United States
Construction search
for US contractors.
Preconstruction managers, chief estimators, cost and commercial leads, project and construction managers. Placed with general contractors, CM-at-risk firms and construction consultancies across the United States.
The United States is the whole market for this desk. The typical client is a privately held general contractor or CM-at-risk firm between $50M and $500M in revenue, running six to ten concurrent projects, with no dedicated construction talent-acquisition team. Cost consultancies, quantity surveying practices and owner’s-representative firms are clients on the same terms.
Qualification is sector-agnostic. Commercial building, heavy civil, industrial, healthcare and education work all qualify, because what a firm builds is not what makes a search hard. The discipline is what stays fixed: preconstruction and cost, or project and construction management. Those are the seats where the difference between a strong candidate and a plausible one is invisible on paper.
The screening problem is the real one. In the AGC of America and NCCER 2025 Workforce Survey, the top reason contractors gave for trouble filling positions was that available candidates are not qualified, cited by 57% of firms; the second, at 48%, was new hires failing to show up or quitting shortly after starting. Neither is a shortage. Both are solved by a recruiter who can hold a technical conversation about conceptual estimating, scope gap analysis, buyout and GMP conversion, rather than matching keywords on a resume.
Every placement carries a 120-day replacement guarantee, with check-ins at 30, 60, 90 and 120 days. Searches run confidentially by default, because replacing someone still in the seat is a routine request and a public one damages everybody involved.
What construction roles does Selah recruit for in the United States?
Preconstruction managers, directors of preconstruction, chief estimators, estimating managers, senior estimators, cost managers and commercial managers; and project managers, senior project managers, project executives, construction managers, operations managers and project directors. Consultancy-side roles include cost consultants, associate directors of cost management, owner’s representatives and project controls leads.
What size of contractor does Selah work with?
Typically $50M to $500M in revenue and 100 to 1,500 employees, privately held, hiring at least five salaried people a year. Below that, there are too few hires to build a relationship on. Above it, there is usually an in-house talent team and a preferred-supplier list, which is a closed door.
Does Selah recruit for construction consultancies as well as contractors?
Yes, and as clients rather than as a source of candidates. Cost consultancies, PQS practices and owner’s-rep firms hire the same disciplines under different pressures: the work reports to an owner rather than a builder, and it takes a different temperament to hold a room the firm does not control.
Frequently asked questions
- What construction roles does Selah recruit for in the United States?
- Preconstruction managers, directors of preconstruction, chief estimators, estimating managers, senior estimators, cost managers and commercial managers; and project managers, senior project managers, project executives, construction managers, operations managers and project directors. Consultancy-side roles include cost consultants, associate directors of cost management, owner’s representatives and project controls leads.
- What size of contractor does Selah work with?
- Typically $50M to $500M in revenue and 100 to 1,500 employees, privately held, hiring at least five salaried people a year. Below that, there are too few hires to build a relationship on. Above it, there is usually an in-house talent team and a preferred-supplier list, which is a closed door.
- Does Selah recruit for construction consultancies as well as contractors?
- Yes, and as clients rather than as a source of candidates. Cost consultancies, PQS practices and owner’s-rep firms hire the same disciplines under different pressures: the work reports to an owner rather than a builder, and it takes a different temperament to hold a room the firm does not control.
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