Talent Intelligence Advisory

Fractional Support

Helping Solar & Infrastructure Leaders deliver projects on time by treating talent as a core dependency, alongside capital, equipment, and interconnection.

About: Professional Summary

  • Alicia Johanning Frye is the Founder of Gridline Technical with 15+ years of recruitment and executive search expertise

  • She helps companies identify critical talent gaps that can impact project timelines, CapEx, and overall delivery

  • She provides actionable strategies to mitigate hiring risks before they become project-critical issues

  • She partners with executive and talent teams to align hiring strategy with project milestones and execution

  • She takes AI-enabled talent intelligence to identify, engage, and secure top passive talent at scale

Who I Support: Across Solar & Infrastructure

  • Solar Developers

  • EPC Firms and Executive Boards

  • Infrastructure Investors

The Reality: Critical Talent Is Limited

Top Talent Hidden

  • Not actively applying to open roles

  • Talent Committed in Advance

  • Critical candidates are already placed

The Shift: Reactive vs. Proactive

Across solar and infrastructure projects, the biggest delays are not driven by equipment or capital, they are driven by talent gaps in critical roles. When hiring is reactive, these gaps are identified too late, creating downstream impacts on timelines, cost, and overall project delivery. These are the main roles causing these delays. By the time hiring begins, the project is already exposed to risk. Reactive recruiting leads to delays, cost overruns, and missed delivery targets.

  • Superintendents

  • EPC Project Managers

  • Commissioning Leads

The Approach: How I Support Teams

I work directly with leadership teams to align hiring strategy with project execution, proactively identifying and addressing critical talent gaps to ensure key roles are secured before they impact timelines or delivery.

  • Identify Talent Execution Gaps

  • Align Hiring Milestones

  • Leverage Talent Data

  • Strengthen Talent Pipelines

  • Optimize Workforce Strategy

The Outcome: Maximize Project Performance

My advisory services enable leadership teams to align hiring strategy with project execution, preventing talent gaps that lead to delays, cost overruns, and reduced performance.

  • Reduce Project Risk

  • Accelerate Hiring Timelines

  • Lower CapEx Exposure

  • Improve Delivery Outcomes

My Solution Services

  • Talent Risk Audits

  • Advisory to Leadership & Boards

  • Fractional Talent Intelligence Partner