Mission About Team Contact
Construction Recruitment — Built Different

We Don't Chase
Every Search. We Win
The Right Ones.

Boutique permanent placement for commercial construction. No handoffs. No volume plays. Just deep industry knowledge and direct, honest search work.

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400+
Placements Made
8+
Years in Construction
150+
Clients Served
$6M+
In Placement Fees
Workers on construction site Construction professionals reviewing plans
Our Mission

Built For One
Industry.

CSG is a boutique recruitment partner built for one industry: construction. We don't chase every search across every sector, because real expertise comes from focus, not breadth.

That focus means understanding jobsite culture, project scale, and what actually makes a candidate stick — not just matching keywords on a resume. It also means being direct. We tell clients the truth about candidates, and we tell candidates the truth about roles, even when it's not what they want to hear. We'd rather decline a search we can't deliver on than waste anyone's time.

Why CSG

A Sharper
Firm.

CSG was founded after nearly a decade recruiting inside commercial and multifamily construction — sitting across the table with executives at GCs and developers, building relationships across some of the country's most active markets, and learning firsthand what separates a good hire from a great one.

Big agencies spread recruiters across a dozen industries and hand clients off between account managers and sourcers. We built something different: a firm run by someone who's spent years in this specific industry, doing the work personally, search after search.

When you work with CSG, you work directly with someone who knows this industry — no handoffs, no rotating cast of recruiters.
What We Place

The Roles
That Move
Projects.

We focus on the positions where the right hire has outsized impact on project delivery.

Project ManagersSuperintendents EstimatorsPrecon Managers Business DevelopersProject Executives
How We Work

Fewer
Candidates.
Better Ones.

Rather than volume, we go directly to passive candidates already delivering similar work in your market.

  • Scope the SearchWe start with a real conversation about project pipeline, team culture, and what "great" looks like in this specific seat.
  • Targeted SourcingWe go directly to passive candidates already delivering similar work in your market.
  • Vetted ShortlistYou see fewer, better-qualified candidates — each pre-screened for technical fit and career motivation.
  • Close & OnboardWe stay engaged through offer negotiation and start date to protect the placement.
Who We Serve

GCs,
Developers,
CM Firms.

We partner with commercial general contractors, developers, and construction management firms who need the right hire, not just a hire. We work nationally, concentrating on fast-growing markets where quality talent is hardest to find.

400+
Placements
Made
8+
Years in
Construction
75+
Offices
Visited
150+
Clients
Served
$10M+
Fees Generated
for Teams Built
$6M+
Personal
Placement Fees
From Real Clients & Candidates
"I've never had a recruiter understand the industry — and what I was looking for — this clearly. It made a real difference."

"I am the Staffing Manager for a rapidly growing General Contractor in Houston. When I joined the team in early 2024, the company had signed fee agreements with 10 different agencies. Tim's team pretty quickly stood out from the mix — they were the firm with the most success with us in the preceding 12 months, and the candidates they had on the board were the best suited for our needs. At this time, Tim and his team is the only agency that we are utilizing. They are quick and thorough, and have proven themselves a valuable partner for us, particularly when we are needing support on urgent and critical roles."

— Director of Recruiting, Houston GC

"I'll never forget the day I called Tim about a Senior Superintendent role we'd been sitting on for months. We had a $40M mixed-use project about to break ground and no one to run it. Every other recruiter we'd talked to sent us resumes that checked a few boxes but weren't right. Tim called me back within the hour. Two days later, I had three candidates on my desk, and every single one of them felt like they'd been hand-picked for exactly what we needed. We hired one of them within three weeks, and he's still running projects for us today."

— VP of Construction, Nashville Developer
Tim Coonan — Founder and CEO
The Team
I'm Tim.
Founder & CEO — Coonan Search Group

I've spent nearly a decade recruiting in the construction and real estate worlds, and I built CSG on a simple idea — listen closely, be honest, and treat every search like it matters. Whatever stage you're at, my goal is to make sure you feel like you're in good hands. I'm ready when you are.

Specialization
Construction and real estate recruiting is all we do. No healthcare, no tech, no distractions.
Relationships First
We prioritize your needs over our bottom line, because in this industry, reputation is everything.
Candor
We believe in straightforward honesty. We decline roles weekly and candidates daily if we feel we cannot deliver.
Direct Hands-On Service
When you work with CSG, you work with me — not a rotating cast of recruiters. That direct line stays intact as we grow.
Get In Touch

Looking For Your
Next HireOr Role?

Reach out and schedule a call to see how CSG can help you build the right team — or land the right role.

Founder & CEOTim Coonan
Phone(309) 531-6045
Emailtim@coonansearchgroup.com