What you’re up against
Construction is faster, more integrated, and more risk-intensive than ever. The executives who can run complex, capital-heavy work are scarce, and the ones you want are already leading projects, not looking.
The leaders worth hiring are running divisions, P&Ls, and major programs, not answering job posts. Reaching them takes a network, not a listing.
A résumé proves they delivered projects. It doesn’t prove they can hold margin, manage risk, and lead a field-and-office culture under pressure.
A senior miss stalls projects, rattles crews, and erodes client trust. With retention near 67 percent at two years, the next search starts too soon.
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Why TRANSEARCH
Construction leadership searches fail on chemistry, not credentials. The wrong cultural fit derails a strong résumé every time. Here’s how we take that risk off the table.
You hire a partner, not a process. The senior partner who takes your brief is the same person who sources candidates, makes the calls, and walks you through every shortlist, no handoff to a junior associate the moment the contract is signed. One accountable owner, from the first conversation to the signed offer.
We’ll tell you when a search isn’t ready to launch, when your best candidate is already inside the building, or when the package on the table won’t move the leader you described. We’d rather protect the relationship than bill a search we don’t believe in.
A résumé shows you a track record. Orxestra®, our proprietary card-sort methodology, shows you fit: culture, performance, leadership, team, and integration. It’s the reason nine in ten of the executives we place are still leading two years on.
Proof, not promises
The part nobody screens for
Our proprietary Orxestra® methodology measures the five things a résumé will never tell you.
How a leader works, decides, and communicates, measured against how your organization actually operates.
The outcomes the role must deliver, and the evidence a candidate can deliver them.
How a leader builds, motivates, and holds a team, and whether that style suits the moment you’re in.
Chemistry with the people around the role: peers, board, and the teams they’ll inherit.
A structured first-100-days plan so a strong hire becomes a successful one, not an expensive miss.
Beyond the interview
The Orxestra® tools provide a unique perspective regarding culture, performance, leadership, and team ‘fit’, helping new leaders integrate quickly and successfully.
With Hogan Assessments, you can be sure that you are hiring candidates that are a good fit for your company culture and will excel in their roles.
Accountability
We take a small number of searches each year. The partner you meet at kickoff is the partner who calls you with shortlist decisions. No handoff to a junior team once the contract is signed.
We measure our work by who is still in the seat two years later. That’s why we’ll tell you when a search is not ready to launch, when an internal candidate is the right answer, or when the role you described will not attract the leader you described.
No junior bench
How We Run a Search
What People Say
Search is just the start
TRANSEARCH is a global executive search firm that helps organizations find world-class leaders to maximize performance and achieve their boldest ambitions.
Good to know
TRANSEARCH places senior leaders across general contractors, specialty and trade contractors, and construction firms: CEOs and presidents, COOs, division and regional leaders, VPs of operations and preconstruction, CFOs, and board members. These are the executives who hold margin, manage risk, and lead both field and office.
Construction is faster, more integrated, and more risk-intensive than ever, and the executives who can run complex, capital-heavy work are scarce. The ones you want are already leading divisions, P&Ls, and major programs, not answering job posts. Reaching them takes a network, not a listing.
A résumé proves someone delivered projects. It doesn't prove they can hold margin, manage risk, and lead a field-and-office culture under pressure. The Orxestra® Method evaluates fit across performance, leadership, culture, and team, so you select leaders who fit how your business actually runs, not just how their track record reads.
TRANSEARCH is built to get the hire right the first time. A 92.5% search completion rate and 90% two-year retention on the executives we place keep projects moving, crews steady, and client trust intact, instead of forcing a second search before the first one paid off.
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