For employers

Build the team your
business depends on.

Critical leadership hiring deserves the same discipline you bring to your most important projects.

Better clarity. Better process. Better hires.

Start with the problem.
Then choose the search.

Is the role unclear? Is the right talent absent from your applicant pool? Are interviews stalling—or are you planning for work you have not yet won?

We help establish what the business needs, then choose an approach that fits. Each engagement begins with a conversation about the role, the stakes, and the decision process.

Four ways to work together

The right approach for your hiring challenge.

PRE-SEARCH BLUEPRINT

Build the hiring plan before you build the team.

Just as preconstruction clarifies scope, budget, and risk before mobilization, the Pre-Search Blueprint clarifies your leadership hire before recruiting begins. We examine the role, success criteria, compensation, candidate market, and decision process.

For a role that needs definition or a hiring process that needs attention.

PRIORITY SEARCH

For a hire you cannot afford to get wrong.

A dedicated, exclusive search for a critical construction leader. We align on the brief, approach relevant professionals directly, screen for experience and motivation, and guide the shortlist, interviews, and offer process.

For an important vacancy requiring focused search and shared commitment.

PIPELINE PARTNER

Build relationships before the vacancy.

Ongoing recruiting support to develop a relevant bench of construction leadership talent. We help you establish relationships ahead of growth, succession, and future project needs.

For contractors planning beyond their next immediate opening.

PROFILE HIRE

A selective introduction. A timely opportunity.

Haugan Group may introduce a specific candidate profile when there appears to be a strong fit, outside a Priority Search engagement. A dedicated search begins only when you engage Priority Search.

For considering a specific professional we have identified.

A disciplined process

From business need to hiring decision.

01 / ALIGN

Define success.

Clarify responsibilities, project demands, leadership expectations, compensation, and the interview plan.

02 / ENGAGE

Reach the market.

Approach relevant construction professionals and assess experience, interest, and fit against the brief.

03 / DECIDE

Keep momentum.

Coordinate focused interviews, timely feedback, and offer alignment to support an informed decision.

The roles that carry
your business forward.

Senior Project Manager
Project Executive & Senior Superintendent
Preconstruction & Estimating Leadership
Field Operations & Business Unit Leadership
Director, Vice President & Executive Leadership

Start a conversation

The right next step starts with a candid conversation.

Talk with Kurt Haugan about a critical hire or your next career move.

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