Construction Recruiters and Staffing Agency in New York City
Advastar has helped hundreds of construction companies hire top talent
New York City construction recruiting and staffing solutions
Advastar is a New York City construction recruitment and staffing agency. We build construction teams by connecting owners, general contractors, and specialty subs with people who know how to deliver across the greater New York market. We support direct hire, contract, contract to hire, and employer of record payrolling so project leaders can staff quickly and scale up or down as schedules shift across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, and Staten Island, as well as Westchester, Nassau, and Hudson Valley. Our focus is straightforward. Match proven talent to the work that defines the New York metro, from high rise developments and data centers to hospital expansions, higher education projects, and transit and infrastructure improvements that keep the city moving.
That work draws on one of the deepest construction labor markets in the country. About 12,120 construction managers and 28,220 first-line trade supervisors work in the New York metro, according to May 2025 federal estimates, so the question is rarely whether candidates exist. It is whether they can start on your site.
Site safety rules decide that. Under Local Law 196, workers on sites that need a construction superintendent, site safety coordinator or site safety manager must hold a Site Safety Training card with at least 40 hours of training, and supervisors need at least 62. Cards are valid for five years, and we check each candidate’s card before you interview.
Demand is also shaped by the region’s biggest programs. Work on the Gateway Hudson Tunnel fully resumed in March 2026 after a federal funding pause, with the new tunnel scheduled to open in 2035, and JFK’s $9.5 billion New Terminal One adds 2.4 million square feet of airport construction. Both draw on the same superintendents, project controls staff and MEP coordinators that private builders need.
Our New York searches cover drafting and design professionals, engineers and construction managers, including project managers, superintendents, foremen, estimators, schedulers, project controls, safety, procurement and QA/QC, as well as skilled trades and site administration. For senior leadership, our construction headhunters run confidential executive search for presidents, COOs and vice presidents.
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Our construction talent network
- 450k+ vetted construction professionals
- 55k NCCCO-certified skilled trades
- 41 metros with active placements
- 3weeks median time to mobilize a crew
New York City construction industry segments commonly supported
Tight Manhattan footprints leave little room to fix clashes in the field, so builders want coordinators and VDC managers who resolve them in the model first. We recruit BIM talent for high-rise and fit-out work.
Office towers, fit-outs and retail work make up much of the city’s commercial pipeline. We help commercial builders find and hire candidates who can run phased work in occupied buildings.
Design and build professionals in New York carry design risk through agency reviews and phased occupancy. We look for design managers and preconstruction leads who have held a design-build schedule in the city.
Finding experienced electrical contractors and foremen for dense urban sites means finding people who can coordinate with other trades in tight risers and shafts. That is the experience we screen for.
Long infrastructure and energy programs need engineering, procurement and construction leaders who can manage years of phased work. We recruit EPC talent for project controls, procurement and construction management.
Running a Manhattan site means managing deliveries, neighbors and inspections at once. We recruit superintendents and project managers for general contractors who have done exactly that.
Industrial contractors across the metro need planners and supervisors for plant, utility and port work, where shutdown windows are short and regulation is strict.
Maintenance contractors keep the city’s buildings and facilities running between capital projects. We place supervisors, technicians and planners on service contracts across the five boroughs.
High-rise work asks mechanical contractors to sequence HVAC and piping floor by floor around other trades. Our searches cover project managers, foremen and field staff for fit-outs and new towers.
Hospitals, labs and airport terminals all depend on coordinated mechanical, electrical and plumbing scopes. We recruit MEP professionals, from coordinators to MEP project managers.
Multifamily projects in the city run on tight lots and long approval cycles, so schedule discipline matters. Advastar supports building a reliable workforce from assistant superintendents to project executives.
Owners and developers need representatives who can hold contractors to budget. We place experienced professionals as owner’s representatives, development managers and project executives.
Union and open-shop contractors alike compete for experienced crews. We recruit skilled tradespeople who hold the credentials New York sites require.
Facade, fire protection and concrete scopes are often where city schedules slip first. Advastar handles sourcing the right candidates for specialty contractors who need high-rise experience.
