The hire that reshuffles
the org chart.
We place corner-office talent at ENR Top 400 generals, specialty subs scaling past $200M, and PE-backed platforms that need a COO by Q3.
Every placement is a
case study in trust.
We don't move résumés. We move careers and companies forward. Here's what that looks like in practice.
Robert Callahan
VP of Preconstruction
Meridian Construction Group · $340M GC · Healthcare + Higher Ed
"We had been running on an acting VP for eleven months. Headhunt put Callahan in front of us on day nineteen. He closed a $78M hospital expansion within his first quarter."
— Division President, Meridian Construction Group
| Metric | HEADHUNTRetained Search | CONTINGENCYRecruiters | INTERNAL HRIn-house |
|---|---|---|---|
Avg. Time-to-Fill VP-level and above | 47 days | 90–140 days | 120–180 days |
Candidate Caliber Active vs. passive talent | 85% passive / not looking | 60% active job-seekers | 95% active job-seekers |
24-Month Retention Placed executives still in role | 94% | 61% | 54% |
Confidentiality Protocol Identity protected throughout | Full — both sides protected | Partial — résumés circulated | None — posted publicly |
Industry Specialization Construction sector depth | Construction-only focus | Multi-industry generalists | HR generalist |
Placement Guarantee Replacement if hire exits | 12-month guarantee | 90 days or less | None |
| Industry Standard |
Denise Okafor
Chief Estimator
Vantage Specialty Contractors · $210M Specialty Sub · Mechanical + Plumbing
"Denise came out of a $500M mechanical sub. She restructured our estimating department in ninety days and we won our first nine-figure bid six months later."
— CEO, Vantage Specialty Contractors
Marcus Thiele
SVP of Safety
Cornerstone Federal Builders · $680M GC · Federal + Civil
"Our EMR was 1.4 when Marcus arrived. Eighteen months later it sits at 0.6 and we've logged 2.1 million hours without a recordable. That hire paid for itself in insurance savings alone."
— COO, Cornerstone Federal Builders
We speak the language
because we lived it.
Every recruiter at Headhunt came out of the industry. Former superintendents, estimators, and project engineers who built things before they started placing people.
James Wortley
Managing Director
"I've poured concrete and I've poured bourbon at the same table where the org chart changed. I know which hire matters."
Former Superintendent, $1.2B in closed projects
22 years in the field before moving to search
Patricia Sánchez
Senior Search Consultant
"When I call a Chief Estimator, they know I've sat in those rooms. That's why they take the call."
Former Estimating Manager, $800M specialty sub
DBIA certified, 14 years in preconstruction
Derek Nguyen
Search Consultant
"The candidates I find aren't on LinkedIn looking. They're running a $200M job. You have to know how to reach them."
Former Project Engineer, Federal & Civil
PMP, 9 years on IDIQ and JOC programs
Sandra Okonkwo
Research Lead
"Every safety search I run, I can read a candidate's EMR history and know exactly what it means."
Former Safety Director, ENR Top 100 firm
CSP, 17 years safety and risk management
Combined field experience across our search team
In construction projects managed before joining Headhunt
Of our consultants hold active industry certifications
Numbers that
don't require a footnote.
From the table.
We've used three search firms over the years. Headhunt is the only one that understood what a nine-figure GC actually needs in a VP of Operations. The others sent us résumés. These people sent us a hire.
Our PE sponsor needed a COO in place before close. Headhunt had a shortlist in twenty-one days and we made the hire in thirty-eight. That timeline would have been impossible with anyone else.
I wasn't looking. I was running a $220M hospital job and happy. James called me on a Wednesday and by Friday I was having a conversation I didn't know I needed to have.
The chair is waiting.
Every confidential search starts with a single conversation. Tell us what you need.