Recruiting built for contractors who can't afford an empty seat on the job.
Recruiting Smiles is a construction recruitment agency that delivers experienced talent to commercial, industrial, infrastructure, and multifamily builders. From project engineer through chief operating officer, we know the seats and the people who fit them.
Recruitment for construction comes with friction points that generic staffing firms do not handle well. Three stand out.
The best superintendents and project executives are heads-down on a project. They do not respond to mass outreach. We work them through warm relationships built over years.
Truck allowance, per diem, bonus structures tied to project margin, and equity in privately held firms all factor in. We know how to frame the full package.
A great PM in commercial high-rise can fail at industrial process work because the rhythm is different. We screen for the work, not just the title.
Construction sales recruiting is different from general B2B sales recruiting. The right candidate needs to understand contractors, owners, developers, architects, engineers, general contractors, subcontractors, and long relationship-based sales cycles.
We recruit construction sales talent for:
For construction sales roles, we screen for industry relationships, market knowledge, deal cycle experience, and the ability to sell trust before price.
Most clients have signed work they cannot fully staff. The win is not finding more work — it is staffing the work you already have.
Project managers with industrial experience command a premium. The work is more technical and the schedules are tighter.
Owner-operators and self-performing contractors are investing in dedicated safety directors at a level we have not seen before. Safety leader recruitment is one of the fastest-growing parts of our practice.
Our construction recruitment practice is anchored in Dallas and built for national coverage. Recent searches have closed across Texas, the Southeast, the Mid-Atlantic, the Mountain West, and the Pacific Northwest.
We screen for local credibility on every search. When a role calls for relocating talent, we work the national passive market and screen hard for genuine relocation interest.
A specialized firm that recruits candidates for roles inside construction companies — project leadership, field operations, preconstruction, safety, and executive seats.
Project managers, superintendents, estimators, project executives, safety managers, regional directors, VPs of construction, and others inside general contractors, subcontractors, and owner-operators.
Direct hire fees are a percentage of the candidate’s first-year base salary, billed at offer acceptance. Retainer fees are flat, billed in installments. Exact numbers depend on the role and the search.
Yes. Headquartered in Dallas, we run searches across the United States.
A construction recruitment agency focuses on full-time direct hire placement of salaried roles. A staffing agency typically provides hourly or contract craft labor and field workers.
Yes. Safety managers, safety directors, and OSHA-certified site leaders for GCs, subcontractors, and owner-operators.
Yes. GCs, construction managers, design-builders, MEP and specialty subcontractors, and owner-operators.
Mid-management direct hire: 4–8 weeks. Executive retainer: 8–12 weeks.
