Example candidateSusan V.
- Owned $1.8B capital program at hyperscale operator
- Oversaw 4 GCs across 3 campus builds, all on schedule
- Board-facing program reporting on capital deployment
Hire true owner-side Reps — not GC PMs in an owner seat. Governance, program discipline, GC oversight, and stakeholder alignment across mission-critical builds. Reference-verified from the owner side of the table.
Example candidateA structured process for hires where the wrong seat — a GC PM re-labeled as an owner rep — turns your governance into rubber-stamping the CM/GC’s schedule.
30-minute call. Align on sector, project or program scope, governance model, delivery model (CM at Risk, IPD, design-build), stakeholder structure, and start date.
Within 2 weeks we introduce 3–5 Owner’s Reps with verified owner-side project history — not GC PMs looking to switch seats. References from prior owners included.
Every placement carries a replacement guarantee. If the hire fails within the warranty window, we run a no-fee replacement search.
Owner-side representation is a fundamentally different discipline from GC-side project management. Governance, GC oversight, and multi-stakeholder alignment are learned on the owner side — not on the GC side, no matter how senior the PM was.
Every candidate has verified owner-side or third-party owner-rep firm experience. A resume of senior GC PM roles doesn’t qualify as owner-rep experience — and we don’t sell it as such. Reference-verified from prior owners.
Board-facing status, capital deployment governance, phase-gate approvals, executive risk reporting, and cross-functional stakeholder alignment. Every candidate has documented governance-level discipline — not just a project delivery log.
Multi-project, multi-year program experience. GC and design-team oversight without micromanaging execution. Reference-verified from prior programs — portfolio delivery, not one-off project management.
Every candidate is credential-verified, owner-side referenced, and matched to your program scale. Anonymized examples below reflect real placement profiles.
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Example candidateOwner-side representation runs from single-project rep through capital program leadership. Below are the specializations we recruit for:
We’ll help you scope the role on the call — program scale, governance model, and reporting relationships.
Owner-side hires live and die on real governance fluency — not on senior GC PM tenure. Below is what every candidate has documented before you meet them:
Reference-verified from prior owners, third-party owner-rep firms, or development sponsors. Not just GC-side PM tenure re-labeled.
Board briefings, capital deployment status, phase-gate approvals, executive risk reporting. Reference-verified board- and executive-facing communication discipline.
Oversight without micromanaging execution. Reference-verified track record of setting scope, holding schedule, and managing scope-creep from the owner seat.
Verified multi-stakeholder alignment across ownership, board, operations, end users, and regulators. Not just internal project team management.
Uptime Tier discipline for data center, Joint Commission and DHS for healthcare, FDA cGMP for life sciences. Matched to your sector regulator interface.
Owner-side comp bands, third-party owner-rep firm rate structures, and program-level long-term incentive plans reviewed and aligned before finalist interviews.
Time to shortlist is typically 2 weeks from scoping call. Total time to placement (shortlist through offer acceptance) is typically 3–4 weeks.
Yes. Both hire paths — direct owner-side program manager hires and third-party owner-rep firm placements (senior consultant, principal, and firm practice lead levels).
Reference-verify prior owner-side reporting relationships. Owner-side representation is a different discipline — governance-facing, GC-oversight, multi-stakeholder. Every candidate has verified owner-side or owner-rep firm work — not just senior GC PM tenure re-cast as “owner-side experience.”
Yes. Single-project owner reps, multi-project senior owner reps, and full program managers are separate hire profiles. We scope which one fits on the call.
Pricing depends on engagement model. Per-role recruiting is a defined fee. Program-scale and Director-of-Capital-Programs hires route through executive search, typically 30–35% of first-year cash comp.
Yes. Every Owner’s Rep placement carries a replacement guarantee. Guarantee terms are confirmed in writing at engagement start.
Yes. Hyperscale operators, colo owners, and enterprise data center owners are core coverage. Owner-side Uptime Tier fluency is verified, not claimed.
Generalist recruiters can’t distinguish an owner-side rep from a senior GC PM. iRecruit.co Owner’s Rep recruiters carry sector-specific and governance-level fluency — every candidate is matched to your program’s scale and stakeholder structure.
30-minute scoping conversation. We’ll review the owner-side role you need, program scale, governance model, and stakeholder structure — then recommend the right hire path and start sourcing.