Construction Staffing Agency
KORE1 is a construction staffing agency that puts skilled trades, field supervisors, and construction professionals on job sites nationwide. Contract crews, direct hires, payrolled workers. Two decades in the trenches of industrial and engineering recruiting.
The construction labor shortage is real. Everyone knows it.
What fewer people want to admit is that most of the candidates showing up through job boards are the same ones every other contractor in the region has already screened, turned down, or sent home on day two. A construction staffing agency that actually knows the trades pulls from a very different bench and sources a different tier of worker entirely.
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Two decades in engineering and IT recruiting, with a trades bench built the same way: referrals, long relationships, and real technical screening.
KORE1 has been staffing skilled labor since 2002. We started in engineering and IT, and the construction side grew out of clients who needed both the design engineer and the field crew on the same project. So we built out trades recruiting to match the professional side.
Ironworkers, pipefitters, welders. Electricians, carpenters, operators. Plus the supervisors who keep crews moving and the project managers who keep the schedule from slipping.
We are a spoke off our broader engineering staffing agency practice. If your project needs a civil engineer and a concrete crew and a project manager who can coordinate both, you are talking to one recruiter instead of chasing down three different agencies who do not talk to each other. For anything involving employer-of-record work on a signed crew, our construction payroll services team runs the back office.
Skilled Trades and Field Roles We Place
We cover the full stack of construction labor. Not just the easy fills.
- Ironworkersstructural, reinforcing, ornamental
- Pipefitters and weldersTIG, MIG, stick, with cert verification
- Electriciansjourneyman and master, commercial and industrial
- Carpentersrough, finish, formwork
- Concrete finishers and cement masons
- Equipment operatorscrane, excavator, dozer, loader
- HVAC installers and sheet metal workers
- Millwrights and industrial maintenance
- Laborers and general helpers
Need a crew of 20 for a six-week push? Done it. Need a single master electrician who can read single-line diagrams, run a team of apprentices, and keep the inspector happy on a commercial tenant improvement? That is a real search, but it is the kind of search we handle on a weekly basis.
Many crew roles route through contract staffing so the bill rate covers comp and burden. For long-term leads, direct hire is the cleaner path. If you want to try before you commit, contract-to-hire works the same way it does on our engineering side.
Professional Construction and Engineering Roles
Beyond the field, most job sites need a layer of oversight, engineering, and office support. Those are the roles where a bad hire quietly burns six figures before anyone admits the problem.
- Project managers and superintendents
- Construction foremen and field supervisors
- Estimators and pre-construction engineers
- Civil, structural, and mechanical engineers
- Safety managers and OSHA compliance leads
- Schedulers and project controls
- QA and QC inspectors
- BIM and CAD technicians
Our technical recruiters come from construction and engineering backgrounds. When a candidate claims they ran a forty-million-dollar industrial build, the recruiter on the call knows which follow-up questions to ask. We figure out whether the claim is real or whether the person was a project coordinator who sat two desks down from the actual PM.
On the engineering side we coordinate with the broader engineering staffing bench, including adjacent disciplines like mechanical, electrical, aerospace, and biomedical engineering staffing.
20+
Years placing skilled labor
Engineering, IT, and the trades. Same recruiter bench model.
5,000+
Construction placements
Trades, supervisors, engineers, and project managers across 23 states.
48hr
Average crew mobilization
From request to vetted worker on site, for standard trades.
100%
OSHA cert on day one
Every contract worker carries current OSHA 10 or 30 before shift one.
What Sets Our Construction Staffing Apart
We are not the cheapest option. That is by design. Here is what working with us looks like on an active project when the clock is running.
Trades recruiters who speak the language
Our team knows the difference between a journeyman and a helper, knows why weld cert currency matters, and knows what a 40-hour OSHA card actually covers in the field. No keyword-matching resumes from someone who has never set foot on a job site.
Fast crew mobilization
Most crew requests fill within 48 to 72 hours. We keep a vetted bench in every major metro, so when the call comes in we are confirming availability and cert currency, not starting a search from scratch.
