Do you recruit project managers and superintendents?

Our focus is leadership: project executives, operations leaders, engineering directors and GMs. For high-volume field roles, ask us about the best route.

Which regions do you cover?

We recruit nationwide, with deep networks across the Mountain West and Southwest.

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Engineering & construction

Engineering & construction executive search.

Engineering directors, project and operations executives, and the technical leaders who deliver complex builds, recruited by partners who built their careers in this market.

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Roles we recruit

Leadership roles we fill.

VP / Director of Engineering

Engineering leaders for product, process and infrastructure organizations.

Operations Executive

Operations leaders for contractors, builders and building-products companies.

Project Executive

Leaders accountable for portfolios of complex, high-value projects.

Preconstruction & Estimating

Heads of preconstruction and estimating who win the right work.

Safety Leadership

Safety directors who drive a culture, not just compliance.

General Manager

Regional and business-unit GMs with P&L ownership.

Built on engineering and construction search

In 2024 Careers Launch merged with Signature Hire, a Phoenix-based talent acquisition firm focused on engineering, construction and manufacturing. Its founders, Bret Harris and Travis Cariveau, now lead that work as managing partners at Careers Launch.

Clients in this space include Alberici, Builders FirstSource and Sunrise Engineering. We know that the best project and engineering leaders are usually committed to live projects, and we plan the search around their timelines as well as yours.

Trusted by

Industrial companies that have trusted our team

Our search process

A search that is aligned in week one and presenting finalists by week three.

The key to a successful search is a successful initiation. Every engagement follows the same four steps, with weekly reporting so you always know where it stands.

Initiate

Week 1

We learn the organization, the position, the culture and the values; collect input from key stakeholders; verify what is critical to success; and align on the search strategy.

Organization & role deep-dive
Stakeholder interviews
Search strategy sign-off

Identify

Week 2

Sourcing and networking with potential candidates, weekly progress reporting and calibration, and comprehensive historical and behavioral interviews of the top prospects.

Targeted sourcing & networking
Weekly calibration reports
Behavioral interviews

Qualify

Week 3

Focused recruiting continues while qualified candidates are presented, with competency-based interviews and validation of technical and experiential skills.

Qualified slate presented
Competency-based interviews
Skills validation

Select

Week 4+

We set up candidate meetings, review feedback to choose finalists, run references around the critical competencies, and lead offer negotiation and candidate counseling.

Finalist meetings
Competency referencing
Offer negotiation

FAQ

Questions we hear most

Our focus is leadership: project executives, operations leaders, engineering directors and GMs. For high-volume field roles, ask us about the best route.

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Two ways we help. One partner for both.

Fill the leadership role that moves the business forward, or take care of the people leaving it. Tell us what you're facing and a partner will call you back within one business day.

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