Negotiable to a 18% floor — discussed directly with the recruiter on the role.
- Upfront cost
- $0
- Standard fee
- 25% of first-year base
- Negotiable floor
- 18%
- Trigger
- Successful hire
- Invoiced
- On candidate start date
Pricing
No retainers, no posting fees, no platform subscriptions. The only money that moves is the fee on a successful hire — split transparently between recruiter and Placement.
Negotiable to a 18% floor — discussed directly with the recruiter on the role.
Platform takes 20%. Paid via direct deposit through Stripe.
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The same hire from both sides of the marketplace. Drag the sliders to see your role.
What you get
Recruiters are routed to your role by placement history — not first-to-submit. Every CV comes with the recruiter's numbers attached.
Every Placement recruiter specializes in AEC. We route your role to the recruiters with proven placement history for that title, market, and seniority.
See past placements at peer firms, CV-to-interview ratio, average time-to-fill, and 12-month retention on prior hires. The data is on the page.
No translating PM vs. PE, no explaining union vs. open-shop. The recruiter on your role has worked it before.
If a placement leaves within 56 days, the recruiter sources a replacement at no additional fee — built into the payout structure so incentives stay aligned.
By the numbers
How we compare
For a typical PM, super, or estimator role at a US-based GC, here's how the math lines up against the ways construction firms hire today.
| Placement | Traditional agency | In-house recruiter | Job board | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upfront cost | $0 | Retainer common | $120k+ / yr salary | $300–$1,000 / post |
| Pay only on successful hire | Sometimes | — | — | |
| Recruiter specializes in AEC | Varies | Rare | — | |
| Avg. time to first qualified submission | 2 days | 2–6 weeks | Weeks to months | You screen everything |
| Replacement guarantee | 56 days | Varies (30–90) | — | — |
| Recruiter performance data | Visible per role | — | — | — |
| Built-in ATS + CRM | Recruiter's own | Yours to buy | — | |
| Total cost on a $150k hire | $27,000 – $37,500 | $30,000 – $45,000 | Internal fully-loaded | You hire |
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Free to post. No card required. You're only invoiced when someone you hire shows up to work.