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Areas of expertise

Five markets, each covered by micro-specialist consultants who work them every day.

A consultant who works one market every day already knows the projects, the licensing requirements and the handful of firms worth approaching for a given brief.

That is why every consultant at Lester Hamilton is a micro-specialist. It shortens the search considerably, and it is why hiring managers come back to the same people.

Project types
Data centersCommercial & mixed-useHealthcare & life sciencesAviationEducationIndustrial & specialized facilitiesResidential & hospitalityWater treatmentBattery storageSubstationsT&DManufacturing
Mission critical

Data center development

The United States is the world’s largest data center market, and power, land and skilled labor are the constraints on every build. We recruit the teams who design and deliver those projects.

Data center development
MEP and technology design

MEPT

Mechanical, electrical, plumbing and technology design consulting. Clients increasingly need building services and building technology designed side by side, and the people who can do both are the hardest to find.

MEPT
Water, land and ground

Civil engineering

Water, land development and geotechnical. Federal and state funding has pushed demand well beyond supply, particularly for licensed engineers with public sector experience.

Civil engineering
Project delivery

Construction

MEP construction, general contracting and heavy civil. We recruit the people who run projects on site and manage delivery from preconstruction through to handover.

Construction
Generation and grid

Power engineering

Conventional power, substations, transmission and distribution and battery storage. The engineering behind the power that infrastructure runs on.

Power engineering

How we work

Every search follows the same four stages, led by a consultant who specializes in your market.

01

Define

Partner closely with clients to understand their objectives, role requirements, and what success looks like.

02

Map

Leverage our micro-specialist expertise and deep networks within our niche to identify and target the best talent across the market.

03

Assess

Discreetly engage, interview, and rigorously evaluate candidates against the client’s specific requirements.

04

Deliver

Present a carefully curated shortlist, manage the interview process, and secure the right hire for long term success.

Speak to a consultant

Tell us about the role and a consultant who specializes in your market will come back to you.