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Yes. That is a significant part of what we do. Our searches are designed to reach passive professionals, not simply candidates responding to advertisements.
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Yes. That is a significant part of what we do. Our searches are designed to reach passive professionals, not simply candidates responding to advertisements.
Yes. Many of our clients work directly with us through their CEO, President, owner or senior management team. We can manage the search from initial market research and candidate identification through recruiting, interviews and offer acceptance.
That's common. Sometimes the initial conversation starts with a title. Other times it starts with a business problem: growth, succession, opening a new market, improving operations, building a department or replacing a key leader.
Our standard search fee is based on first-year compensation, with flexible arrangements available depending upon the position, number of searches and scope of the relationship.
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Source: Engineering News-Record, Top 400 Contractors 2026 and Top 600 Specialty Contractors 2026.
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