Strategic Search for Builders, Developers & Infrastructure Leaders
Partnering with builders, developers, and infrastructure firms to secure leadership talent for complex projects.
Partnering with builders, developers, and infrastructure firms to secure leadership talent for complex projects.

Every engagement is personally led by Alicia Dow-McDonald, Founder & Principal, bringing 20 years of experience recruiting leadership talent across Canada’s construction and infrastructure sectors. Blackridge partners with a select number of organizations, ensuring searches are executed with precision and discretion.
Blackridge Search Group is a boutique executive and leadership search firm dedicated to Canada’s construction, infrastructure, and development sectors.
We partner with builders, developers, and engineering organizations to identify and secure the project leaders, technical specialists, and executives who drive complex projects forward.
Our approach is selective, relationship-driven, and grounded in deep industry insight - ensuring every search is executed with discretion, precision, and long-term partnership in mind.

Every engagement is personally led by senior search leadership, ensuring direct accountability and precision throughout the process.

We partner with a limited number of organizations each year, allowing focused, confidential execution for every search.

Extensive experience across construction, infrastructure, and development markets enables informed, targeted search strategies.

Established relationships with leadership talent across Canada provide access to high-impact executives and project leaders.
Executive and project leadership search across major construction environments, including ICI, residential and infrastructure environments.
Search mandates spanning civil, mechanical, electrical, and multidisciplinary engineering leadership supporting complex infrastructure programs.
Strategic hiring across operations, finance, commercial, and executive support functions critical to construction and infrastructure organizations.
Strategic guidance for experienced construction and infrastructure professionals preparing for their next leadership step. Conversations focus on market positioning, resume alignment, and thoughtful career planning - grounded in real hiring insight.
Confidential, founder-led advisory for senior construction and infrastructure leaders navigating complex transitions, executive positioning, and long-term strategic moves. Designed for leaders operating at the highest levels who value discretion and informed perspective.
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