Wet Hire Equipment

One way to end up with the arrangement that suits you best is by answering the question, “Is Wet Hire right for you?”

Here is a quick checklist to help you evaluate if this solution suits your project and your team.

1. Size and Skill of Your Direct Hires

As all project success drills down to how well you manage your resources, including your manpower, one key deciding factor to choose wet hire over dry hire is whether or not you have the people with the right skills to complete the job. If you think you require both artillery and manpower augmentation then wet hire should definitely be an option.

2. Project Scale

The most basic evaluation you can do is to determine how well your resources complement the magnitude and delivery period of your project. Employing equipment and additional workers can considerably cut down the time and effort you need to deliver on your commitments. In which case, wet hire can be a viable arrangement, most especially if you are behind schedule.

3. Cost and Budget Availability

In general, dry hire is cheaper than wet hire. Although cost is not simple and straightforward. For instance, you may end up spending more in onboarding a qualified operator or not being able to reach production targets with your current operator. This also entails opportunity costs corresponding to valuable time lost in the hiring process.

4. Your Project Management Skills

If you are bringing in a robust project management experience then, you must know that some projects are simply too large or too complex for any single contractor to complete. More experienced contractors will be more confident about managing non-direct hire workers while they remain accountable to them.

Clearly, there are key advantages and disadvantages inherent in either Wet Hire or Dry Hire contracting.

Pros of Wet Hire

• You won’t have to worry about finding skilled workers to operate the plant equipment or heavy machinery.
• You can focus on other areas of your project as you are not required to manage operators directly.
• You can focus on the outcome rather than the process and push for production

Cons of Wet Hire

• There is always a possibility that the operators, such as a wet hire excavator, may not be as skilled as you hoped they would be.
• It may be harder to make operators deliver at the level of quality and efficiency you require.
• Overall, wet hire is more expensive than dry hire.

Pros Of Dry Hire

• You can utilise skilled manpower from your own team.
• You can guarantee safety by ensuring that only skilled manpower will be operating your machines.
• Accountability is guaranteed.
• It provides more flexibility in terms of expenditure.

Cons Of Dry Hire

• You may have to spend time hiring the right person.
• It entails managing people on a more micro level and may not be suitable for projects executed on a larger scale.
• Your directly in control of the process and production levels and need to push in order to achieve your outcomes