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Specialist Executive Search for Residential Development
At Harken Search, we help housebuilders, residential developers and remediation specialists hire exceptional leaders.
From land and planning through to delivery, sales, and executive leadership, we understand the unique challenges of residential development — and we know where to find the people who can solve them.
We believe in leadership that leaves a legacy — and in careers built on purpose. As part of our commitment to better business, we donate 10% of our revenue to charity, supporting causes in grief support, homelessness, and environmental protection.
We also champion inclusive hiring and work with organisations that value diversity, transparency, and long-term thinking.
Why Clients Choose Us
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Residential development is all we do. That means better conversations, faster traction, and candidates who genuinely fit your world.
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We work as an extension of your team. No offloading, no database dumps — just thoughtful, hands-on recruitment by experts who care.
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Our hires stay, succeed, and shape strategy. We follow up post-placement and offer feedback loops to ensure lasting value.
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We donate 10% of our revenue to charities aligned with housing, inequality, and human rights — and we’re committed to values that echo the B Corp movement.
Our Services
Exec Search.
Our premium, fully retained search designed for business-critical leadership hires.
We deliver a deeply consultative process with full competency-based interviews, psychometric testing, and in-depth reporting. You’ll receive a small, highly curated shortlist of fully assessed candidates — ready for final-stage evaluation.
Core Search.
Our most popular service, ideal for strategic hires with moderate complexity.
We run a targeted search across both active and passive talent pools, including structured interviews, behavioural screening, and shortlisting aligned to your brief. This is a retained or part-retained model, offering greater commitment, depth, and candidate insight.
Includes:
Market mapping
Proactive outreach
Shortlist interviews with scorecard feedback
Regular progress updates
Best for:
Confidential searches
Growth hires
Leadership roles below exec level
Contingent.
Our entry-level service is ideal for urgent or lower-complexity roles.
We present qualified, available candidates from our active network — and you only pay when a placement is made. It’s a low-commitment, high-speed option where we move quickly to fill roles without compromising on quality.
Best for:
Replacing a leaver
Backfilling known roles
Time-sensitive hiring
What our clients are saying.
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Regional Managing Director
5* PLC Housebuilder
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Group Health and Safety Manager
SME Developer
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Managing Director
5* PLC Housebuilder
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