized talent profile that is in short supply in 2026. Real8 Group covers the candidate pool, the hardest roles to fill, compensation benchmarks, and what attracts strong candidates to this sector.
What Institutional Clients Get Wrong About the Owners’ Rep Model, and What It Means for Hiring: Insights from Matt Lesher
Institutional clients consistently misunderstand what the owners’ rep model requires to work well, and those misunderstandings shape how they hire project leadership. Matt Lesher of Real8 Group explains the patterns he observes and what they mean for staffing capital programs.
Hiring Construction and Facilities Leaders in Life Sciences Real Estate: What Makes This Search Different
Life sciences construction and facilities leadership searches require sector-specific experience that does not transfer cleanly from adjacent real estate disciplines. Real8 Group covers the candidate pool, compensation benchmarks, and what hiring organizations need to know.
When the Role Changes Mid-Search: Why Scope Creep Kills Construction and Facilities Executive Searches
Scope creep, when a role expands or shifts materially after a search has launched, is one of the most common and most preventable reasons construction and facilities executive searches fail. Real8 Group explains how it happens and how to manage it.
Why the Director of Engineering Role Is Almost Always Underleveled at Institutional Organizations: Insights from Matt Lesher
The Director of Engineering role is routinely underleveled at universities, health systems, and cultural institutions. Matt Lesher of Real8 Group explains what that costs organizations in recruiting and retention, and how to fix it before the search starts.