Engaged Search
For leadership and hard-to-fill roles across construction, plant operations, technical sales, and finance. A committed, prioritized process with regular market updates and a defined shortlist.
Boutique, Founder-Led Search
We find the talent that drives impact.
A boutique, founder-led search firm placing construction, manufacturing, technical sales, and finance & accounting talent. Boston-based. Trusted nationally.
Construction
Manufacturing & Plant Management
Technical Sales
Finance & Accounting
Trusted by General Contractors & Subcontractors
Manufacturers
Developers & Owners
PE-Backed Portfolios
Our why
Why we exist
I've seen recruiting go wrong from the inside; the spray-and-pray submissions, the recruiters who disappear after the fee clears, the candidates strung along for weeks. I started this firm to do it the right way instead.
We don't send 100 profiles and hope one sticks. We use a sniper approach: a handful of people who actually fit, every time.
We'll tell you the truth, even when it's not what you want to hear. That's what earns trust, and trust is the only thing that makes a search worth running.
I built this firm to prove you can win in this business without sacrificing work-life balance, so we can actually give back to our community. We're here to build relationships and create "this must be too good to be true" moments, not transactions.
We don't work with everyone, and we don't intend to. We work with candidates and clients we like, who respect our time, and who share our values.
For employers
Working with us
Hiring is too important for a black-box process. Here are the ways to engage, and what you get.
Ways to engage
Contingent Search
For active openings where you pay on results. The same vetting and candor, and you only engage when we deliver people worth meeting.
What you get
Direct, honest communication
Consistent updates on the market and the search, and real feedback after every interview from both sides. No phantom roles, no surprises.
Quality over volume
Every submission is vetted and intentional, and worth the time it takes to review.
Founder-led, rooted in the industry
You work directly with the person doing the search, not a handoff to a junior. Deep relationships across manufacturing and construction, from the plant floor to the jobsite.
Through onboarding
We support offer, close, and the first weeks. The work ends when the hire is succeeding.
For candidates
Your next move should be worth making
Whether you run the plant, sell the solution, or build it, you deserve real opportunities, direct feedback, and a recruiter who respects your time.
Ready to make a move
You know what you want. We keep the process tight and get you in front of the right companies.
Quietly exploring
Employed and not in a rush. Everything stays confidential, and we only reach out when something genuinely fits.
How a search runs
Three moves, start to finish
01. Define the win
Align first
Role, timeline, and must-haves. We ask the questions that surface what this hire truly needs to own before the search starts.
02. Reach the market
Curate, don't collect
Straight to our network and beyond the applicant pool. You get a shortlist worth your time, not a stack to triage.
03. Hire with confidence
Through onboarding
We stay in it through offer, close, and the first weeks. The job isn't done until your hire is succeeding.
Who we place
Our practices
Four connected practices, one process: construction, manufacturing and plant management, technical sales, and finance and accounting. Same relationship, same standard across all four.
Construction
PM, precon, sales & engineering
Project Engineer
Civil Engineer
Structural Engineer
Project Manager
Superintendent
Estimator
Director of Construction
VP of Construction
Manufacturing & Plant Management
Operations, engineering & quality
Plant Manager
Production Manager
Manufacturing Engineer
Mechanical Engineer
Electrical Engineer
Quality Manager
Director of Operations
VP of Operations
VP of Manufacturing
Technical Sales
Sales engineers & technical BD
Sales Engineer
Application Engineer
Territory Sales Manager
Account Manager
Director of Sales
VP of Sales
Finance & Accounting
Senior level and above
Senior Accountant
Accounting Manager
FP&A Manager
Controller
Director of Finance
VP of Finance
C-Suite
Across all practices
COO
CEO
CFO
In their words
Don't just take our word for it
AJ consistently delivers well-qualified candidates and keeps communication open from the first call to the closed offer.
DO
Director of Operations
The attention to detail and industry knowledge take the friction out of hiring. Every submission was someone we genuinely wanted to meet.
CR
Corporate Recruiter
A thorough understanding of our needs and our culture resulted in highly qualified candidates and a smooth hire.
C
Controller
Reach us directly
Meet with the founder
AJ Jasurda recruits across construction, manufacturing and plant management, technical sales, and finance and accounting. Prefer to skip the form? Reach out by phone or email.
We respond within one business day
Every message gets a personal reply, not a template or auto-reply.