Process
Four stages. No mystery.
Timelines below are typical for a mid-to-senior critical facilities role in an active market. Rural sites, clearances and confidential replacements run longer — and you'll be told that at calibration, not at week six.
01
Calibration
Days 1–3
A working session on the site, the shift pattern, the reporting line and the comp band. I come back with a market read: who exists, what they cost, and what in the scope will block the hire.
- ●Role brief agreed in writing
- ●Comp benchmark
- ●Target company list
02
Sourcing
Days 3–12
AI-assisted mapping across operators, EPCs, commissioning firms and OEMs builds the universe in hours instead of weeks. Then it's calls — including to people who weren't looking until we spoke.
- ●Full candidate map
- ●Outreach and screen logs
- ●Weekly pipeline update
03
Slate
Days 12–20
Three to five candidates, each with a written case for and against. You get the risks up front — travel tolerance, counteroffer exposure, clearance timing — not after the second interview.
- ●Argued shortlist
- ●Interview scheduling
- ●Structured scorecards
04
Close & follow-through
Days 20–45, then 90
Offer strategy, counteroffer defense, resignation and relocation coaching, and check-ins at 30, 60 and 90 days. Most fall-throughs are avoidable if someone is actually watching.
- ●Offer accepted
- ●Start-date protection
- ●90-day check-ins
On AI
Where the AI actually helps.
It maps the market, ranks fit signals across thousands of profiles, drafts outreach that sounds like a person, and keeps every search's notes searchable. What it never does is decide who gets on your slate — that judgment is the reason you hired a specialist.
Ready to start at calibration?
Send the scope. You'll have a market read within one business day.