Placed

About Placed

We build the team.
You build the future.

We place construction and data center professionals across the US from project engineers to executive leadership, on the country's most complex commercial, civil, and mission-critical builds.

What we do

Three core markets. One playbook.

Specialist search across the three pillars of US construction nationwide.

Our clients

Trusted by leading builders across the country.

Smoot Construction
Caddell
Valley Construction
CK Construction
Moss & Associates
Power Construction
Miller-Valentine Construction
Gray
Elford
HGC Construction
Pepper Construction
Setterlin
Turner Construction
ARCO Construction

Our people

Meet the team.
Specialists by focus.

Every consultant at Placed leads on a specific focus area General Contracting, Data Center, or Subcontracting so clients and candidates always work with a specialist who lives in the market every day.

19 specialists

Leadership

5 members
Tom Willis
Leadership

Tom Willis

Managing Partner

Madeline Sloan
Leadership

Madeline Sloan

Vice President

Nick Lamprinakos
Leadership

Nick Lamprinakos

Associate Director

Nicholas Pellicano
Leadership

Nicholas Pellicano

Associate Director

Mary Katherine
Leadership

Mary Katherine

Director

Consultants

7 members
Danielle Bittner
Consultants

Danielle Bittner

Principal Consultant

Jason Weihl
Consultants

Jason Weihl

Recruitment Consultant

Ryan Dahlinghaus
Consultants

Ryan Dahlinghaus

Recruitment Consultant

Alex Gewald
Consultants

Alex Gewald

Associate Consultant

Ashleigh Stevens
Consultants

Ashleigh Stevens

Associate Consultant

Nick Streets
Consultants

Nick Streets

Consultant

Hannah Young
Consultants

Hannah Young

Associate Consultant

Board & Advisors

4 members
James Caan CBE
Board & Advisors

James Caan CBE

Board of Directors

Manish Senta
Board & Advisors

Manish Senta

Board of Directors

Doug Bugie
Board & Advisors

Doug Bugie

Investor

Pavlos Paschali
Board & Advisors

Pavlos Paschali

Legal Advisor

Operations

3 members
Monica Pedroza BBA
Operations

Monica Pedroza BBA

Finance Manager

Chetan Kumar
Operations

Chetan Kumar

Marketing Manager

Emma Duet
Operations

Emma Duet

AI Recruiter

Our approach

Expertise our clients can count on.

Market Experts

Decades of experience. Placements nationwide. Expertise our clients can count on.

People Focused

Face time first. A human approach for every candidate and client.

Tech Balanced

Traditional recruitment, sharpened by AI. Better outcomes, faster.

Global Support

Round-the-clock, worldwide. Cost-effective solutions, market-ready delivery.

How we source

We meet candidates. Then we match them.

Great placements start with great conversations. We combine traditional recruitment with modern tools to find the right people wherever they are.

Face to face first

We meet candidates in person, on video, and on the phone before they ever reach your shortlist. Relationships come before resumes.

Traditional search

Headhunting, referrals, industry events, and deep market networks remain the backbone of how we find proven operators.

Digital & social reach

Targeted social campaigns, online communities, and digital outreach help us connect with passive talent who are not actively applying.

AI & data intelligence

Modern tools map markets faster, surface hidden candidates, and keep our pipeline rich but every shortlist is still human-curated.

James Caan CBE Ingenia Global Partners

James Caan CBE · Board of Directors

Global backing

Backed by global expertise.

Placed is proud to be part of the Ingenia Global Partners portfolio — the evolution of James Caan CBE's Recruitment Entrepreneur platform. With more than 14 years' experience supporting founders and leadership teams, Ingenia unites high-performing specialist recruitment businesses across more than 60 countries under one vision: to innovate, collaborate, and deliver results.

This partnership gives us access to world-class tools, mentorship, and a powerful global talent network. For our clients, it means added confidence: you're working with a boutique US firm that's equipped with global scale, structure, and standards.

We leverage the strength of partner firms around the world to attract top-tier talent, keep pace with evolving recruitment trends, and deliver faster, higher-quality results.

Need to hire?

Talk to Tom Willis directly and we'll shortlist operators who've done it before.

Email Tom Willis

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Browse our live openings or send in your resume we'll get back with a real conversation.

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