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Specialized Talent.
Built for Critical Industries.

Specialized recruiting for construction and critical infrastructure.

Rune 13 connects construction and critical infrastructure companies with proven professionals for hard-to-fill roles.

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What We Do

Rune 13 provides targeted direct-hire recruiting support for employers that need additional reach, specialization, speed, or access to passive candidates. We work alongside internal teams to identify, qualify, and present professionals aligned with the role, project environment, location, and business need.

Contingent direct-hire, built around one search at a time.

Industries

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Commercial Construction

Recruiting for the field and project leaders who keep complex construction moving — from Superintendents and Project Managers to Estimators, Preconstruction, Project Executives, and specialized leadership.

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Data Centers & Critical Infrastructure

Specialized recruiting across mission-critical project delivery, with an emphasis on project, field, MEP, commissioning, quality, safety, and technical leadership.

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Core Roles

Need help with another hard-to-fill construction or critical infrastructure role?

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Why Rune 13

  • Focused search

    Recruiting built around the exact role, market, project background, and hiring need.

  • Passive talent access

    Direct outreach to professionals who may never apply to a job posting.

  • Qualified introductions

    Candidates are evaluated for experience, compensation, geography, motivation, availability, and relevant project background.

  • Flexible partnership

    Rune 13 can complement an internal recruiting team rather than replace it.

Simple Process

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    01

    Understand the Need

    Understand the opening, urgency, compensation, project environment, interview process, and non-negotiables.

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    02

    Search the Market

    Map relevant companies, networks, databases, referrals, and passive candidates.

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    03

    Qualify & Present

    Speak with candidates and evaluate fit beyond the resume. Provide a concise candidate package with relevant experience, compensation expectations, location, availability, and key fit points.

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    04

    Interview & Hire

    Coordinate feedback, interviews, expectations, offer alignment, and the start-date process.

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Open to the right opportunity?

Whether you are actively searching or simply open to the right opportunity, we want to understand what you do well, what you want next, and what would make a move worthwhile. Confidential, direct conversations.

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Recruiting nationwide.

Every search is built around the project, its location, and the people who can deliver it. Rune 13 recruits across the United States.

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