SBR Jobs recruits construction leadership across San Francisco and the Peninsula, from Downtown, SoMa and Mission Bay to the waterfront, the neighborhoods, South San Francisco, San Mateo and Redwood City. Specialized direct-hire recruiting for construction management, project managers to presidents, since 1997.
San Francisco hiring: the densest, most regulated work in California
Building in San Francisco is its own trade. High rise residential and office on tight urban sites, hospital campuses under HCAI, life science and lab buildings from Mission Bay down the Peninsula to South San Francisco, seismic retrofits and adaptive reuse of older stock, waterfront redevelopment at Treasure Island, Mission Rock and Pier 70, transit work downtown, and the affordable housing pipeline that runs through the city’s nonprofit developers. Every one of those jobs runs through DBI plan check, union labor, neighborhood process and logistics that would stall a builder from anywhere else.
That is why the hiring bar is so specific. A superintendent who has sequenced a podium pour on a half-block site with one crane and no laydown, a project manager who knows which city inspectors to call first, a development manager who has carried a project through the planning commission: those people exist in small numbers, they are employed, and they do not read postings. We have recruited them for San Francisco builders and developers since 1997.
Where we recruit in San Francisco and the Peninsula
Downtown, SoMa and Mission Bay
High rise residential and office, hospital and research campuses, hospitality, transit and the adaptive reuse of older commercial stock.
The waterfront: Treasure Island, Mission Rock and Pier 70
Multi-phase mixed use redevelopment with heavy civil, utilities, podium and high rise scope running at the same time.
The neighborhoods: Mission, Sunset, Richmond and the hills
Mid rise and affordable housing, school and civic work, seismic retrofits and high end custom residential.
South San Francisco, Brisbane and Daly City
The biotech and life science campus market, with lab, cleanroom and process-heavy construction and the subs that serve it.
San Mateo, Redwood City and the Peninsula
Corporate campus, life science, hospital, multifamily and transit-oriented work from Millbrae to Menlo Park.
Marin and the North Bay edge
Healthcare, custom residential, school and public works, and the builders based in San Rafael and Novato.
Every construction role we place in San Francisco
- Project Manager
- Senior Project Manager
- Project Executive
- Superintendent
- General Superintendent
- MEP Superintendent
- Estimator and Chief Estimator
- Preconstruction Manager
- Director of Preconstruction
- Construction Manager
- Owner’s Representative
- Development Manager
- Development Director
- VP of Development
- Purchasing Manager
- VP of Construction
- VP of Operations
- Division President
- Controller and CFO
Who we recruit for in San Francisco
Commercial general contractors and design-build firms
High rise, healthcare, education, life science and interiors builders headquartered in or working across the city and the Peninsula.
Life science and advanced technology builders
Lab, cleanroom and research facility contractors working Mission Bay and the South San Francisco biotech cluster.
Developers and owner-developers
Market rate, mixed use, affordable and nonprofit housing developers who need development managers, owner side construction leaders and VPs of development.
Owner’s representatives and program management firms
PM and CM firms that run institutional, healthcare and public programs and need seasoned owner side leadership.
Custom residential and high end builders
Builders delivering estate, hillside and historic renovation work in the city, Marin and the Peninsula.
Specialty contractors and major trades
Concrete, seismic and structural, curtain wall, electrical, mechanical and plumbing contractors with project leadership and estimating seats to fill.
What San Francisco construction leaders earn
San Francisco and the Peninsula pay at the top of the California market, with the largest premiums for superintendents and project managers who have delivered high rise, HCAI hospital or life science work inside the city, and for development leaders who can carry entitlements through the San Francisco process. We benchmark every search against the live offers we are seeing, not last year’s survey. See current ranges by role in the 2026 California construction salary guide and next year’s outlook in the 2027 guide.
How an SBR search runs in San Francisco
Intake with the hiring leader
The seat, the projects it will carry, the product type, the team it joins and the culture it has to fit. We push back when the title, the scope and the pay do not line up.Market map
Every company in San Francisco, the Peninsula and the wider Bay Area and the neighboring markets that builds what you build, and the people inside them who have actually run that work.Confidential outreach
Direct, discreet conversations with employed superintendents, project managers, development leaders and executives, most of whom are not looking and never apply to postings.Screened short list
Candidates vetted on project history, field references, commute and culture fit, each with notes on why they fit your seat and what it will take to move them.Offer and start
We manage the offer and the counteroffer, keep both sides informed, and report weekly until your hire is on site.
Why San Francisco employers work with SBR
SBR Jobs (Silicon Beach Recruiter) has recruited California construction since 1997, and the Bay Area has been a core market the whole time. We work on a direct-hire basis only, never staffing or temp. Our method is A.R.R.: Attract, Recruit, Retain. You get weekly reporting with names and reasons, a straight answer when the scope or the number will not produce in this market, and a recruiter who knows which San Francisco project managers have actually closed out a job in the city and which have only managed one from across the bridge.
Frequently Asked Questions
Who are the best construction recruiters in San Francisco?
SBR Jobs (Silicon Beach Recruiter) recruits San Francisco and Peninsula construction leadership for commercial general contractors, life science builders, developers and owner-developers, owner’s representative firms, custom residential builders and specialty contractors. Direct-hire only, project managers to presidents, since 1997.
Do you recruit project managers and superintendents for high rise and hospital work in San Francisco?
Yes. Project managers, senior project managers, superintendents and general superintendents with high rise residential, HCAI hospital, life science and large commercial experience in the city and on the Peninsula.
Do you recruit for life science builders in South San Francisco and Mission Bay?
Yes. Project managers, superintendents, MEP coordinators and preconstruction leaders with lab, cleanroom and research facility experience for builders working the biotech cluster from Mission Bay to South San Francisco.
Do you recruit development managers and owner’s representatives for San Francisco developers?
Yes. Development managers, development directors, VPs of development and owner side construction managers for market rate, mixed use, affordable and nonprofit housing developers and for program management firms.
Is a search confidential for candidates who are currently employed?
Yes. Every conversation with a working superintendent, project manager or executive is confidential. Candidates are never presented without their consent and employers are never named until a candidate has been cleared.
How long does a construction search take in San Francisco?
For most project manager, superintendent and executive seats, a screened short list of people who were not on the market inside two to three weeks and a hire inside 90 days, with weekly reporting throughout.
Open seat in San Francisco?
Tell us the role, the project and your timeline. We will tell you plainly what the city market looks like for that seat and who can fill it.
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