Full payroll and compliance burden
We carry workers’ comp, handle I-9 and E-Verify, run pre-employment drug screens, and track cert expirations. Our construction payroll services team handles the employer-of-record burden end to end.
OSHA and site safety built in
Every worker we place carries current OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 depending on role. Safety managers on your side can verify credentials through our portal before the first shift.
Project Types We Staff
Our model works best for general contractors, specialty subcontractors, and project owners running builds with real schedules and real budgets.
- CommercialOffice, retail, institutional, tenant improvement
- Civil & infrastructureHighway, bridge, utility, municipal
- Industrial & energyPlants, refineries, solar, wind
- Data centersMission-critical hyperscale and enterprise
- ManufacturingNew builds, retrofits, automation installs
- HealthcareHospitals, clinics, med-device facilities
- Multifamily at scaleMid-rise, high-rise, podium construction
- Semiconductor & cleanroomFab, clean utilities, tool install
For mission-critical and tech-adjacent builds, we coordinate with our data center staffing and semiconductor staffing benches so the skilled trades, MEP supervisors, and commissioning engineers all move through one point of contact.
For warehousing and move-in support around commissioning, our light industrial and warehouse staffing bench runs parallel and can mobilize the same week. For short-term builds we route through project staffing.
Common Questions About Construction Staffing
What does a construction staffing agency actually do?
A good agency sources, screens, verifies, and places skilled trades and construction professionals on your projects. The real value is not pulling resumes. It is filtering.
We handle recruiting from our existing network, run certification and background checks, carry the employment burden for contract workers, and coordinate onboarding with your site safety and HR teams. Fees depend on whether you are using contract staffing, contract-to-hire, or direct hire.
How fast can you mobilize a construction crew?
Standard trades fill inside 48 to 72 hours. Specialized roles run 5 to 10 business days.
Typical mobilization times by role type:
- General labor, helpers, standard operators — 24 to 48 hours
- Journeyman trades (electrical, carpentry, HVAC) — 48 to 72 hours
- Certified welders with specific process/material combos — 3 to 7 business days
- Superintendents and project managers — 5 to 10 business days
We give you a realistic timeline at kickoff instead of overpromising and quietly missing the date a week later.
Do you handle workers’ comp, payroll, and OSHA compliance for contract workers?
Yes. Every KORE1 contract worker is on our payroll and fully covered before shift one.
What that covers:
- Workers’ comp policy, employer of record, unemployment
- I-9 and E-Verify, with document retention on our side
- Pre-employment drug screens per your jobsite requirements
- Current OSHA 10 or OSHA 30 certification appropriate for the role
- Cert expiration tracking so nothing lapses mid-project
Our construction payroll services team handles the employer-of-record burden end to end. You do not carry any of that paperwork or liability.
Can you staff both union and non-union construction projects?
We can do both. Tell us at kickoff which one applies.
Union placements route through our signatory partners in the relevant trade so we stay compliant with local collective bargaining agreements throughout the engagement. Non-union placements are direct, handled through our standard contract bench. We do not blur the line between the two, and we do not mix crews on the same jobsite.
What industries and project types do you staff?
Commercial, civil infrastructure, industrial and energy, data centers, manufacturing, healthcare, and multifamily at scale.
We do not typically staff single-family residential or owner-builder projects. Our model works best for general contractors, specialty subcontractors, and project owners running builds with real schedules and real schedule-risk exposure if a position sits open for a week. For adjacent builds we coordinate with the data center staffing and semiconductor staffing teams.
Do you place skilled trades nationally or only in specific regions?
National reach. Strongest benches in California, Texas, the Southeast, and the Midwest industrial corridor.
We place trades in every major U.S. metro and most secondary markets. If you are working in a tertiary market we will be straight with you about how deep the bench is there and what realistic fill time looks like before you commit to a start date you cannot actually hit. Related: our broader engineering staffing agency practice handles design-side roles on the same projects.
Ready to Get Your Project Staffed?
Start with a 20-minute intake call. Tell us the scope, the trades, the schedule, and what is already going sideways on the job. We will be honest about whether we can fill it and how fast. No pitch deck, no ten-step sales process. Just a conversation.