Recruiting Reimagined

AEC Talent Management

For growing AEC firms, we go beyond filling roles. We build a stronger hiring function with the strategy and systems you need to find the right people, faster.

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About Us

We're your strategic talent partner

We started with a simple belief: that hiring for the architecture and engineering industries deserved a smarter, more personal approach. Over a decade, we evolved from recruiters into strategic partners, empowering firms like yours with the systems and insights needed to build a successful hiring process and retain your top talent.

Why Us?

Focused in one area: Talent Management for the AEC industry

Our expertise isn't in just finding candidates—it's in building the robust pipelines that feed your team. We help AEC firms create repeatable, strategic systems to find and retain top talent.

100+
Companies helped
300k
Candidates Engaged
Ready to Get Started?

Stop searching, start growing with Emissary.

Schedule a call with us to discuss how to build a scalable, data-backed hiring process that finds the right talent, faster.

Our process

A simple yet powerful and efficient process.

We turn your hiring into a repeatable system, providing the strategy and structure to build a high-performing team.

01

Strategize

We get aligned on what success looks like through a focused kickoff to define the role and set priorities.

02

Build

We find the right people fast, handling all sourcing, screening, and delivery tailored to your needs.

03

Optimize

We turn your search into a transparent, data-backed process with metrics and insights you can act on.

Testimonials

Results that speaks for themselves.

Hear directly from industry leaders who have transformed their hiring pipelines and built stronger teams with Emissary.

Great candidates

This partnership has been just fantastic, we’ve seen a lot of really great candidates come through. Keep up the great work.

Amanda Mason
Heapy

Focused and quick

The Team at Emissary was focused and quickly understood our goals and objectives for our hiring needs.  They provided prompt, detailed options to consider, and had consistent follow-thru.

Roger Worm
OPN Architects

Overall exemplary

Every candidate submitted to us was exemplary.... and Emissary's overall management of the selection process was meticulously professional. A+!

Amy Hoxsey
T. Y. Lin International

I'll be calling again!

I think so highly of your team, I’ve learned a lot and enjoyed all of our meetings. Rest assured, I will be calling if the opportunity presents itself.

Jeanne Karpel
HED

Great candidates

This partnership has been just fantastic, we’ve seen a lot of really great candidates come through. Keep up the great work.

Amanda Mason
Heapy

Focused and quick

The Team at Emissary was focused and quickly understood our goals and objectives for our hiring needs.  They provided prompt, detailed options to consider, and had consistent follow-thru.

Roger Worm
OPN Architects

Overall exemplary

Every candidate submitted to us was exemplary.... and Emissary's overall management of the selection process was meticulously professional. A+!

Amy Hoxsey
T. Y. Lin International

I'll be calling again!

I think so highly of your team, I’ve learned a lot and enjoyed all of our meetings. Rest assured, I will be calling if the opportunity presents itself.

Jeanne Karpel
HED

Great candidates

This partnership has been just fantastic, we’ve seen a lot of really great candidates come through. Keep up the great work.

Amanda Mason
Heapy

Focused and quick

The Team at Emissary was focused and quickly understood our goals and objectives for our hiring needs.  They provided prompt, detailed options to consider, and had consistent follow-thru.

Roger Worm
OPN Architects

Overall exemplary

Every candidate submitted to us was exemplary.... and Emissary's overall management of the selection process was meticulously professional. A+!

Amy Hoxsey
T. Y. Lin International

I'll be calling again!

I think so highly of your team, I’ve learned a lot and enjoyed all of our meetings. Rest assured, I will be calling if the opportunity presents itself.

Jeanne Karpel
HED

Great candidates

This partnership has been just fantastic, we’ve seen a lot of really great candidates come through. Keep up the great work.

Amanda Mason
Heapy

Focused and quick

The Team at Emissary was focused and quickly understood our goals and objectives for our hiring needs.  They provided prompt, detailed options to consider, and had consistent follow-thru.

Roger Worm
OPN Architects

Overall exemplary

Every candidate submitted to us was exemplary.... and Emissary's overall management of the selection process was meticulously professional. A+!

Amy Hoxsey
T. Y. Lin International

I'll be calling again!

I think so highly of your team, I’ve learned a lot and enjoyed all of our meetings. Rest assured, I will be calling if the opportunity presents itself.

Jeanne Karpel
HED

Great candidates

This partnership has been just fantastic, we’ve seen a lot of really great candidates come through. Keep up the great work.

Amanda Mason
Heapy

Focused and quick

The Team at Emissary was focused and quickly understood our goals and objectives for our hiring needs.  They provided prompt, detailed options to consider, and had consistent follow-thru.

Roger Worm
OPN Architects

Overall exemplary

Every candidate submitted to us was exemplary.... and Emissary's overall management of the selection process was meticulously professional. A+!

Amy Hoxsey
T. Y. Lin International

I'll be calling again!

I think so highly of your team, I’ve learned a lot and enjoyed all of our meetings. Rest assured, I will be calling if the opportunity presents itself.

Jeanne Karpel
HED

Great candidates

This partnership has been just fantastic, we’ve seen a lot of really great candidates come through. Keep up the great work.

Amanda Mason
Heapy

Focused and quick

The Team at Emissary was focused and quickly understood our goals and objectives for our hiring needs.  They provided prompt, detailed options to consider, and had consistent follow-thru.

Roger Worm
OPN Architects

Overall exemplary

Every candidate submitted to us was exemplary.... and Emissary's overall management of the selection process was meticulously professional. A+!

Amy Hoxsey
T. Y. Lin International

I'll be calling again!

I think so highly of your team, I’ve learned a lot and enjoyed all of our meetings. Rest assured, I will be calling if the opportunity presents itself.

Jeanne Karpel
HED

Great candidates

This partnership has been just fantastic, we’ve seen a lot of really great candidates come through. Keep up the great work.

Amanda Mason
Heapy

Focused and quick

The Team at Emissary was focused and quickly understood our goals and objectives for our hiring needs.  They provided prompt, detailed options to consider, and had consistent follow-thru.

Roger Worm
OPN Architects

Overall exemplary

Every candidate submitted to us was exemplary.... and Emissary's overall management of the selection process was meticulously professional. A+!

Amy Hoxsey
T. Y. Lin International

I'll be calling again!

I think so highly of your team, I’ve learned a lot and enjoyed all of our meetings. Rest assured, I will be calling if the opportunity presents itself.

Jeanne Karpel
HED