Case Study: Katerra achieves predictable workforce planning and improved utilization with Bridgit Bench (Bridgit)

How Bridgit Bench helps Katerra manage resource planning in an ever-changing environment

Katerra, a California‑based technology-driven construction company founded in 2015 that has grown through multiple acquisitions (including Fortune‑Johnson), faced mounting challenges in workforce planning across domestic regions. Director of Employee Relations Joe Jenkyn and his team had been using Excel and then Visio for staffing and forecasting, but those tools were manual, error‑prone and lacked intelligent alerts—making it difficult to manage more than 350 employees and plan reliably in a rapidly changing environment.

Katerra adopted Bridgit Bench for its user‑friendly, mobile, and “smart” resource planning capabilities. With real‑time updates, warning flags, and cross‑department visibility, the company gained powerful forecasting and utilization insights, improved transparency and accountability, reduced turnover by clarifying next assignments, minimized costs through better scheduling, and gained rapid contingency planning during COVID‑related disruptions.

Katerra

Joe Jenkyn

Director of Employee Relations