The Process

A search built around
the outcome, not the activity.

Retained search for senior MEP talent in data centre and mission-critical builds across the USA. Four steps. One outcome. The right person in the right seat.

The Search Process

Four steps to the right hire.

01

Discovery and Brief

We start with a proper conversation, not a form. We want to understand the role, the programme it sits within, the technical requirements, and what the right person actually looks like in the context of your business. From that conversation we build the brief. Not the other way around.

02

Active Market Search

We do not post and wait. We go directly to the passive candidates. The senior MEP professionals who are already employed, already successful, and not responding to job boards. We reach them through direct outreach, existing relationships, and targeted engagement with the data centre and mission-critical community. Every approach is personalised. None of it is automated.

03

Shortlist Presentation and Interview Management

You receive a shortlist of three to five fully qualified candidates, interviewed, assessed, and verified against the brief. Not a stack of CVs. A considered shortlist with context on each person: why they are right for this programme, what their motivations are, and what to focus on in the interview. We handle scheduling, candidate preparation, feedback collection, and offer management throughout.

04

Placement and Guarantee

The role is filled. The candidate is placed. The programme moves forward. If for any reason the placement does not work out within the guarantee period, we restart the search at no additional charge. That commitment is what retained search means. We are in this with you until the outcome is achieved.

Retained vs Contingency

Why retained search produces
better outcomes.

Contingency Agency

  • ✗No exclusivity. Three agencies share the same role.
  • ✗Reactive. You only get attention when you shout loudest.
  • ✗No accountability. No result, no fee, no problem for them.
  • ✗High volume, low focus. Your role competes with forty others.
  • ✗$30,000+ per placement with no exclusivity, no pipeline, no continuity

Siteline Retained Search

  • ✓Exclusive. We own the search. Full focus on your role.
  • ✓Proactive. We are actively searching before you are desperate.
  • ✓Accountable. If we do not fill it, we keep working at no charge.
  • ✓Specialist. One market, deep candidate relationships, no distractions.
  • ✓Fee reflects access and focus. Not a commodity transaction.

What You Get

The outcomes that matter.

Certainty

You know the search is being worked every week, by someone who understands the market, the role, and your programme. Not a transactional process shared across fifty desks.

Speed

Because we work exclusively with three clients at any one time, your role gets genuine priority. First interviews within ten business days of signing for most clients.

Representation

We represent your business in the market properly. The candidates who meet us are meeting someone who understands your programme, your culture, and what the role actually involves.

Commitment

If the role is not filled by the end of the engagement, we keep working at no additional charge. The commitment is to the outcome, not the process.

Ready to talk about your next hire?

Book a free 30-minute discovery call. No obligation, no hard sell. Most clients have their first interviews within 10 business days of signing.

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Three clients. Focused work. Real results.