Engaged Search
For leadership and hard-to-fill roles like controllers, finance directors, and project executives. A committed, prioritized process with regular market updates and a defined shortlist.
Construction & Manufacturing search
We recruit the people who build it, engineer it, and run the numbers.
Finance & accounting
Manufacturing & engineering
Construction project management
Sales
Trusted by General Contractors & Subcontractors
Manufacturers & Industrial Operators
Developers & Owners
PE-Backed Portfolios
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.
Consulting
Contract and interim professionals who contribute from day one.
What you get
Transparent communication
Consistent updates on the market and the search. You always know where things stand.
Quality over volume
Every submission is vetted and intentional, and worth the time it takes to review.
Real, direct feedback
After every interview, both sides hear what actually happened. No phantom roles.
Rooted expertise
An accounting background and years recruiting finance, manufacturing, engineering, sales, and construction leadership inside construction and manufacturing companies.
Founder-led
You work directly with the person doing the search. Not a name on the proposal and a handoff to a junior.
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 close the books, stamp the drawings, or run the job site, 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.
Open to consulting
You want flexibility and variety. We place professionals on contract and interim engagements.
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 practice
Four connected searches for construction and manufacturing companies: finance and accounting, manufacturing and engineering, construction project management, and sales. Same relationship, same standard across all four.
Finance & Accounting
Cost, controllership & FP&AStaff and Senior Accountants, Cost and Project Accountants, Accounting Managers, Controllers, FP&A Managers, and Finance Directors through CFO.
Manufacturing & Engineering
Design, plant & operationsMechanical, Electrical, Design, and Controls Engineers, plus Manufacturing, Process, and Quality Engineers and Plant, Production, Maintenance, and Operations leadership.
Construction Project Management
Field & preconProject Managers and Executives, Superintendents, Estimators, Preconstruction Managers, and VPs of Construction.
Sales
BD & account managementSales Engineers, Business Development and Account Managers, Regional and Territory Sales Managers, and Directors through VP of Sales.
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
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AJ Jasurda recruits finance, manufacturing, engineering, sales, and construction leadership for construction and manufacturing companies. Prefer to skip the form? Reach out by phone or email.
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