Executive search for construction
CEOs, COOs, CFOs, and operations leaders who build what lasts.
ExploreRetained Executive Search
Most recruiters chase placements. We chase fit: the leader who matches your culture and values, not just your org chart, and who's still there years later.
Trust
The A Players you want aren't searching, they're already leading somewhere, so we go find them. Half our business comes back, and we walk away from anything that isn't a fit.
Cost
The wrong executive in the wrong seat drains resources and momentum. We built a calculator to show you exactly what it costs.
One number. Drag to your role's base salary.
We estimate the true cost of a senior mis-hire at roughly seven times base salary, hard costs and soft costs combined.
Industries
Deep expertise in the industries where the right leader changes everything.
CEOs, COOs, CFOs, and operations leaders who build what lasts.
ExploreGeneral managers and operations directors who scale service companies.
ExploreCTOs, VPs of engineering, and principal engineers who power innovation.
ExploreFor companies built for significance, where mission alignment and character matter most.
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Different
FireSeeds exists because the recruiter-client relationship is broken. We fixed it by refusing to chase placements and starting to chase fit.
FireSeeds brings professionalism and value to recruiting talent. We came to FireSeeds looking to fill one role, and because of the process and success, we've made two hires and are in the process of filling a third position.
National Reach
1,106 leaders placed across 38 states, and counting.
Every dot is a leader we've placed for a client. Birmingham, ringed, is home.
Insights
Leadership lessons from the field.
The difference between chasing placements and chasing fit, and why the model you choose decides the outcome before the search even begins.
Read moreOperations leaders set the tone for everything that follows.
Read moreMission-driven organizations need leaders with integrity.
Read moreGrowth requires the right people in the right positions.
Read moreFAQ
Straight answers to what most companies want to know before they start.
Contingent recruiters get paid only when they fill a role, so they juggle dozens of openings and move fast. Retained means you engage one firm to run one dedicated, exclusive search, we're paid to be right, not fast. For first-time clients we also offer a contained-contingent option with no money up front.
Every retained search comes with a guarantee. If the placement doesn't stick within the agreed period, we re-run the search. We're accountable for the outcome, not just the introduction.
It depends on the role and the market, and we'll give you an honest timeline in the first conversation. Every search runs on a standing weekly call, so the profile sharpens in real time, the candidate who comes through in week ten is a better fit than the one who'd have surfaced in week three.
Three out of four of our clients were burned by a recruiter before us. We're built to be the exception: we'll walk away from a search we can't deliver, we show up in person, we assess character alongside capability, and we communicate weekly. Half our business is repeat or referral.
Yes. Every consultant here has full authority to say no, no approval required. If we don't believe we can deliver the right candidate, or the role isn't set up for success, we'll tell you before you spend a dollar. Fit first, fee second.
You pay a deposit to launch the search, and nothing more until you actually hire someone, then a payment at hire and a final payment thirty days after your new leader starts. Fees are quoted plainly in the first conversation, no surprises. The honest comparison isn't our fee versus another recruiter's; it's our fee versus the cost of getting the hire wrong, which for an executive role typically runs many multiples of salary.
Let's talk about what you're building and who you need.
A 30-minute call. No pitch, no obligation, we'll tell you honestly if we can't help.