Executive & Operations Search

Your next VP is already employed.
That's exactly where we look.

The leaders who can protect your margin and your reputation in the Southwest are not responding to job postings. Canient finds them through direct headhunting — and delivers them to you with the market intelligence to make the right call.

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What You're Up Against

If the right leader was available, someone would have already hired them.

The market for elite construction executives in Houston, Dallas, Ft. Worth, Austin, San Antonio, and Corpus Christi rewards patience and relationships — not speed and job boards. Every week a VP-level seat sits open, the project absorbs the gap. Every time you hire from the active candidate pool, you're choosing from what everyone else passed on.

Project delays compound across every phase
Culture damage takes 18 to 24 months to repair
Margin erosion doesn't appear until the project is 60% complete
A restart search costs twice as much and takes twice as long
Executive Roles

Leadership roles we fill in commercial construction and development.

Chief Executive Officer
Chief Operating Officer
VP of Operations
VP of Pre-Construction
VP of Business Development
Project Executive
Division Manager
Operations Manager
Director of Pre-Construction
Director of Field Operations
How the Search Works

We don't provide bodies. We provide market intelligence.

Step 01

Position Prioritization

We work with you to define not just the job description but the leadership profile required for this firm, this market, and this moment in your growth.

Step 02

Direct Market Contact

We go directly to the leaders identified through Nathan's 25+ years of Southwest market relationships. We don't wait. We reach out.

Step 03

Progress Reporting

You receive regular updates throughout the search — who we've contacted, what the market is saying, and where things stand. No black holes.

Step 04

First Right of Refusal

Every candidate is presented to you before any other client consideration. You are the priority, and the search reflects that.

Every week the seat sits open, the project absorbs the cost.

Lost project velocity, subcontractor friction, and executive bandwidth spent at the wrong altitude. The search that starts today is the one that protects next quarter.

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Let's Talk

Start a confidential conversation.

Tell us about the position. We'll tell you whether we can help — and if we can, exactly how we'll approach it.

Nathan Diaz, Managing Director

nathan@canient.com

+1 (713) 322-4771