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J Halton Group LLC

J Halton Group LLC is a Houston, Texas–based specialized search firm that brings together more than 30 years of industry experience to deliver dedicated, professional, and personal recruitment services. Guided by the philosophy of Integrating the Three C’s—Clients, Candidates, and Corporate Cultures—the firm focuses on aligning technical capability with cultural fit to ensure lasting hires. J Halton Group concentrates on the Energy sector, Manufacturing, and Consumer Products, and places white-collar professionals across Accounting, Finance, Tax, Engineering, HSE, Geosciences, Sales, Marketing, and Supply Chain functions, as well as technical and administrative roles. Co-founder and President Greg Green draws on leadership tenures at ChevronTexaco, Days Inn Corporate, and Wrigley Sales Company, and his work as a consistent top recruiter at Kane and Associates, where he completed searches across the United States and internationally; his insight into corporate cultures and track record of successful placements underpin the firm’s consultative approach. Co-founder and Vice President Gail van Oosten brings more than two decades of leadership in Manufacturing and Consumer Products, with a career that spans TAM (The Automotive Manufacturers Inc.) and national retail launches for Motor Trend and Good Housekeeping branded products, informing her ability to recruit across commercial and technical disciplines. The team also includes professional recruiter Bob Drenker, who provides executive search and staffing solutions for Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, and Chemical companies, leveraging prior HR leadership roles and executive search experience; industry veteran Madeleine McBride, whose executive-level operations background in financial services includes recruiting, training, compensation, compliance, and P&L oversight; and recruiting manager Jim Cashion, whose early oil and gas operations experience informs a pragmatic, sector-aware recruiting process. J Halton Group partners with clients ranging from mid-market companies to large enterprises, executing executive search, professional permanent placements, and selective contract staffing, and is known for responsive delivery, transparent communication, and a commitment to long-term relationships that benefit both employers and candidates.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningChemical ManufacturingElectrical EngineeringIndustrial Automation

HQKemah, United States

Creative Employment Solutions, LLC

Creative Employment Solutions, LLC (CES) is a Houston, Texas–based recruitment agency that offers employers and candidates an alternative to the traditional hiring experience by combining rigorous safety-minded vetting with practical workforce solutions. Serving clients across Texas, CES places professionals in direct hire, contract, and long-term roles, with particular strength in telecommunications, oil and gas/utilities, and manufacturing and industrial operations. The firm’s carefully structured recruiting process blends thorough reference checks with multi-session, in-person engagement and technology-enabled screening to ensure fit, performance, and retention. CES places substantial emphasis on safety and compliance; every applicant completes drug screenings, background checks, and E‑Verify, and the company can facilitate additional testing such as pre-employment physicals, alcohol testing, PEC SafeLand training, H2S courses, and fit testing to meet client site requirements. CES supports a wide range of blue-collar and skilled trade roles—including machinists, welders, structural steel fitters, maintenance electricians, electro-mechanical technicians, seat assembly mechanics, drill bit fabricators, forklift drivers, sanitation specialists, hydraulic technicians, and assembly/repair talent—while also supplying white-collar contributors that keep industrial environments running. To simplify engagement and reduce administrative burden, CES offers payrolled contractor solutions (acting as employer of record), sourced contractors for flexible project needs, and direct hire sourcing for permanent placements. The firm partners with Advance Partners® for robust payroll and back-office infrastructure, enabling weekly payroll runs, printed checks and direct deposit, online timekeeping, integrated payroll processing, and comprehensive payroll tax administration including W‑2 preparation and federal, Medicare, and Social Security withholdings. Clients also benefit from customized invoicing, timesheet management, fraud protection, and an unlimited funding source that scales with demand. Rooted in decades of staffing experience and a commitment to responsive service, CES supports organizations throughout Houston, Pasadena, Sugar Land, Rosenberg, Deer Park, Lake Jackson, and beyond with reliable, safety-first talent and a streamlined delivery model designed to lower cost per placement and reduce turnover.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingPayrolling/EORAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseWater ManagementUtilitiesSoftware Development

