The direct, confidential approach to leaders who aren’t looking.
Since 2017, we have run retained, direct-approach searches for technical leadership in engineering, construction and manufacturing — reaching the passive candidates no job posting will ever surface.
What specialized search is
Specialized search is exclusive, mandate-driven research conducted by direct approach: we map a precise talent market, then quietly engage the best-placed leaders, whether or not they are actively looking. It is the right instrument when a role is strategic, scarce or confidential, and a posting alone will never assemble the right shortlist.
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The difference
Neither placement agency nor job board |
A placement agency waits for applications and bills on volume; we begin with the mandate and go find. Our search is exclusive, methodical and rigorous — one consultant, a shortlist defended by judgment, and a single aim: the right leader, not the most available one. Exclusive, rigorous search rather than volume-based contingency
Direct approach to passive candidates, never a mere posting
In-depth assessment of technical mastery, leadership and cultural fit
Absolute confidentiality, for client and candidate alike
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Research before interviews
Every mandate begins with a market map and a rigorous definition of the profile — never a stack of résumés. Drawing on thousands of candidates assessed, we approach targets one by one, weigh substance as much as polish, and present only a shortlist we are prepared to defend.
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Our mandates
The leadership roles clients entrust to us |
Our ground is technical leadership — the roles where a hiring mistake is paid in projects, safety and margin. Across 400 completed mandates for more than 250 client companies since 2017, we have built a close understanding of these positions and of the rare people who hold them. Vice-presidents and general managers (engineering, operations, construction)
Plant and production managers, directors of manufacturing
Project directors, directors of engineering and construction
Senior engineers, estimators and key project leads
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A model aligned with your success
Our fee is 21% of first-year salary, backed by a six-month replacement guarantee. The commitment is plain: if the leader we place does not take hold, we resume the search.
A confidential mandate to entrust?
Éric Larouche and his team welcome every conversation in complete confidence, with no obligation. Tell us about the role, and we will tell you plainly whether it calls for specialized search.