Work for us · US Recruitment
Recruit the US construction market. Uncapped commission. PE-backed platform.
Placed is a specialist search firm placing professionals across US construction, data center and subcontracting. We're hiring commercially-driven recruiters to join a private-equity backed platform with the systems, marketing and infrastructure already in place.
Competitive
OTE + benefits
Uncapped
Commission
US Market
Live mandates
Hybrid
Dublin, OH HQ
Your hiring lead
Tom Willis · Managing Director.
Founded Placed in 2023 after a decade in international construction and engineering search. Built the US desk from the ground up out of Dublin, Ohio working directly with GCs, subcontractors and data center builders across the Midwest and beyond. Now scaling the platform into new US markets and specialist desks.
Read the briefThe desks
Three live US desks. One playbook.
You'll join a specialist team focused on the three pillars of US construction. Warm mandates on day one, and clear routes to build your own market.
01
General Contracting
Live mandates with GCs across the Midwest, Southeast and Mountain West. Steady demand, strong fee levels, senior-level searches.
02
Data Center & AI Infrastructure
Program Management, Construction Directors, MEP and Cx into hyperscalers, colos and developers the fastest-growing desk in the business.
03
Subcontracting
PM, Field Supervision, Estimating and Executive search across Mechanical, Electrical and Plumbing subcontractors nationwide.
In Tom's words
"We're building a US team from the ground up. The consultants joining us are blown away that they can realistically bill into six-figure commission on clean, uncapped structure. No thresholds, no games just live mandates and a platform built to help you win."
Tom Willis · Managing Director, Placed
The role
Recruitment Consultant US Construction, Data Center & Subcontracting.
A sales-driven 360 desk working US mandates from our Dublin, Ohio HQ or fully remote. Clear KPIs, transparent commission, and the freedom to run your desk the way you want to.
Sales-Driven 360
Own the full lifecycle business development, client management, candidate delivery and placement.
US Market Focus
Construction, data center and subcontracting professionals across every major US region.
Hybrid or Remote
Dublin, Ohio HQ with hybrid working, or fully remote for the right operator. Clear KPIs, no micromanagement.
Performance-Led
Transparent commission and a leadership team that gets out of the way of good billers.
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.
Compensation & benefits
Six-figure commission. Clean, uncapped, transparent.
A competitive US base salary, uncapped commission and full benefits from day one. No thresholds, no clawbacks, no sliding scales you bill it, you earn it.
Competitive OTE
Realistic OTE · uncapped upside
Competitive Base
Market-rate US base salary, paid monthly, benchmarked against the top specialist search firms.
Uncapped Commission
Clean, transparent structure. No thresholds, no clawbacks, no sliding scales you bill it, you earn it.
Full US Benefits
Health, dental, vision and 401(k) a full benefits package from day one.
Platform & Backing
PE-backed systems, marketing, data and infrastructure already built. You focus on the desk.
Key responsibilities
What you'd actually be doing day-to-day.
- 01
Managing the full recruitment lifecycle for US-based clients and candidates
- 02
Developing relationships with GCs, subcontractors and data center builders across the US
- 03
Generating new business opportunities and managing key client accounts
- 04
Building and managing candidate pipelines across US states
- 05
Delivering high-quality placements within a performance-driven environment
- 06
Contributing to the build-out of the US team as we scale into new markets
Your profile
Who we're talking to.
We've been mapping high-performing recruitment and sales professionals across the US. If the points below sound like you, we'd welcome a confidential conversation.
- Experience in recruitment, sales or business development
- Construction, engineering, data center or industrial recruitment experience preferable (not essential)
- Strong commercial instincts and relationship-building skills
- Comfortable owning a desk end-to-end and driving your own pipeline
- Ambition to grow within a scaling, international recruitment platform
- Excited by building something early not joining something finished
Apply · Confidential
Recruiter or sales pro in the US? Let's talk.
An informal, confidential conversation with Tom no resume required, no commitment. If building a US desk on a PE-backed platform sounds like the move, this is where it starts.
Your hiring lead
Tom Willis
Managing Director · Placed
Hybrid from our Dublin, OH HQ, or fully remote for the right operator. National desks across the US.