We recruit across construction, manufacturing, aerospace & defense, and other technical and industrial organizations. Our searches range from skilled technical and professional roles to project and operations leadership, corporate functions, and executive positions. Common searches include project managers, superintendents, engineers, estimators, manufacturing and operations leaders, EHS, supply chain, HR, finance, and senior leadership.
We start by learning your business, team, role requirements, and what success looks like beyond the job description. From there, we build a targeted search strategy, identify and engage qualified candidates, personally screen each candidate, and present only those who align with your experience, culture, and performance expectations. Throughout the search, we provide clear communication, market feedback, and regular updates until the right hire is made.
Most clients begin seeing qualified candidates within 5–10 business days, depending on the role, market, and level of specialization. Our goal is to move quickly without sacrificing quality, and 93% of our searches are filled within 21 days when there is timely feedback and alignment throughout the hiring process. We provide regular updates so you always know where the search stands.
We approach recruiting as a partnership, not a résumé service. We take the time to understand your business, culture, leadership needs, and what success looks like in the role before beginning the search. Our team uses targeted outreach, industry research, and personal screening to present a smaller number of highly qualified candidates rather than overwhelming you with résumés. We also stay closely engaged throughout the process with clear communication, market feedback, and accountability.
The result is a more disciplined, transparent search process designed to save your team time and improve the quality of every candidate you meet.
Yes. We stand behind our placements with a replacement guarantee. If a candidate leaves or is terminated within the guarantee period, we will conduct a replacement search at no additional recruiting fee, subject to the terms of your agreement. Our goal is not simply to make a placement-it is to help you make a hire that lasts.
Forge Strategies specializes in recruiting for construction, manufacturing & industrial, aerospace & defense, and technology companies nationwide. We also support corporate and operational roles across operations, HR, supply chain, finance, EHS, and leadership. Our focus is on technical, operational, and leadership positions where the right hire can directly impact performance and growth.
Forge offers flexible fee structures based on your hiring needs, search volume, and level of recruiting support. Options may include traditional contingency search, ongoing recruiting partnerships with preferred pricing, and dedicated or embedded recruiting support for organizations with recurring hiring needs.
We believe pricing should reflect the scope of the partnership and the value being delivered, so we work with each client to determine the structure that best fits their hiring goals. All fees and terms are clearly outlined before a search begins.
Yes. Hard-to-fill and specialized searches are a core part of what we do. We use targeted outreach, industry research, professional networks, sourcing technology, and direct recruiting to identify qualified professionals who may not be actively looking or visible through traditional job postings.
We also take the time to understand the technical requirements, business impact, team dynamics, and experience needed for the role so we can focus the search on candidates who genuinely fit—not simply candidates who match a job title.
We’re designed to complement your internal recruiting team, not compete with it. Forge can provide additional sourcing capacity, support hard-to-fill or specialized roles, take on urgent searches, or help during periods of higher hiring volume.
We can also work alongside your team on a project basis or through an ongoing recruiting partnership, giving you flexible support without adding permanent headcount. Our goal is to strengthen your existing recruiting function and help your team move faster where additional support is needed.
Confidentiality is an important part of every search and advisory relationship. We limit the sharing of sensitive information to what is necessary for the engagement and handle candidate, client, compensation, and business information with discretion throughout the process.
For confidential searches, we can also tailor outreach and communication to protect the identity of the company or candidate until the appropriate stage of the process. When additional confidentiality is required, we are comfortable working under non-disclosure or other agreed-upon confidentiality terms.
Yes. We can help refine job descriptions, clarify role requirements, define what success looks like, and improve how the position is presented to the market.
We can also support interview planning by developing structured interview questions, candidate scorecards, screening criteria, and evaluation frameworks so your team can assess candidates more consistently and make better-informed hiring decisions.
Yes. Forge Strategies supports clients and candidates across the United States. Our recruiting process is built to identify and engage talent nationally, allowing us to support both local hiring needs and searches that require a broader geographic reach.
Every consulting engagement starts with understanding the business, the challenge, and the desired outcome. From there, we define the scope, priorities, deliverables, and timeline before beginning the work. Depending on the need, an engagement may include operational assessment, leadership discussions, process review, data analysis, recommendations, and implementation support. Our focus is on practical solutions that can be executed—not reports that sit on a shelf.
We work with growing businesses, established middle-market organizations, and larger companies that need additional recruiting or operational support. The best fit is typically an organization that values a responsive, hands-on partner and wants practical support tailored to its business rather than a one-size-fits-all solution.
Start by reaching out through our contact page or scheduling a business consultation. We’ll learn about your hiring needs, operational challenges, or growth priorities and determine whether Forge is the right fit. From there, we’ll recommend the appropriate recruiting or consulting approach and clearly outline the next steps, scope, and terms before work begins.