Transit, power and telecom work across the region needs field engineers, inspectors and supervisors. We supply utility construction teams across the five boroughs and the wider metro.
Comprehensive staffing expertise for every construction project need
- Agriculture
- Commercial
- Data Center
- Food & Beverage
- Hospitals
- Hotels
- Industrial
- Manufacturing
- Medical Facilities
- Multifamily
- Office Building
- Oil & Gas
- Power Generation
- Refinery
- Restaurants
- Schools
- Transmission & Distribution
- Utilities
- Warehouse/
Distribution - Wind/
Solar
Additional construction areas where we recruit
Construction management recruiters
Our construction management recruiters staff the office side of construction delivery: preconstruction and estimating, scheduling and project controls, cost management and document control, for CM-at-risk firms, owner’s representatives and general contractors.
Delivery method matters more than sector in this discipline, so we ask about it on every intake. A scheduler who has only worked lump-sum jobs is a different hire from one who has run an open-book GMP.
Roles we fill
- Preconstruction managers
- Estimators and chief estimators
- Schedulers and planners (P6)
- Project controls managers
- Cost engineers and cost analysts
- Document control and contract administrators
- QA/QC and commissioning managers
- Owner-side construction managers
Both, and the two hire differently. CM firms are usually staffing against backlog and pursuits. Owners are usually building a governance function that has to oversee consultants and contractors. We ask which side of the table you sit on at intake because it changes the candidate profile entirely.
Yes, and it is one of the more common requests. We normally sequence it, placing the controls manager first so they have a say in the shape of the team, then adding cost and scheduling staff underneath. Some clients run the junior roles contract-to-hire until the workload is proven.
Regularly. Peak preconstruction periods, a single large pursuit or covering a leave are all common contract engagements. Payrolling is available if you have already found the person and need them on another company’s books.
Construction project manager recruiters
Our construction project manager recruiters place assistant project managers through project executives with general contractors, specialty and trade contractors, developers and owners.
Project manager means very different things at different companies, so we qualify on what someone actually carried: contract value, delivery method, buyout authority and whether they owned the margin or reported it.
Roles we fill
- Assistant project managers
- Project managers
- Senior project managers
- Project executives
- Specialty and trade contractor PMs
- Owner-side project managers
- Industrial and heavy civil PMs
- Traveling project managers
By what they actually carried. Contract value on their largest job, delivery method, whether they held buyout authority, how much work was self-performed, whether they owned margin or reported it and how many direct reports they had. Two people with five years as a PM can be a decade apart in capability.
Yes, and it is a substantial part of this desk. Data center, energy and industrial programs run on traveling teams. We confirm rotation, per diem and travel expectations with the candidate before submittal, because that is where these placements usually fail.
Regularly. Contract and contract-to-hire are common for a single project, for covering a leave or where a program’s duration is uncertain. Payrolling is available if you have already identified the person.
Construction superintendent recruiters
Our construction superintendent recruiters place assistant, project and general superintendents and trade-specific field leaders with general contractors, self-perform builders and owners.
We qualify on what someone has actually run: project size and type, self-perform crews or subcontractors, how many trades were stacked at peak and whether they held the schedule or just reported on it.
Roles we fill
- Project superintendents
- General superintendents
- Assistant superintendents
- Self-perform and trade superintendents
- Traveling superintendents
- Interiors and occupied-space superintendents
- Industrial and plant superintendents
- Safety-focused field leaders
The project manager owns the money, the contract and the owner relationship. The superintendent owns the site, the schedule and the trades. Some companies blur the two, and we ask at intake which responsibilities actually sit with the role you are filling.
Yes, and it is a significant part of this desk. Data center, industrial and energy programs run on traveling field leadership. We confirm assignment length, rotation and per diem with every candidate before submittal, which is the single biggest factor in whether the placement lasts.
Yes. Replacing a superintendent who is still running a live job is common and sensitive, and we run those searches without your name attached until there is mutual interest.
