At Forge Construction Recruiting, we believe the traditional recruiting model is broken. Too often, contingent recruiters chase high commissions, prioritizing quick placements over finding the right long-term fit. This leaves construction companies frustrated—paying high fees, struggling with unfilled roles, and wasting valuable time on unqualified candidates.
We created Forge as a smarter, more efficient alternative. Our subscription-based model provides a cost-effective, predictable hiring solution that eliminates the financial burden of per-placement fees while delivering faster, higher-quality hires. We focus not just on technical qualifications but on cultural alignment and long-term success, ensuring that every candidate we place is a true asset to your team.
Forge offers flexible, scalable recruiting solutions tailored for general and specialty contractors across the country. Whether you need to fill key positions in project management, estimating, field supervision, or accounting and office support, we provide the expertise, targeted outreach, and ongoing hiring support to make recruiting a seamless, strategic advantage for your business.
With Forge, you don’t just get candidates—you get a trusted hiring partner dedicated to helping you build a workforce that drives long-term growth and success. Let’s fix construction hiring together—and get you the right people, faster, and at a fraction of the cost of traditional recruiting.
About Forge Construction Recruiting
Zach Rose
Over ten years ago, Zach Rose started his construction career; he partnered with the best general contractors, architects, and engineers to help them build hospitals, offices, multifamily projects, and schools.
When he joined a construction recruiting agency, he came to a new appreciation that the best contractors hired the best people to support their growth and made it his mission to bring the best candidates to his clients.
But even with access to the best candidates, most contractors still struggled to hire, and hiring mistakes were common. He was frustrated that his recruiting efforts often failed to help contractors reach their goals and wanted to find a better way forward and founded Forge Construction Recruiting in 2022.
In studying how businesses and great companies were built, he realized that the best companies followed the same process to attract and hire the best candidates.
Developing the skills, tools, and techniques to build hiring systems, he leaned on his construction experience to deliver a process that contractors can implement to hire candidates consistently and avoid misfires without paying large fees.
Since then, Zach has committed to bring the best hiring processes to contractors who want to grow. He is currently living in Charleston and working across the southeast to increase the quality of candidates and reduce time spent interviewing and hiring engaged employees committed to the mission and vision of his partners.
Benji is a professional recruiter and marketing specialist with a desire to be innovative to meet the needs of any clients or candidates. He earned a B.S. in Marketing from Clemson University.
Benji enjoys assisting in the marketing and business development at Forge, as well as sourcing, screening, and placing candidates. He loves working with people, and recruiting gives him the ability to help individuals in a stressful and difficult time.
He lives in Charleston, SC, where he loves being near the ocean, while also close to a city full of friends. Benji considers himself an “adventure enthusiast” while he plays music, surfs, skates, and enjoys just about any outdoor activity.