DATA CENTER CONSTRUCTION
The builders need builders. We find them.
Data center construction is a multibillion-dollar market running head-first into a talent wall. KeyHires combines proprietary data, AI-powered evaluation, and multi-channel outreach to deliver the construction leaders your projects can't wait for.
The KeyHires Platform
KeyHires combines proprietary data, AI-powered evaluation, and multi-channel outreach into a single platform built for modern talent acquisition.
Not reliant on LinkedIn alone, our large and substantial data sets power every campaign — ready to launch in one week. We offer unique technical capabilities including managed texting campaigns, custom scripts for 1st through 3rd degree connection outreach, and embedded generative AI tools for insight-based candidate analysis.
With 20+ API integrations, the platform connects directly to your existing talent management ecosystem.
Core Capabilities
OUTREACH & CAMPAIGNS
Broadcast campaigns, email (personal + work), texting, request-connect with encrypted custom links
AI-POWERED EVALUATION
AI candidate evaluation with custom prompts, ASC generation from recorded interviews, KeyHires Rating™
DATA & INTEGRATION
2M+ companies, 4M+ contacts, 1,350+ segments, 20+ APIs, talent management system integrations
DELIVERY & ADVISORY
White-labeling, style sheets, auto-populated reqs, talent mapping, industry comparisons
WHAT WE ARE SEEING
The hiring landscape has shifted.
Technology companies and data center operators are scaling faster than ever. These are the realities we help our clients navigate.
01
Unprecedented demand for data center infrastructure
AI workloads, cloud migration, and edge computing are driving a construction boom. Every hyperscaler, colocation provider, and enterprise is racing to break ground — and they all need the same talent.
02
Power and permitting bottlenecks create urgency
When a site secures power or entitlements, the build window is compressed. Firms can't afford months-long searches for construction leadership — the project timeline won't wait.
03
Construction expertise is in critically short supply
Mission-critical electrical, mechanical, and commissioning leaders are the scarcest hires in the industry. The talent pool hasn't kept pace with the pipeline of megawatt-scale builds.
04
Every general contractor competes for the same leaders
Whether you're a top-10 builder or a fast-growing mid-tier GC, you're bidding against the same competitors for a finite pool of experienced project executives and superintendents.
05
Hyperscaler compensation is pulling talent away
End clients are increasingly hiring construction talent directly, offering compensation packages that GCs struggle to match. Retaining and recruiting requires a different approach.
06
Traditional recruiting can't solve a supply-side problem
Job postings and staffing agencies recycle the same active candidates. Winning in this market requires activating passive talent through data-driven, multi-channel campaigns.
Data center construction professionals in our network
Project managers. Superintendents. Electrical and mechanical leads. Commissioning engineers. Safety directors. Our proprietary database is continuously enriched with passive candidate intelligence — the talent that never appears on a job board but is exactly who your projects need.
Our Approach
Two ways to solve your hardest roles.
We meet you where you are — whether you need a dedicated talent partner today or a scalable platform to power ongoing hiring.
START HERE
Augmented Staffing
Full-service recruiting support powered by KeyHires technology. A dedicated team embeds with your Talent Acquisition function to manage campaigns, sourcing, and candidate evaluation end-to-end.
- Dedicated recruiter aligned to your open roles and project timelines
- Multi-channel outreach: email, LinkedIn, text, and 1st/2nd/3rd-degree referral networks
- AI-powered candidate scorecards customized to your requirements
- Employer brand strategy to position you as a destination for construction talent
- Full candidate management from first touch through offer acceptance
BETA-EARLY ACCESS
Talent Marketplace Platform
Self-serve access to our full KeyHires platform: 2M+ company records, 4M+ contacts, AI evaluation, and automated multi-channel campaigns — all branded to your firm. We're inviting select data center GCs to shape this product as founding beta customers.
- Broadcast campaigns at scale across email, SMS, and LinkedIn with built-in compliance
- AI-generated scorecards with construction-specific evaluation criteria
- Deep analytics: open rates, reply tracking, pipeline velocity, and conversion metrics
- White-labeled candidate experience aligned to your brand
- 20+ API integrations to plug directly into your existing ATS and talent stack
Platform Capabilities
Tailored Features
Three integrated pillars — outreach, evaluation, and data delivery — built to activate passive construction talent and fill your hardest roles.
01
Outreach Engine
Multi-Channel Sourcing
Coordinated outreach at scale across email, InMail, and SMS with sequenced follow-ups and compliance built in.
KEY FEATURES
- Broadcast campaigns (email + InMail + SMS)
- Email delivery (personal + work)
- Texting campaign management
- Request-connect with encrypted links
- 1st, 2nd, 3rd degree connection scripts
- Personalized outreach sequencing
02
AI Evaluation
Candidate Assessment & Scoring
Custom scorecards per position, auto-filled from recorded and AI-summarized candidate conversations.
KEY FEATURES
- Custom Assessment Scorecard generation
- AI-assisted evaluation w/ custom prompts
- KeyHires Rating™ (proprietary scoring)
- Recorded interview summaries
- Generative AI insight analysis
- Candidate data capture (phone, email, LinkedIn, education, employment)
03
Data & Delivery
Infrastructure & Advisory
Deep data resources and white-label delivery that makes the platform yours.
KEY FEATURES
• 2M+ companies, 4M+ contacts
• 1,350+ company segments
• 20+ API integrations
• White-labeling capability
• Style sheets + auto-populated job reqs
• Talent mapping & industry comparisons
• Marketing support (additional fee)
Activating Passive Talent
Campaigns built for a market where nobody is looking.
