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 are not answering job postings. We contact them directly and tell you everything we learn about each one.
In brief: Canient recruits C-suite and operations leadership for commercial general contractors, subcontractors, and development firms. We run searches nationwide from Houston, Texas. Nathan Diaz leads every search and has more than 25 years in executive recruiting. Retained and contingency work, always confidential.
What You’re Up Against
If the right leader was available, someone would have already hired them.
Finding a construction executive takes patience and relationships. Every week a VP seat sits open, the project absorbs the gap. And every time you hire from the pool of people actively applying, you are choosing from candidates other firms already passed on.
Delays on one phase push every phase after it.
It takes 18 to 24 months to repair the damage to a team.
You usually cannot see the margin loss until the job is 60% done.
Starting the search over 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
Chief Financial 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
Chief Technology Officer
How the Search Works
You get candidates, and everything we learned finding them.
Step 01
The Brief
We work out what the role actually needs: the job itself, the market it sits in, your firm's stage of growth, and the kind of person who fits all three.
Step 02
The Outreach
We go straight to leaders we know, or can reach through 25+ years of relationships. We don't wait for applications.
Step 03
The Updates
You hear from us regularly: who we contacted, what they said, and where the search stands. You will never wonder whether anything is happening.
Step 04
First Look
We show every candidate to you before we show them to anyone else.
Every week the seat sits open, the project absorbs the cost.
The schedule slips, the subs get harder to manage, and your senior people spend their weeks covering a job that isn't theirs. Starting now is what protects next quarter.
Common Questions
Questions we get about executive search.
Which executive roles does Canient fill in commercial construction?
How long does a construction executive search take?
What does an executive mis-hire actually cost?
Do you work with subcontractors and developers, or only general contractors?
Let’s Talk
Start an executive search.
Tell us about the seat you need to fill. We'll tell you whether we can help, and if we can, how we'd run the search.