HQHouston, United States

Profectus

Profectus is a Houston-based business advisory and executive search firm dedicated to building world-class finance, accounting, and operations teams through human capital. Serving organizations from small businesses to large corporations, the firm delivers executive search, interim resources, and project-based consulting solutions that are tailored to each client’s objectives. Grounded in values of transparency, accountability, and long-term partnership, Profectus invests deeply in understanding outcomes, asking the right questions, and applying proven methodologies to elevate performance across finance and operations. The team brings decades of industry experience and practical leadership insight, helping clients navigate organic growth, restructuring, and acquisition-driven change while securing the talent and expertise needed to operate at a higher level. Profectus’ practitioners combine executive recruiting acumen with hands-on consulting experience, recognizing that similar systems and ERPs can yield vastly different results depending on leadership quality, capability, and management discipline. Their integrated model covers executive search for permanent leadership and critical individual contributors, interim resources for project surges and backfills, and business consulting to optimize processes, controls, reporting, and operational effectiveness. With a strong track record across Energy, Financial Services, Manufacturing, and Private Equity-backed environments, the firm understands the distinct demands of regulated, capital-intensive, and rapidly scaling organizations. Profectus has earned a reputation throughout the country for professionalism, integrity, and personalized service, guided by a core philosophy to believe in relationships first, build trust, nurture enduring networks where clients become candidates and candidates become clients, and execute without compromising integrity. By aligning strategy, talent, and execution, Profectus helps clients assemble high-performance finance organizations that deliver measurable business impact and long-term value.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingSOW/ProjectsOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningAerospaceDefenseConsumer Goods Manufacturing

HQHouston, United States

TalentMatch LLC

TalentMatch LLC is a Denver-based specialized recruitment firm that matches great people to great companies, drawing on more than 25 years of experience creating custom recruitment plans to address unique people needs. Founded in 2014, the company partners with employers across the United States and Canada, from large national enterprises to small regional firms, delivering tailored solutions across Energy/Oil & Gas, Engineering & Mechanical Services, Logistics & Transport, and Specialty Chemicals. Its service portfolio spans executive search and direct hire (both retained and contingent) for hard-to-fill and critical roles, volume staffing via flat-fee direct hire for multiple positions, contract staffing where TalentMatch resources augment client teams on a flexible basis, and a monthly subscribed recruitment support model that embeds dedicated recruiters within client organizations—“we become you.” The TalentMatch Edge centers on building customized recruitment strategies, proactive market mapping and sourcing of top talent, listening more than speaking, and validating every candidate through its proprietary TalentFit screening process before presenting shortlists, all backed by a commitment to guarantee its work. The team recognizes it serves two customer groups—partner clients and the talented professionals they employ—and collaborates closely with both to understand mission-critical requirements, corporate and personal value propositions, and long-term goals, ensuring a strong match that drives results and retention. With low overheads and a long-term relationship mindset, TalentMatch offers creative, budget-conscious solutions without compromising quality, applying a practical blend of art and science and a boots-on-the-ground approach to cultivate deep candidate pipelines. The firm routinely delivers talent across engineering and mechanical disciplines, logistics and operations, supply chain, chemical manufacturing, field services, and leadership and executive appointments, focusing on outcomes that enable clients to hire with confidence and employees to thrive—every hire, every time.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningIndustrial AutomationSupply Chain ManagementFreight Forwarding

HQDenver, United States

Connect Energy

Connect Energy is a specialist workforce management and recruitment partner serving the oil and gas, marine, process, construction, power, renewable energy, technology, finance, and hospitality sectors. Since 2007, the firm has matched employers with suitably skilled professionals through a stringent evaluation and matching process designed to deliver business-critical talent efficiently and reliably. Its service model spans permanent recruitment and contract solutions complemented by comprehensive global mobility and BPO support, including large-scale payroll, immigration services, and HR and consultancy capabilities. With eight offices across Asia and the Middle East and delivery reach across APAC, Africa, and the Americas, Connect Energy leverages multilingual subject matter experts, an integrated office network, and an extensive global database to execute targeted headhunting and end-to-end hiring programs. The company’s energy expertise covers the full oil and gas value chain—upstream, midstream, and downstream—forming high-performing teams from FEED to construction, fabrication, and commissioning, while its power and renewables practice supports solar, wind, battery storage, hydropower, and tidal projects across investors, developers, EPCs, operators, and manufacturers. Its shipping and marine practice, specialized since 2006, recruits across offshore marine crew, onshore ship management, marine operations, engineering, and shipbuilding roles, and its construction practice supports innovative infrastructure programs across Southeast Asia. Connect Energy’s Technology division delivers talent across AI, machine learning, IoT, cybersecurity, and cloud for both permanent and contract needs, and its finance capability places mid-to-senior professionals into renewable energy and infrastructure investment roles with funds, developers, and engineering firms. The firm also supports the hospitality sector’s recovery with scalable recruitment across front-of-house, operations, and culinary functions. Guided by core values of Safety, Integrity, Collaboration, Innovation, and Responsibility, and underpinned by investments in modern tools and technologies, Connect Energy provides clients with a measurable advantage—access to quality personnel at competitive prices—with compliance evidenced by EA License 09C4486.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingPayrolling/EOROil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningWarehousingDistributionPublic Transit

HQSingapore, Singapore

FindLine Connections, Inc.

