Discipline
Preconstruction and estimating recruiters.
Estimators and preconstruction leaders, matched on the trades, delivery methods, and project types you price.
How this market works
What this search really turns on.
Hit rate is the metric that matters
Firms care what you have won and at what margin. We help you present a track record without disclosing anything a former employer would object to.
Conceptual and hard-bid are different skills
Conceptual estimating for a negotiated job and hard-bid takeoff are separate disciplines. Being strong at one says little about the other.
Software fluency is a real filter
On-Screen Takeoff, Bluebeam, Destini, WinEst, Sage. Contractors screen on the stack they already run, and it is worth being specific.
Precon is a leadership track
Preconstruction increasingly owns client relationships and pursuit strategy, not just numbers. The senior roles look more like business development than they used to.
Plain answers
Questions, answered straight.
Do you place trade-specific estimators?
Yes. Mechanical, electrical, concrete, steel, and civil estimators all have their own market, and we recruit for subcontractors as well as general contractors.
Is preconstruction a step away from operations?
It does not have to be. Many contractors move people between precon and operations deliberately, and we can tell you which ones actually do it.
Building out precon, or ready to price bigger work?
Tell us what you are building. The first conversation costs nothing and stays between us.