347 Group

347 Group is a recruitment and staffing company from Granite Bay, California, owned by a service-disabled US Army veteran. Douglas Pautsch set it up in April 2009 and named it after the 3rd Battalion, 47th Infantry, his old unit. It places people in architecture, engineering and construction, environmental and utility roles, and has grown beyond California into other states.

What 347 Group offers

• Flexible placement terms — contract, temporary and direct-hire recruitment.
• Construction and engineering staff — engineers across civil, structural, electrical and mechanical disciplines, project and construction managers, estimators, CAD drafters, inspectors and surveyors.
• Environmental and project roles — biologists, archaeologists, environmental planners, field monitors, schedulers, safety officers and quality control staff.
• Office and support staff — accounting, payroll, IT administration, marketing, office management and technical writing.
• Project-based staffing — teams for single phases or whole projects, along with HR and payroll services.

Who it works with

Public and private clients in engineering, construction, environmental and utility work, including buyers with supplier-diversity targets.

Key facts

• Based in: Granite Bay, California
• Founded: 2009
• Certifications: Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise and Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business
• Registrations: supplier listings with the California Department of General Services and the California Public Utilities Commission, plus Veterans Administration verification