Moses Hasiholan Septian Tampubolon, Gina Cynthia Raphita Hasibuan, M. Ridwan Anas,
Ricky Bakara
Jurnal Indonesia Sosial Teknologi, Vol. 5, No. 6, June 2024 2784
elements of success in the sustainability of the company (Miswar, Hidayat, & Ophiyandri,
2017). One of the key factors for the success of construction companies in achieving their
vision and mission is the good quality of human resources (Dharmayanti, Adnyana, &
Nugraha, 2020). This is because human resource management in the construction sector
is an important factor. After all, in its implementation, the construction organization is
dominated by human labor (Kirchev & Bartoschek, 2021).
The construction process with a high level of complexity and continuous process
also requires a high level of education from the workers. (Hecklau et al., 2016). In
addition, to increase the company's attractiveness to stakeholders, human resource
training that suits the company's needs also needs to be carried out to gain the trust of
these stakeholders (Pinto & Soekiman, 2022).
Improving the quality of human resources needs to be done so that the organization
becomes more competitive and able to respond to external challenges for the existence
and sustainability of the company (Arshad, 2021). The increase in the strategic role of
HR management can be realized through recruitment, placement, payroll/compensation,
and career development policies based on competencies. Implementing competency-
based HR management in the company will have an impact on more reliable human
resource ownership in the face of changes and shifts in the era of globalization (Artini,
2019).
Based on a preliminary study that has been conducted (Andius, 2019) in Malang
City, it was found that a phenomenon or problem was produced by the company itself
and existed within the control of the company's organization. This problem is usually
related to weak human resource management, so human resource management problems
are the single biggest factor behind many company failures. In addition, the problem that
usually occurs in construction service companies, namely recruitment that is carried out
consistently, is not supported by the efficiency of employee training, both new and
permanent employees, and will cause someone to be ineffective in working and can
further reduce performance. In the long run, this can have an impact on the company's
performance.
In a previous journal by Ihedigbo, Kingsley Sunday and Richard Jimoh explained
that the success of an organization depends on the effective and efficient use of human
resources. In addition, in any project-based industry, for example, the construction
industry, the performance of the project is highly dependent on the effectiveness of its
human resources. Labor turnover in the construction industry and poor performance of
the construction industry in terms of project delays, cost uncertainty, and lack of quality
are caused by inadequate utilization of human resource management practices
(Maddeppungeng, 2015).
Therefore, it is important to recognize that human resources are valuable assets in
a contractor company. The quality of HR management is a very important factor in
achieving optimal performance. In the context of North Sumatra, which is one of the
provinces with significant construction activity in Indonesia, contractor companies
operate amid increasingly fierce competition. Therefore, it is important to understand the