Looking for a construction management recruiting firm that actually knows construction? SBR Jobs is a direct-hire executive search firm specializing in construction management: superintendents, project managers, project executives, estimators, preconstruction leaders, and construction executives. Based in Sacramento and built on the California market since 1997, we run construction management searches nationally, including the fastest moving sector in the industry, AI data center and mission critical construction.
Every engagement is direct hire. No temp labor, no contract staffing, no resume blasting. Recruiters who have worked construction for more than 25 years run each search under our A.R.R. method: Attract, Recruit, Retain.
Why a construction specialist beats a generalist firm
Generalist recruiting firms treat a senior superintendent search like any office hire: post the job, forward what comes in. Construction does not work that way. The people who can run a $200 million project are employed, busy, and invisible to job boards. Reaching them takes market knowledge: who is finishing a data center campus and coming free, which regional GC just lost a project executive, which estimator built the number on the last three winning bids.
That is the network SBR recruits from. We screen on the work itself: project types and sizes, delivery methods, software, licenses, and the numbers behind each project on the resume. Culture fit is scored alongside technical skills, and you get a written progress report every week of the search.
Construction management roles we recruit
| Field Leadership | Project Management | Preconstruction & Executive |
|---|---|---|
| Superintendent / Senior Superintendent | Project Manager / Senior PM | Estimator / Chief Estimator |
| General Superintendent | Project Executive | Preconstruction Manager / Director |
| Area Construction Manager | Program Manager (multi-site) | VP of Construction / Operations |
| Assistant Superintendent | Project Engineer | Construction CFO |
Sectors
Commercial ground-up and tenant improvement, multifamily and wrap product, healthcare, K-12, infrastructure, residential land development, and AI data center and mission critical projects. Delivery experience across design-build, CM/GC, hard-bid, and owner-developer models. California is our deepest market and data center construction management searches run nationwide, where demand for mission critical superintendents, project executives, and estimators has outpaced every other sector; our 2026 salary guide tracks both California and national ranges for these roles.
How a search runs
- Intake and market map. We define the real candidate population before outreach starts. If your comp target or role spec is off market, you hear it in week one with data behind it.
- Direct outreach. Personal, specific recruiting of passive candidates. Most people we place were not looking when we called.
- Weekly reporting. Contacted, responded, declined and why. You see the search as it happens.
- Shortlist, offer, start. Culture-scored candidates, comp guidance from our annual salary guide, and support through resignation and start date.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a construction management recruiter?
A recruiter who specializes in placing construction management professionals: superintendents, project managers, project executives, estimators, and construction executives. The difference from a generalist is market knowledge, the ability to evaluate project experience directly, and a network of passive candidates who are not on job boards.
Do you recruit outside California?
Yes. California is home base and construction management searches, especially data center and mission critical roles, run nationally.
What do construction management roles pay?
We publish base salary ranges for more than 80 roles, updated annually, in the 2026 Construction Salary Guide, covering homebuilding, general contracting, and data center construction with California and national breakdowns.
What does the search cost?
Most searches run on contingency, a percentage of first-year salary, due only when the hire starts. Engaged options are available for confidential or hard-to-fill executive roles.
Hiring construction management talent? Call Angel Ahumada at 424-352-6241 or use our contact page. Tell us the role and project pipeline, and we’ll tell you what the market will say before you spend a dollar. SBR Jobs, Sacramento. Attract, Recruit, Retain.
