Canient Search Partners

Canient Search Partners recruits leadership for commercial construction. The Houston firm fills executive and field leadership posts at general contractors, working the main Texas markets and taking searches from clients nationwide.

Products and services

• Executive search: finding senior leaders for commercial general contractors.
• Field leadership hiring: recruiting the people who run projects on site.
• Direct approach: contacting people already in leadership roles at other contractors, instead of advertising a vacancy and waiting for applicants.
• Confidential searches: quiet outreach for roles a client does not want to publicise.
• Contingency or retained terms: both formats are offered, with the same vetting in either case.
• Three-step process: a briefing on the role and how the client operates, outreach through the firm's own contacts, then a shortlist for interview.

Customers and markets

Its clients are commercial general contractors, with a focus on Houston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Austin, San Antonio and Corpus Christi.

Key facts

• Based in: Houston, Texas
• Founded: 2007
• Leadership: Nathan Diaz, with over 25 years in executive recruiting