The Search Agreement
At 1st Consultant Recruiters, we customize every recruitment strategy to align with the specific goals, hiring requirements, and challenges of each client and position.
We believe successful executive search begins with understanding your business—not simply filling a job opening.
Our consultants work closely with your leadership and hiring team to understand the position, required qualifications, company culture, business objectives, and long-term expectations. We then develop a targeted search strategy designed to identify qualified professionals who align with your needs.
Engagement-Based Retained Search
10% Retainer + 10% Placement Fee
Our Engagement-Based Retained Search provides clients with a dedicated recruiting effort focused on their specific search.
A 10% retainer fee initiates the search engagement and allows our recruiting team to dedicate the necessary time and resources to your assignment.
Upon the successful placement of a candidate, a 10% placement fee is charged based on the candidate's first-year compensation.
What the Retainer Covers
The retainer supports the work required to conduct a focused and proactive search, including:
- Developing a detailed candidate profile
- Identifying target companies and professionals
- Direct candidate sourcing
- Industry research
- Professional networking
- Candidate referrals
- Targeted outreach campaigns
- Candidate qualification and pre-screening
- Interview coordination
- Candidate presentation
- Ongoing communication and search updates
What the Placement Fee Covers
The 10% placement fee applies when a candidate is successfully hired as a result of our search.
This fee covers the recruiting and placement services provided throughout the search process, including candidate identification, qualification, presentation, coordination, and placement.
6-Month Replacement Guarantee
We stand behind the professionals we place.
If a placed candidate voluntarily resigns or is terminated for performance-related reasons within the first six months of employment, 1st Consultant Recruiters will conduct a replacement search for the same position at no additional placement fee, subject to the terms and conditions of the client agreement.
Our goal is not simply to make a placement.
Our goal is to make the right placement.
A Dedicated Search Partner
When you engage 1st Consultant Recruiters, your search receives focused attention from our recruiting team.
We don't simply post a position and wait for applicants.
We actively search for the professionals you need.
Our construction and engineering industry knowledge, professional relationships, candidate network, and direct-sourcing approach allow us to reach qualified professionals who may not be actively searching for a new opportunity.
Our Commitment to You
We believe recruiting should be professional, transparent, responsive, and relationship-driven.
We work closely with your organization throughout the search and keep you informed as qualified candidates are identified and evaluated.
Our objective is to become a long-term recruiting partner for your organization—not simply a vendor used to fill an occasional opening.
Let's Build Your Team
Have a critical construction or engineering position that needs specialized recruiting attention?
Let's schedule a 10–15 minute introductory conversation to discuss your hiring needs and determine whether our search approach is right for your organization.
1st Consultant Recruiters
Construction & Engineering Executive Search
We Find the Talent. You Build the Business.