Construction recruiting in Manitoba, by someone who has run a crew.
We find the next person for your crew, with respect for what you have already built.
From $500 a month, plus $1,000 a role: posting, screening and DISC assessments.
- General contracting
- Roofing
- Siding
- EIFS & stucco
- Plumbing
- HVAC
- Electrical
- Excavation
Everything we build with you is for one end: a business that can give.
Why we do this work →Field, shop and office, we hire for the whole crew.
Winnipeg or rural, one crew or several.
- Site supervisor
- Estimator
- Project coordinator
- Journeyperson trades
- Apprentices
- Installers
- Equipment operators
- Office & dispatch
We have run searches for installers and a division manager at IN-EX Plastering & Stucco, a Manitoba EIFS and stucco contractor.
In the second quarter of 2026, Manitoba construction employers had about 2,045 job vacancies, a vacancy rate of 5.0%, at an average offered hourly wage of $27.80.
Statistics Canada, Job Vacancy and Wage Survey, table 14-10-0442-01, Q2 2026 (released September 15, 2026).
Three ways to hire with us.
Always Hiring
From $500 a month, plus $1,000 a role- Job posting written and placed
- Every application read and screened
- Phone screens with the real people
- Candidates graded against the role's scorecard
- DISC assessments for the top candidates
- A list of candidates every two weeks while the role is posted
- $500 a month for 12 months, plus $1,000 when each role goes live
- Each posting runs up to 60 days, post as many roles as you like
The Hire
From $5,000 a role- Job posting written and placed
- Every application read and screened
- Phone screens with the real people
- Candidates graded against the role's scorecard
- Character and DISC assessment
- Written shortlist report
- Deep interviews, recorded and written up
- Three reference calls per finalist
- We sit the final interview with you
- About 2 hours of your time in total
- Promise window: 60 days
- No replacement guarantee on this option. It comes with Full Service.
Full Service
15% of first-year pay, from $9,000- Everything in The Hire
- Outreach to people who are not looking
- Calls through our network
- Referral program
- Advertising included, up to $3,000
- About 2 hours of your time in total
- Promise window: 60 days
- Replacement guarantee: 90 days, once
Starting prices, plus tax. The Hire's starting price is for roles paying under $75,000. Your proposal after the discovery call gives the exact number.
Here's what to expect
The same search we would run to fill a seat on our own crew.
Discovery callTwenty minutes, free, and you hang up knowing where you stand.
- What you'll experience: A free twenty-minute call about your seat.
- What you'll receive: A straight answer, on the call, about whether we are the right fit for the role.
ProposalKnow exactly what you are agreeing to before you say yes.
- What you'll experience: After the call, we write up what we heard about the seat as a proposal.
- What you'll receive: A written proposal that sets out how we would run the search and what it costs.
Draw the seatEveryone sees the same job before the search starts.
- What you'll experience: We sit down with you and draw the seat: who it reports to, which tickets or licence it needs, and whether it is a season, a project or permanent.
- What you'll receive: The seat written down before the search starts, so you and the person who fills it see the same job.
Write the job descriptionThe people who apply know what they are signing up for.
- What you'll experience: We draft the job description with you, naming the ticket, the licence class and the physical demands the role actually has.
- What you'll receive: A job description that tells candidates exactly what the role asks of them.
Source and screenYour hours go to people who could actually fill the seat.
- What you'll experience: You are not reading resumes: we source and screen the candidates for you.
- What you'll receive: A shortlist of people who have already taken a DISC assessment and answered knockout questions on tickets and licence.
Prove the fitMake the offer feeling sure of the person, not hoping.
- What you'll experience: You meet the finalists with everything already in your hands.
- What you'll receive: For each finalist, the DISC profile, our screening notes and our recommendation.
Questions construction owners ask first.
Do you find Red Seal journeypersons and apprentices?
Yes. For a journeyperson, we confirm the ticket. For an apprentice, we confirm where they sit in their hours and technical training.
Can you hire for a season?
Yes. Tell us it is seasonal and we source for it, including people who want a defined start and end date.
Do you screen for safety tickets and licence?
Yes. Knockout questions on the tickets, licence class and abstract you require run before anyone reaches the shortlist.
How fast is this?
There is no fixed number of days, because it depends on the ticket and the season. Tell us your start date early and we will tell you straight whether it is realistic.
What if the person leaves?
On Full Service, if the person you hire resigns through no fault of yours, or is dismissed for cause, inside 90 days, we run the search again once, at no additional fee. The Hire does not include a replacement guarantee. Your terms are settled before you sign and written into the contract, not a handshake.
Hiring an electrician, plumber, welder or another skilled trade outside construction? See trades recruiting.
Tell us the seat. We will take it from here.
A free twenty-minute call. We will ask what the role has to own, what tickets or licence it needs, and who it reports to. If we are not the right fit for it, we will say so on the call.
We answer every enquiry within 24 hours.
Prefer to talk? 204-921-1000 or rod@people-purpose.com.