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Area residents seeking careers in the infrastructure and mobility sector can attend an Austin Infrastructure Academy career expo Feb. 4 at Austin Community College’s Highland Campus.
The academy’s next infrastructure career fair will allow job-seekers to meet with area employers and explore career opportunities in fields like transportation, construction and other skilled trades. Workforce resources, and in-person interviews for open positions, will be offered.
As you sit in traffic or drive through a construction zone, perhaps your next career move could bring you behind the scenes of the Austin transportation world.
Movability, CapMetro and Workforce Solutions are hosting a networking event on Thursday on National Transit Career Day.
The Austin Infrastructure Academy is seeing early returns on its efforts to bolster Austin’s construction and mobility workforce, and talent should start to exit the new pipeline soon.
The academy, which launched in March, has seen notable interest from the private sector and job seekers over its efforts to connect locals to training opportunities in the construction industry. It was spawned by projections that Austin won’t have enough workers as it embarks on at least $25 billion in projects, including light rail expansions, I-35 upgrades, a new convention center and a larger airport — not to mention the usual private sector construction.
“We’ve seen slow momentum, but I think it’s going to increase over the next couple of months,” said Yael Lawson, the chief operations officer for Workforce Solutions Capital Area, which oversees the academy. “We’re training people now, so we’re going to start to see them graduating and hired.”
Workforce Solutions Capital Area has picked a leader to oversee a major push to bolster the region’s workforce.
Megan Fortson, who is now senior director of the Austin Infrastructure Academy, will help build out the infrastructure and construction workforce needed in the region to complete $25 billion in projects.
The Austin Infrastructure Academy — a collaboration between Workforce Solutions Capital Area, the city of Austin, Austin Community College and other local governments — officially launched in March. It’s tasked with helping fill the need for 10,000 new jobs annually in the infrastructure field that are being created through major projects like the expansion of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, the expansion of I-35, the redevelopment of the Austin Convention Center and the buildout of the Austin Transit Partnership’s light rail project.
Austin Mayor Kirk Watson and U.S. Rep. Greg Casar (D-Austin) celebrated graduates working to fill trade jobs in Central Texas on Wednesday, while highlighting efforts to further close the gap.
Meeting the growing need is a challenge statewide. Texas has a shortage of workers in construction, manufacturing and other skilled trades.
On Wednesday morning, North America’s Building Trades Unions brought its national Opportunity Pipeline Tour to the UA Local 286 Training Center in East Austin to celebrate local graduates of an apprentice readiness program.
The Economic Development Department says it supported more than 27,000 jobs and distributed over $54 million in community investments during fiscal year 2024, according to its recently released annual report. The report outlines the department’s evolving priorities, including the transfer of its cultural programs to a new Office of Arts, Culture, Music, and Entertainment and a sharpened focus on workforce development, business support and place-based redevelopment.
City manager T.C. Broadnax described the department’s 2024 efforts as a foundation for “inclusive economic growth.” Interim EDD director Anthony Segura called the year transformative, citing the launch of the Austin Infrastructure Academy as a model for local economic mobility.
The academy received $5 million in city funding and launched in partnership with Austin Community College, Travis County, and Workforce Solutions Capital Area. It is designed to prepare Austinites for jobs tied to large public infrastructure projects, including Project Connect and the airport terminal expansion. According to the report, 286 residents received job training and 153 secured self-sustaining wages upon completion.
The city of Austin’s Economic Development Department (EDD) said it supported more than 27,000 jobs through its programs and services in 2024.
The department said it organized its work last year around three pillars:
When it comes to creating and retaining jobs, the EDD said a vital part of that was the launch of the Austin Infrastructure Academy. The goal is to help build a local pipeline of workers for major construction and transportation projects in the region.
The Foundation for Better Business launched its new annual signature event—the Economic Resilience Luncheon—by spotlighting a critical threat to Texas growth: the deepening shortage of skilled tradespeople. With a focus on mobility, infrastructure, and the small businesses that keep Texas moving, the event drew a packed room of leaders from across Central Texas.
Before Jennifer Cobb became an electrician, she worked as a receptionist in a doctor’s office in the Austin area. She was making about $16 an hour and raising two boys, which meant money was tight. She had to rely on government assistance to help make ends meet.
“Sometimes I didn’t know how my kids were going to eat,” Cobb said. “I was having eviction notices put on my door. My car almost got repoed a couple of times. I actually had other cars repoed.”
But suddenly she was let go, and that presented an opportunity. Her brother, who is an electrician, had been in her ear about becoming one, talking up the increase in pay and the opportunities to grow.
City leaders and officials gathered on Tuesday for the Austin Chamber’s Infrastructure Summit to discuss the progress and challenges of several transformative projects set to reshape Austin over the next decade.
Leaders expressed optimism about managing what they called an “historic” period for the city while acknowledging the growing pains ahead as they prepare for an overlap of several major infrastructure initiatives. This includes light rail development, the Interstate 35 expansion projects, building the new Austin Convention Center and downtown revitalization efforts.