FindLine Connections, Inc. is a boutique executive search and recruiting partner dedicated to the downstream energy and process industries, with a sharp specialization in refineries, lubricants, biofuels, and cement. Led by founder and president Terre Christensen, who has recruited since 2012 and brings 35 years of coaching expertise, the firm blends industry insight with disciplined talent evaluation to help employers secure high-impact white-collar professionals and leaders. FindLine’s mission centers on building true partnerships with hiring teams, taking the time to understand both the industry context and each company’s culture so that matches deliver long-term, win/win outcomes. Clients cite proven performance, responsiveness, and uncommon diligence as key differentiators; Terre is known for digging into both the obvious and the subtle variables of each search, including organizational challenges and constraints, and then communicating with clarity and follow-through throughout the process. The practice focuses on permanent placements and executive search across functions common to complex industrial operations—engineering and maintenance (including electrical engineering), operations, purchasing and supply chain, regulatory and compliance, quality, and R&D—supported by a hands-on process that includes structured candidate questionnaires, comprehensive candidate profiles, rigorous reference checks, thoughtful interview preparation, and offer negotiation support. Testimonials from refinery and lubricant hiring managers, HR leaders, and placed candidates consistently highlight professionalism, time savings, strong cultural alignment, and steady guidance through sensitive career transitions. Powered by a modern ATS for open roles and applications, FindLine combines personal attention with efficient process to move searches forward quickly and transparently. Whether a client needs to fill a pivotal leadership role or a hard-to-find specialist, FindLine brings the persistence, market knowledge, and coaching-driven approach required to identify, engage, and secure the right talent.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningConsumer Goods ManufacturingIndustrial MachineryChemical Manufacturing

HQMonument, United States

CruiTek

CruiTek is a specialized recruiting firm based in Nashville, Tennessee, delivering nationwide talent solutions across technology, renewable and clean energy, and select financial services functions. The firm supports clients with flexible engagement models including direct hire, contract, and contract-to-hire, and manages the back-office burden associated with contingent resources so organizations can scale with speed and confidence. CruiTek’s technology practice spans IT infrastructure and support through to software and data disciplines, placing Systems Administrators, Network and Cloud Engineers, Security Specialists, Help Desk and Field Technicians, as well as Database Developers, DevOps professionals, Business Intelligence analysts, QA engineers, and Software/Web/UI developers. Its executive search capability targets IT leadership, leveraging a deep network of CIOs, CTOs, VPs and Directors of IT, IT Managers, and Software Development Managers to deliver leaders who align with strategic objectives and culture. In renewable and clean energy, CruiTek supplies talent for solar and wind farms, battery storage initiatives, and broader green technology and Net-Zero programs, including large-scale rooftop solar deployments. The firm also covers mortgage and banking roles such as DE/VA Underwriters, Loan Processors, and Closers, and supports commercial growth with placements in sales and account management, including business development and national accounts. With more than three decades of combined recruiting experience, CruiTek blends domain knowledge with a consultative approach that emphasizes precise skills alignment, cultural fit, and process transparency for both clients and candidates. Its consultants focus on responsiveness, rigorous screening, and clear communication to accelerate hiring cycles while maintaining quality. Whether the need is a single critical contributor, an interim leader, or a project team, CruiTek partners with organizations across the United States to deliver specialized talent that strengthens operations and advances long-term business goals.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtSoftware DevelopmentCybersecurityData ScienceEnvironmental ServicesWater ManagementUtilities

HQUnited States

Sourcechange

Sourcechange is a talent search and advisory firm dedicated to advancing the global energy transition by focusing on the most critical lever of change—human capital. Built for the new age of infrastructure, the firm serves fast-moving, technology-driven asset classes where energy systems increasingly behave like technology companies, scaling rapidly and demanding cross-disciplinary expertise. Sourcechange delivers specialized executive search and bespoke staffing solutions strengthened by talent advisory and market intelligence, enabling clients to make faster, data-informed hiring decisions. Its functional coverage spans Finance & Investments (portfolio management, research, project finance and structuring, M&A, reporting and compliance, FP&A, investor relations, risk, tax, and treasury), Development (project development, land acquisition and real estate, permitting, grid analytics and siting, transmission and interconnection, development engineering, policy and regulation), Engineering & Technology (engineering and construction, procurement, asset management and operations, software engineering, data engineering, and AI/ML), Commercial (origination, structuring and power marketing, trading and asset optimization, market analytics, business development, and sales), and Legal (counsel, regulatory compliance, contracts, and claims). Defined by niche focus and an expansive network, Sourcechange partners with developers, operators, utilities, grid innovators, storage and generation platforms, and the institutional capital backing them to secure rare, highly skilled, and diverse talent from executive leadership to mission-critical specialist roles. The firm’s approach is rigorous and transparent, combining deep market mapping with targeted outreach and an emphasis on diversity, speed, and quality. Beyond search, Sourcechange advises on organization design, compensation insights, and workforce planning to help clients scale resilient teams and gain an edge in competitive markets. With roots in New York and a global perspective, Sourcechange aligns innovation with integrity to help sector-defining companies and talent build a more resilient, sustainable, and technology-forward energy future.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningTelecommunicationsCloud ComputingTelecom

