A construction recruiting firm that headhunts the leaders you need.
We contact proven field and office people directly for your permanent job, so you skip job postings and piles of weak résumés.
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Different construction businesses need different people. Explore direct-hire recruiting for your kind of team.
- 01General contractors
- 02Developers and owners
- 03Construction managers
- 04Construction Recruiting for Specialty Subcontractors
- 05Construction Recruiting for Engineering and Architecture Firms
- 06Construction Recruiting for Government Contractors
Not sure which category fits? Tell us about the role, and we will discuss the search with you. If you searched for a construction staffing agency, see how our direct-hire headhunting differs from temp staffing.
What you get.
Contingency-Based Direct Hire
Construction Headhunters primarily works on a contingency basis. There is no retainer or upfront recruiting fee. A placement fee is earned when you hire a candidate introduced under the applicable recruiting agreement.
Proactive Headhunting
We contact qualified people directly, including those employed at other firms.
Targeted Research
We find companies doing similar work and the people who ran those projects. No mass messaging.
Confidential Searches
We can keep your company name private when we first contact candidates.
Screened Candidates
We speak with each person about their projects, pay, location and reasons to move. You get a short list with notes, not raw résumés.
Interview & Offer Coordination
We schedule interviews, share feedback and help with the offer so you do not lose the candidate late.
The roles we recruit.
Project & Program Leadership
- Project Engineer
- Assistant Project Manager
- Project Manager
- Senior Project Manager
- Project Executive
- Program Manager
Field Leadership
- General Superintendent
- Superintendent
- Traveling Superintendent
- General Foreman
- Foreman
Estimating & Preconstruction
- Estimator
- Senior Estimator
- Chief Estimator
- Preconstruction Manager
- Director of Preconstruction
Operations & Executive Leadership
- Director of Construction
- Vice President of Construction
- Vice President of Operations
- Division Manager
- General Manager
Sectors we recruit in.
Commercial
Ground-up, tenant improvements, and specialty contractor operations.
Heavy Civil & Infrastructure
Transportation, utilities, water/wastewater, and earthwork contractors.
Industrial
Manufacturing, process facilities, energy, and advanced industrial projects.
Multifamily & Residential
Multifamily, high-rise residential, BTR, and production homebuilding.
Specialty Trades
Mechanical, electrical, plumbing, roofing, concrete, and envelope.
Traveling Teams
Traveling superintendents and project managers for national rollout projects.
How a search works.
Tell us who you need
We talk through the job, the projects, location, pay and why someone good would want it.
We find and speak with candidates
We call people with the right experience, including many who are not applying for jobs.
You meet the strongest matches
You get a short list with notes on each person. We set up interviews and share feedback.
We help you complete the hire
We help with the offer, counteroffers, notice and start date.
Fees and agreement
No retainer. No upfront fee.
The recruiting fee becomes due only upon a qualifying hire.
The placement fee is earned when the employer hires a candidate introduced under the applicable recruiting agreement. There is no fee for receiving résumés or conducting interviews that do not result in a hire.
Placement-protection terms apply subject to the agreement.
Applicable replacement protection is discussed for the engagement and is governed by the signed client recruiting agreement.
Employer Questions
Start the search
Tell us who you need.
Share the basics. We will call to talk through the job.
No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire.
From the field, ready now
Available now in construction.
Every profile is presented without identifying details. Introductions are handled privately by our team.
Placement protection
Candidate replacement guarantee
How long is the candidate replacement guarantee?
We offer a candidate replacement guarantee on standard search agreements. The applicable period and exact terms are set out in the signed client recruiting agreement.
Eligibility, exclusions, notification requirements, payment requirements, and replacement terms are governed by the signed client recruiting agreement.