In a tight construction talent market, the best candidates aren't applying — they need to be found, engaged, and compelled. Our outreach infrastructure makes that happen at scale.
Broadcast campaigns to both personal and work addresses. Sequenced follow-ups with open and reply tracking across the full candidate funnel.
InMail campaigns, connection requests, and custom scripts that reach into 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree networks for targeted outreach.
Texting
Managed texting campaigns on your behalf. Direct candidate engagement at scale with response tracking and compliance built in.
Employer Branding
Creative campaigns that position your firm as the employer of choice. Go beyond job descriptions — tell the story of your projects and your culture.
AI-Powered Evaluation
Every candidate scored. Every position calibrated.
Our AI evaluation layer processes candidate data against your specific requirements — no generic rankings, just construction-aware insight.
- KeyHires builds a custom scorecard for every position, auto-populated from candidate interviews.
- Embedded generative AI tools with unique prompts enhance insight-based analysis of every candidate against your specific requirements.
- The KeyHires Rating™ is a proprietary scoring algorithm combining multiple data points with AI agents to rate individual candidate fit and quality — a unique adaptation designed for contact-level precision.
- Interview recordings are processed and summarized automatically, generating structured ASC (Assessment Scorecard) documents that eliminate manual note-taking and ensure consistent evaluation.
Implementation
From kickoff to candidates in weeks, not months.
01
Launch & Configuration
WEEK 1
Collaborate during the launch process to configure the platform, build custom scorecards per position, set up white-label branding, and define target profiles and outreach strategy.
02
Data & Campaign Build
WEEK 2
Assemble large data sets from 2M+ companies and 4M+ contacts. Configure outreach campaigns across email, texting, and LinkedIn. Build style sheets and auto-populated job requisitions.
03
Active
Outreach
WEEK 3+
Execute multi-channel campaigns at scale. Manage texting, email, and request-connect outreach. AI tools evaluate incoming candidates and generate scorecards from recorded interviews.
04
Ongoing Optimization
ONGOING
Refine campaigns using analytics and performance data. Ongoing talent advisory including talent mapping and industry comparisons. Marketing support as needed.
Ongoing During Engagement — Client Collaboration:
We work alongside your Talent Acquisition team on all aspects of sourcing, evaluation, and candidate management throughout the engagement.
Proven Across Industry Leaders
Leadership placements in mission-critical environments.
Select engagements that demonstrate our depth in data center, infrastructure, and technology leadership.
A leading provider of hyperscale and wholesale data center solutions, with expertise spanning data center design, construction, critical infrastructure, and operations.
POSITION PLACED:
- Director of Business Development
- Director of Enterprise Services
- Vice President of Sales - Chicago
- Vice President of Sales - Los Angeles
Black and Veatch is a global engineering, procurement, construction and consulting company specializing in infrastructure development in power, oil and gas, water, telecommunications, government, mining, data centers, and more.
POSITIONS PLACED:
- Chief Executive, Environment
- Executive Vice President, Water – North America
- Director of Shared Services
- Director of Oil & Gas
- VP Business Development – Power Group
Jacobs, headquartered in Dallas, Texas, is a global provider of technical professional, and scientific services, including engineering, architecture, construction, operations, and maintenance.
POSITIONS PLACED:
- Vice President Business Leader Midwest Building Group
- Vice President, Energy & Power Solutions
- Vice President, Mission Critical Facilities
- Vice President PMCM Buildings Group
- Oil & Gas Project Manager
- Project Manager, California
- Senior Project Manager, New York
- Project Manager, Denver
Global leader in data center colocation and interconnection, serving 2,300+ firms across North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia. Directly represents the type of end-client Rosendin builds for.
POSITION PLACED:
- Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing
- Senior Vice President, Global Data Center Operations
- Vice President, Sales (multiple)
- Vice President, Security
- Regional Data Center Director(s)
ZoomInfo
Deep contact data sold by seat. No execution layer, no candidate judgment. We compete on running the campaign, not record count.
SeekOut & HireEZ
Well funded and closest on product. They sell software to a team that must still do the work; we sell the work with the software attached.
Gartner TalentNeuron
Labor market intelligence for planning. Analytical rather than operational — it says where talent sits, not who to contact or how.
LinkedIn Recruiter
The default, and a single point of dependence. Our data is multi-source, and our outreach spans channels where InMail saturation has cut response.
SeekOut & HireEZ
Well funded and closest on product. They sell software to a team that must still do the work; we sell the work with the software attached.
ZoomInfo
Deep contact data sold by seat. No execution layer, no candidate judgment. We compete on running the campaign, not record count.
SeekOut & HireEZ
Well funded and closest on product. They sell software to a team that must still do the work; we sell the work with the software attached.
Built for Construction
Your hardest roles. Our deepest reach.
Where KeyHires delivers the highest impact for your company's talent acquisition needs.
30+ Days Unfilled
Roles posted for a month or more with no quality pipeline movement. Our data depth breaks through where job boards stall.
Hard-to-Fill Positions
Specialized, niche, or senior roles where passive sourcing and multi-channel outreach are the only way to build a qualified slate.
Confidential Searches
Sensitive hires that cannot be posted publicly. White-labeled, encrypted outreach keeps every search discreet.
High-Volume Campaigns
Reach hundreds of qualified contacts quickly with personalized, multi-channel outreach managed on your behalf.
- YOUR point of contact
The people who know your industry.
Our leadership brings decades of combined experience in construction, data center, and technology talent markets.
Let KeyHires power your hiring.
With AI-driven candidate evaluation, multi-channel outreach, and proprietary talent intelligence, we deliver faster access to the specialized talent your organization needs through a platform that is white-labeled to your brand and integrated with your existing systems.