HQUnited States

Norsource Professional Search

Norsource Professional Search is a boutique recruiting partner dedicated to the aggregates, aggregate‑based construction materials, ready‑mix/cement, industrial minerals, heavy highway, and related manufacturing sectors across the United States. Founded on more than two decades of industry‑specific search experience, the firm is led by principal recruiter Jeff Nordyke, whose expertise in the aggregates and construction materials value chain underpins Norsource’s ability to identify and attract hard‑to‑find talent, while Vice President Brian Whalen stewards an extensive portfolio of clients in manufacturing and engineering nationwide. From plant, quarry and ready‑mix operations through equipment manufacturers and dealers, and from public to private sector contractors, Norsource focuses on building long‑term relationships with both employers and candidates to deliver lasting hiring outcomes. Clients recognize the firm for a hands‑on, confidential approach that emphasizes cultural fit as much as technical capability; resumes are presented directly to executives and decision makers, every introduction is candidate‑approved, and searches often include confidential opportunities not advertised on job boards or company sites. The team’s network spans market leaders in construction materials and infrastructure—organizations such as Martin Marietta, CRH/Oldcastle, Vulcan Materials, Summit Materials, Luck Stone, Heidelberg Materials, Holcim, Rogers Group, Lithko and more—who rely on Norsource to develop benches of future leaders and to fill roles ranging from early career professionals to senior managers and executives. Headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio, Norsource partners with producers, dealers, OEMs and contractors nationwide to recruit white‑collar and leadership talent across operations, engineering, quality, maintenance, sales, commercial, supply chain and general management. Guided by integrity, discretion and deep domain knowledge, Norsource Professional Search connects the right people to the right organizations, helping clients strengthen teams and candidates advance careers in the businesses that literally build America’s infrastructure.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingMiningConstructionIndustrial MachineryEngineeringIndustrial & ManufacturingSenior Executives

HQHilliard, United States

Hank-Kross.

Hank-Kross Ltd. is a boutique legal and compliance search firm founded in 1991 by two seasoned recruiters from New York’s leading search firms, and for more than three decades it has specialized in high-caliber, permanent placements of individual attorneys, small groups, and senior leaders across both law firms and in-house legal departments. The firm’s philosophy is grounded in confidentiality, ethics, and professionalism, with a hands-on, relationship-led approach that prioritizes fit as much as capability; Hank-Kross partners closely with clients to align precise legal skills, growth opportunities, and cultural dynamics, while supporting candidates end-to-end—from clarifying career goals and preparing tailored submissions through interview coaching and offer negotiations. Its law firm client base spans industry-focused boutiques and AmLaw-ranked international, domestic, and regional firms with geographic reach from Boston and New York to the Bay Area and internationally from Frankfurt to Tokyo. Core practice strengths include mergers and acquisitions and capital markets; structured, leveraged, and energy finance; public and private investment management and compliance; bankruptcy and restructuring; litigation; intellectual property; and fintech. On the in-house side, the team has successfully placed Chief Legal Officers, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officers, and Deputy/Associate General Counsel with start-ups; hedge, private equity, and venture capital funds; media, technology, and energy companies; not-for-profit organizations; REITs; and international banks and insurance companies. Led by President Judith Kross and recruiter Dana J. Mesh, Esq., Hank-Kross relies primarily on referrals and targeted, proactive sourcing rather than mass-market tactics, providing references to both clients and candidates and cultivating long-standing relationships that translate into repeat engagements and trusted counsel. Recent mandates reflect the firm’s breadth and depth, including partner and practice group moves, senior corporate securities roles in Boston and New York, creditor-side bankruptcy and restructuring hires, and senior corporate positions in infrastructure and energy at top AmLaw firms. Recognized for impeccable judgment, candor, and efficiency, Hank-Kross remains a first call for employers and candidates seeking discreet, effective, and enduring legal talent solutions.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentContract StaffingLegalInvestment ManagementBankingLegal & ComplianceSenior ExecutivesFinance & Accounting

HQHarrison, United States

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