Tradespeople qualified for your industry's work.
At Skilled Trades Headhunters, this is what we do all day: recruit skilled trades professionals.
The same trades look different in each market. We search accordingly.
No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire.
We offer a candidate replacement guarantee on standard search agreements. The applicable period and exact terms are set out in the signed client recruiting agreement.
Tell us who you need.
Role and contact first. The rest is optional.
How long did your last search take?
How much did the empty truck or open crew slot cost while you waited? Missed service calls, overtime for the rest of the crew, a bid you passed on. Put your own numbers into the cost of vacancy tool and see what one more month of waiting looks like.
- No upfront fee
- Pay only if you hire
- Skilled trades only
- We reach tradespeople who aren't on job boards
- Replacement guarantee on standard searches
- Residential Home Services (HVAC, plumbing, electrical; often PE-backed)
- Commercial & Industrial MEP Contractors
- Commercial Mechanical Service Contractors
- Controls, Building Automation & Systems Integrators
- Fire Protection, Life Safety & Low Voltage Integrators
- Manufacturing Plants (automotive, metals, aerospace, plastics)
- Food, Beverage & CPG Processing
- Electric Utilities, Co-ops & Utility Contractors
- Power Generation, Renewables & Energy Storage
- Data Centers & Mission Critical
- Commercial Real Estate, Property & Facilities Management
- Healthcare, Education & Institutional Campuses
- Municipalities & Public Water/Wastewater
- Oil, Gas, Refining & Petrochemical
- Mining, Aggregates & Heavy Industry (steel, paper)
- Heavy Equipment Dealers & Rental Companies
- Fleet, Transportation & Municipal Shops
- Elevator & Vertical Transportation
- Telecom and Fiber
- Heavy Civil
Send Us Your Open Role
Tell us the trade, the scope and where the work is. We will tell you plainly whether we can find the person.
What happens in The Six-Step Search?
Every Skilled Trades Headhunters client search follows the same six named steps. Here is what happens at each one and what you get from it.
- 1
Intake and calibration
We agree on the work, location, pay, schedule and credentials before contacting anyone.
What you get: You get a clear role profile with the deal breakers named up front.
- 2
Targeted market research
We map the trade backgrounds and local or traveling talent that fit. We use relevant employer types, referrals and public license lookups where available.
What you get: You get a search aimed at the actual work, not a job title alone.
- 3
Personal outreach
We contact working tradespeople individually about the opening and what would make a move worthwhile.
What you get: You reach people who are not replying to your job advertisement.
- 4
Live qualification
Each person is talked through the scope, equipment and schedule in a live conversation. Applicable licenses are checked with the issuing authority.
What you get: You only hear about people who understand the job and want it.
- 5
Written shortlist insight
We present a short list with a written brief on each person: what they do now, what they want and what to probe.
What you get: You interview a few people instead of reading a stack.
- 6
Interview and offer support
We help you prepare interviews, discuss the offer and address counteroffers. We stay in touch through the agreed start.
What you get: You have support for the hiring decision. The signed agreement sets the replacement terms.
What do owners ask before a search?
What does it cost?
No upfront fee. You pay only if you hire. Fee terms are set out in the signed agreement. The full explanation is on our fees page.
How long until I see a short list?
It depends on the trade, the location, the pay and how specific the scope is. A common service role in a busy market moves faster than a niche controls role in a small town. We give you an honest read on the intake call and update you as the search runs. We do not promise a date.
What about counteroffers?
Good tradespeople often get a counteroffer when they resign. We ask every candidate early what would make them stay where they are, we tell you what we hear, and we talk the candidate through the resignation before it happens.
Can you find people who travel or need per diem?
Yes. We settle travel, per diem, lodging and home time on the intake call and repeat them to every candidate, because they decide whether a traveling offer is accepted.
Do you check licenses?
Where a license or certification is required for the work, we confirm it with the issuing authority for the jurisdiction of the work. Requirements differ by trade and state, and some trades have no state license at all. When that is the case, we say so and test the scope instead.
What if the hire does not work out?
We offer a candidate replacement guarantee on standard search agreements. The applicable period and exact terms are set out in the signed client recruiting agreement.
What do you not do?
We do not bill by the hour, we do not take retainers unless agreed in writing, we do not repost your job on job boards, and we are not a same-day labor hall. We do not run drug, MVR or background checks; your company handles any the role requires.