Specialist in Construction
From contractors and project organizations to suppliers and family businesses, construction companies are built on project delivery, craftsmanship and the ability to deliver under pressure.
We help SME entrepreneurs in this sector find the right executive, management, sales, marketing and finance professionals. People who look beyond the project and structurally strengthen the organization.
Our track record
Construction companies are project-driven by nature. The focus is on delivery, on time and on budget. This requires a specific type of leadership and a culture that is practical and results-oriented. At the same time, we see that this very focus makes it difficult to develop the organization itself.
Because who steers the commercial line when everyone is busy with the next project? Who professionalizes financial steering as the organization grows? And who ensures that strategic choices are actually made, rather than postponed until after completion? These are the issues where we help construction companies.
At our clients, 82% of placed colleagues successfully complete the first year.
Customers in Construction
Candidates placed in Construction
Candidates in our database active in Construction
Wienerberger’s ROI story
In recent years, several MT members have been hired at Wienerberger via Velde.
ROI is very important to our service… Read more
The ROI story of Alprokon
The Deputy Director found by Velde contributes to their corporate ambition with the assignment: Transform Alprokon… Read more
In practice
The project manager has been promoted to director, but the transition is bigger than expected.
In construction, strong project managers often grow into managerial roles. But managing a project is substantially different from managing an organization. That sometimes requires reinforcement alongside or below the management. Someone who masters the organization-wide side.
Assignments come in, but an active commercial line is missing.
The network and reputation do their job, but structural commercial steering is missing. As the market moves, this dependence becomes a risk. A sales manager or account manager who professionalizes the commercial process without losing the personal approach. That is the quest.
The organization is hierarchical, but the next phase requires different leadership.
The directive culture that works in projects does not work as well when the organization becomes more complex. That requires leaders who develop employees, encourage ownership and look beyond their own departments.
Governance and shareholder issues call for a stronger finance function.
With growth, business transfer or external financing comes financial issues that an entrepreneur cannot bear alone. A CFO or Finance Director who is at home in the construction industry brings the structure and insight that comes with it.
Marketing is a blind spot, while positioning is becoming increasingly important.
In construction, marketing is often seen as an afterthought. But as competition increases and customers become more discerning, sharp positioning makes all the difference. A marketer who understands the construction industry helps the organization become more visible and distinctive.
Our services
Each key position in Construction requires an approach that fits your stage, your issue and the impact you want to realize.
Tell us about your industry and business ambition
Every key position in your organization requires an understanding of context, dynamics and growth phase.
In an initial conversation, together we bring into focus what contribution this role actually has to make.
