Top 7 Recruiting Automation Agencies for General Contractors (2025)

Aerotek's construction division operates as North America's construction staffing titan with 250+ offices and four decades of specialized experience, serving 180,000+ workers annually across 14,000+ employer relationships for large-scale projects requiring rapid workforce mobilization. Part of Allegis Group, they provide skilled trades staffing through their innovative CORE + Flex workforce strategy, focusing on commercial and institutional building, industrial construction, renewable energy projects, public works, heavy civil infrastructure, and data center construction. Their field support teams offer on-site coordination, distinguishing them from remote-only competitors, with comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, and life insurance to attract quality candidates in tight labor markets. Aerotek serves general contractors needing nationwide coverage with 200+ North American offices, ensuring local market expertise while maintaining corporate consistency, and excels in safety and compliance with OSHA-compliant training programs, comprehensive vetting, and full E-Verify compliance to protect workers and clients from regulatory exposure. They cover roles from entry-level laborers to specialized trades like framers, masons, ironworkers, glaziers, welders, and electricians, plus management positions including construction managers, superintendents, project managers, estimators, and quality control specialists, with flexible delivery options including temporary staffing, contract positions, direct hire, and temp-to-hire programs.

Tradesmen International earned recognition as Construction and Skilled Labor Staffing Agency of the Year 2025, backed by a talent pool exceeding 1 million craftworkers, founded in 1992 with their innovative CORE + Flex workforce strategy providing permanent W-2 employees for core needs while maintaining project-based flexibility. They operate in all 50 states with dedicated travel workforce capabilities, covering industry sectors like commercial and residential construction, heavy industrial projects, energy sector including refineries and power plants, shipbuilding, data centers, and wastewater treatment facilities. Their safety leadership includes mandatory 10-hour OSHA training, monthly skill evaluations, and continuous safety education programs exceeding industry standards, with notable project portfolios like University of Tampa, Florida Aquarium, and AT&T Stadium. Tradesmen International focuses on craftworker expertise across 10+ specialized trades including carpentry, electrical, plumbing, welding, and solar installation, supporting 20+ gigawatts of installed capacity, with staffing flexibility through contract, direct-hire, and temp-to-hire options under their 'right-match dispatch' philosophy. All workers are W-2 employees with E-Verify compliance, serving general contractors in residential (custom homes, multifamily), commercial (warehouses, data centers), infrastructure (roads, bridges, pipelines), and renewable energy installations, with localized market teams understanding regional wage rates, union requirements, and skill availability.

As a division of TrueBlue (NYSE: TBI), PeopleReady Skilled Trades brings 30+ years of experience and serves 650+ markets, carving a niche in renewable energy and infrastructure staffing with their JobStack app providing on-demand flexibility for workers and contractors. They offer staffing flexibility through contract, direct-hire, and temp-to-hire with their 'right-match dispatch' philosophy, covering sector specialization in residential construction, commercial projects, infrastructure, and renewable energy installations like solar staffing for 20+ gigawatts. Their specialized programs include solar staffing, marine/shipbuilding with 1M+ hours since 2008, and major project experience in offshore wind, utility-scale renewables, defense shipbuilding, and commercial marine projects. PeopleReady Skilled Trades focuses on trade coverage including carpentry, electrical, plumbing, welding, HVAC, and solar installation, with all workers as W-2 employees and E-Verify compliance, operating in all 50 states with localized teams for regional wage rates and union requirements. They serve general contractors needing flexible staffing for infrastructure focus spanning roads, bridges, pipelines, and airports, with their JobStack app innovation supporting renewable energy expertise and on-demand workforce solutions.

Hays Construction & Property brings global recruitment expertise to the U.S. market with 200+ construction-specific recruiters and 150 local market service teams, focusing on mid-sized firms (50-200 employees) lacking internal recruiting infrastructure. They provide project expertise in high-rise construction, civil engineering, commercial development, infrastructure, healthcare, life sciences, and industrial facilities, with professional placements for superintendents, project managers, estimators, technical/administrative/finance/HR support, and cross-functional leadership. Their service offerings include direct hire, contract-to-hire, temporary staffing, and comprehensive Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO) for larger organizations, with value-added services like 5-10 business-day candidate presentation, DE&I advisory, and Veterans Transition Support Program. Hays serves general contractors needing comprehensive coverage across all project types and experience levels from entry-level to C-suite, with service excellence averaging 5-day job offers through consultative approach, ESG integration, and DE&I focus. They offer placement focus on permanent roles with retained and contingency search options, covering sectors like general construction, heavy civil, industrial, mechanical/electrical contracting, steel, concrete, renewable energy, and mining at various levels.

Operating from 8 major market offices, Michael Page Construction fields the largest construction recruiting team in the U.S. with 200+ dedicated recruiters, enabling rapid response to urgent staffing needs while maintaining quality standards. They provide comprehensive coverage across all project types and experience levels from entry-level to C-suite, with service excellence averaging 5-day job offers through consultative approach, ESG integration, and DE&I focus. Their placement focus is on permanent roles with retained and contingency search options, covering executive specialization in general construction, heavy civil, industrial, mechanical/electrical contracting, steel, concrete, renewable energy, and mining sectors at executive levels. Michael Page serves general contractors needing full spectrum recruiting for commercial construction, industrial projects, heavy civil, multifamily developments, healthcare, military contracts, and oil & gas, with leadership placements for project executives, senior superintendents, chief estimators, C-suite, VPs, and directors using a comprehensive 43-step placement process ensuring cultural fit. They offer 5-day average to job offer with consultative placement approach and technical role expertise.

Since 1981, Kimmel & Associates has established itself as North America's largest industry-specific executive search firm with 60+ specialty executive recruiters, recognized as Forbes Top 10 'Best Management Consulting Firms' with four decades of placement excellence. They focus on executive specialization in general construction, heavy civil, industrial, mechanical/electrical contracting, steel, concrete, renewable energy, and mining sectors at executive levels, using retained executive search exclusively with a comprehensive 43-step placement process ensuring cultural fit and long-term success. Their placement philosophy emphasizes extensive vetting and long-term relationship building over transactional placements, covering North America-wide with regional market specialization and deep industry relationships. Kimmel & Associates serves general contractors needing leadership placements for project executives, senior superintendents, chief estimators, C-suite executives, VPs, and directors, with their 'sacred responsibility' approach focusing on sacred responsibility for placements. They offer sector focus on commercial construction, industrial projects, heavy civil, multifamily, healthcare, military contracts, and oil & gas, with management recruiting for project managers, superintendents, estimators, engineers, controllers, business development executives, and C-level positions.