Construction recruiting and staffing
Hire the project leaders and trades your backlog depends on.
UBC finds superintendents, project managers, estimators and skilled trades who are busy building right now, not scrolling job boards. Our partner Joe Meyer spent a decade in construction and development, so we speak your language from the first call.
- Direct-hire, contract, contract-to-hire and project-based options
- Commercial, industrial, residential, infrastructure and environmental work
- Georgia-based, recruiting nationwide
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Clients the UBC team has served
- The Home Depot
- BCG
- Intuit
- Johnson & Johnson
- Lowe's
- CNN
- Eaton
- XPO
- Oracle NetSuite
- Chick-fil-A
- Nielsen
- WarnerMedia
- Pandora
- Niantic
- Marvell
- Upstart
- Avanade
- Bleacher Report
- Data Axle
- LTK
- Max
Roles we fill
From the jobsite to the front office.
The roles that decide whether a project finishes on schedule and on budget. We screen for real project history, not keywords.
Project leadership
- Project managers
- Superintendents
- Assistant superintendents
- Project engineers
- Preconstruction managers
Estimating and field
- Estimators
- Foremen
- Safety managers
- Quality control managers
- Skilled tradespeople
Leadership and operations
- Operations managers
- Directors of construction
- Business development leaders
- Executive and interim leaders
How we help contractors
Hire for the backlog you have and the one you're bidding.
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Recruiting-as-a-Service (RaaS)
Project-specific recruiting that plugs into your team and scales up or down as your workload changes.
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Strategic staffing
Contract staffing for skilled tradespeople, technicians, engineers and PMs; contract-to-hire so you can see someone on site first; project-based teams built around milestones; and interim executives during transitions.
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Retained leadership search
Confidential searches for superintendents, directors and executives who would never answer a job post.
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Fractional HR and HR leadership
Compliance and risk management for construction, engagement strategies that reduce turnover, and workforce planning and succession.
Human-led. Tech-enabled.
The right builder for the crew you have.
A strong resume does not tell you how a superintendent runs a jobsite or treats a crew. We know the construction labor market you are hiring in, and we bring the HR depth and the read on people to match leaders to your culture.
The engine · Proprietary AI
- Market insightPay, competition and talent supply for PMs, supers and trades in your region.
- Skill-based matchingMatches candidates to your project types, contract sizes and delivery methods.
- Candidate insightProject history, work style and motivations organized so you compare people, not resumes.
The human touch · UBC partners
- Construction fluencyJoe's decade in construction and development means we ask the questions your ops team would ask.
- HR and culture expertiseRetention, crew culture and leadership structure, backed by our fractional HR team.
- Personality and team fitWe learn how your PMs and supers lead, then hire people who will work well with them.
Who you will work with
Joe Meyer spent a decade in construction and development before recruiting. When UBC talks to a superintendent about your project, we know what to ask and what a strong answer sounds like.
Joe MeyerPartner, Partnerships and Business Development · LEED AP
How it works
From first call to boots on site
Define
A short call to learn the role, the team, how the manager leads and what a great hire looks like on day 90.
Locate
We map the market you are hiring in, including the people who are working today and not on job boards.
Engage
Our recruiters reach out personally, explain the opportunity and qualify interest and fit.
Land
You meet a short list of vetted, interested people. We help with the offer and stay with it through the start date.
Do you recruit permanent hires or project-based crews?
Both. For core team roles like project managers, superintendents and estimators, we run direct-hire searches through Recruiting-as-a-Service or retained search. For project peaks, we offer contract staffing, contract-to-hire and project-based teams assembled around your milestones.
What construction roles do you fill?
Project managers, superintendents, assistant superintendents, estimators, preconstruction managers, foremen, safety managers, engineers and skilled trades. We also run confidential searches for operations leaders and executives, and provide interim leaders during critical transitions.
Which construction sectors do you work in?
Commercial, industrial, residential, infrastructure and environmental services. Tell us your project types and the regions your jobsites are in, and we will build the search around them.
Where are your candidates located?
UBC recruits nationwide, including candidates willing to relocate or travel for project work.
How is a construction search scoped?
Around your hiring plan: the roles, the timeline and the projects they support. On the first call we recommend the right model, from a focused Hiring Sprint for a few urgent roles to ongoing recruiting support, contract staffing or a retained leadership search.
Can you help with HR, not just hiring?
Yes. Our fractional HR team, led by strategic HR consulting partner Greg Davis, helps contractors with compliance and risk, employee engagement and retention, workforce planning and succession.
Next step
Which role is holding up your next project?
Tell us about it. A UBC partner will follow up personally with a plan and a timeline.