Construction and Engineering Recruiting Experience
Construction Recruiting Experience Backstory:
David started his career as a construction headhunter and engineering recruiter for a small staffing agency in Ottawa Canada in 1986.
His first assignment, to find a chief estimator for a company building a multi-use complex, lead to 70 additional executive search projects for that client’s projects in Montreal, Toronto, Buffalo, and San Francisco – including the majority of the company’s real estate executives.
An early 'win' was recruiting Ellis-Don Construction's first Director of Public Relations and Marketing. The candidate stayed with the firm for 27 years retiring in 2018 as a senior executive.
The scope of projects since 1988 have included civil, industrial, commercial, mining, and aggregate sectors across Canada and the United States. Perry-Martel been active Canada, England, South America and the USA.
Over the last five years the construction practice has focused on environmental engineering, dredging, multi-modal transportation and high-rise rental and office projects for clients in Canada and the United States.
Engineering Executive Recruitment Case Study


Construction Headhunting Roles Include:
Chief Executive Officer
President Environmental Division
Chief Estimator
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Engineer
Chief Architect
Chief Revenue Officer
Vice President Engineering
Vice President Business Development
Vice President Marketing
VP Finance
Senior Construction Manager
Project Manager
Director Asphalt Testing
Mine Manager
and many more…