Civil construction recruiters
Our civil construction recruiters work with heavy civil and infrastructure contractors: highway and bridge builders, earthwork and site contractors, underground utility installers, paving companies and the joint ventures assembled for large public programs.
Heavy civil runs on bid openings, public funding and quantities, so we screen for people who tracked and defended pay quantities and know what their own equipment costs per hour.
Roles we fill
- Heavy highway and roadway teams
- Bridge and structures
- Earthwork and grading
- Underground utilities
- Paving and asphalt
- Heavy civil estimators
- Equipment and fleet managers
- Civil operations leaders
Yes, and it is a large share of this work. We are familiar with prequalification, prevailing wage and certified payroll, DBE participation requirements and the documentation standards that come with publicly funded work.
Civil construction is about building infrastructure: the field teams, supervision and project staff at heavy civil contractors. Civil engineering is about designing it: the consulting firms, licensed engineers and design staff, which our civil engineering staffing agency covers. Same word, opposite ends of the project.
We plan the search against the window between award and notice to proceed, which is usually the real constraint, and we keep standing contact with field leaders in this market so a search does not start from zero.
Real-world outcomes: showcasing our construction recruiting expertise
- Read Case Study: Powering Industrial Projects with Skilled Trades
Powering industrial projects with skilled trades
- NCCCO crane operators, NCCER riggers, millwrights & electricians
- DISA, TWIC & Reciprocal Safety Council compliance verified
- Travel, per-diem and overtime logistics handled
- Read Case Study: Driving Success in Complex Projects
Driving success in complex projects
- Project controls, P6 scheduling, estimating & document control staffed
- Civil, structural, mechanical & electrical disciplines covered
- Start-up and commissioning specialists for the final phases
- Read Case Study: Building a Hyperscale Data Center
Building a hyperscale data center
- High-voltage electricians, HVAC techs & NCCCO crane operators sourced
- TWIC, DISA & OSHA compliance managed through onboarding
- Travel, per-diem and overtime logistics coordinated across states
What hiring managers say about Advastar
Why clients trust Advastar
Forbes 2026 America’s Best Recruiting & Temp Staffing Firms
Advastar was named to Forbes’ America’s Best Professional Recruiting Firms 2026 and America’s Best Temp Staffing Firms 2026, both compiled from independent surveys of the clients and candidates we work with.
Read the AnnouncementGE Energy Staffing Partner of the Year
GE Energy named Advastar its Staffing Partner of the Year in 2025 through the GE Vernova supplier program.
60+ years of combined construction expertise
Our construction desk brings more than 60 years of combined recruiting experience to every search we run.
Tell us who you need to hire
- Tell us about the role you need to fill
- A recruiter calls you within one business day
- Together we agree on a plan to fill the role
Find your next role
- Tell us what kind of work you want
- A recruiter reviews your details and gets in touch
- We put you forward for jobs that fit
GE Energy Staffing Partner of the Year
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Our New York City construction recruiting team
David Case
Founder and President
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Tim Shearer
VP & National Managing Director
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Robert Cornelio
Director of Business Development
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Jaime Summers
Senior Recruiter
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Amanda Martin
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Christen Trent
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Laura Carrillo Barrios
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Lisa Wombwell
Office Manager
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New York City construction hiring, answered
May 2025 federal wage estimates put the New York metro average at $162,800 a year for construction managers and $108,250 for first-line trade supervisors. We price every search against those local figures rather than national averages.
Yes. Our construction executive search practice recruits presidents, COOs and vice presidents through confidential retained search, alongside our project-level recruiting in New York.
Beyond management, the metro employs about 50,870 construction laborers, 36,550 electricians and 15,590 civil engineers, according to May 2025 federal estimates.
Yes. We place direct hire, contract, contract-to-hire and payrolled staff in New York. Contract staffing suits project peaks and short programs, while permanent leadership roles are usually direct hire.
Cost estimators in the New York metro average $92,640 a year and civil engineers $122,340, according to May 2025 federal estimates.
Yes. Our New York office is at 667 Madison Ave in Manhattan, and you can reach the New York team on (516) 435-2803.
The New York City office
667 Madison AveNew York, NY 10065