Bridge talent gaps · Scale your people function · Thrive as a business
Fees paid. Searches that stalled. Hires that didn't stick. Back to zero.
I find what's actually slowing your hiring down, build the process around it, and recruit with you so you end up with people who stay, a hiring function you keep, and engineers who can get back to engineering.
AEC expertise. Combined internal and agency experience. Integrated partnership. Process that outlasts the search.
Mid-market AEC firms, typically 50 to 2,000 people, with open roles that directly impact business delivery and outcomes, with little to no dedicated recruiting function to fill them fast enough.
I've been inside firms like yours. I know what reactive hiring costs. And I know what it takes to flip it into a proactive growth strategy.
Let's partner.
Your pipeline is growing faster than your team.
Your principals are recruiting instead of billing.
Your best candidates are going to faster firms.
You're paying agency fees and starting over every time.
Move the sliders to see what agency fees would run you over the next year.
A fractional partnership costs a fraction of that, and you walk away with the candidate, the pipeline, and the infrastructure. Your exact number depends on scope, roles, timeline, volume, which is what a conversation is for. Talk to Britney about your number →
Your people are your most expensive line item and your biggest competitive advantage. Getting hiring right isn't a luxury, it's a growth strategy. It's how AEC firms win work, deliver projects, and grow without burning out the principals holding it all together. The difference is in the process. I bring AEC expertise, agency-trained speed, and in-house infrastructure thinking, integrated directly inside your firm, without the cost of a full-time hire.
The right hire isn't getting someone in the seat today, it's about fit for your firm's culture, workload, and growth trajectory. I assess your current recruitment capabilities against your growth goals and map out what's missing, running active searches in tandem, so you're not waiting on a strategy before you start hiring.
Filling a role is the easy part. Building a repeatable process so you can do it again, faster, smarter, and without starting from scratch, that's the work. I help AEC firms move from reactive hiring to a proactive talent strategy that scales with the firm, pipelines and process so you're not starting from zero each search.
Growth doesn't stop at the hire. You get more than a filled role, recruiting systems, talent pipelines that stay warm, and a growth process built around how your firm actually hires. It's not one search and done, it's hiring capability that keeps working for your firm.
Your integrated recruiting partner, built into your hiring process on a monthly partnership. I bring the process, build the pipelines, and create the infrastructure to flip reactive hiring into a proactive growth strategy. From sourcing and process design to employer branding, ATS setup, and hiring manager enablement, I build the infrastructure your firm needs.
Need to fill a critical role now and not ready for a full partnership? I run the search start to finish so you can see what a different recruiting experience feels like.
I'm Britney Lorbek, a Talent Acquisition strategist with 7+ years integrated in AEC. I've been inside high-growth engineering firms and built recruiting markets at top agencies. That dual perspective is what led me to found Bridge Scale Thrive.
Most AEC firms have three options when they need to hire, and none of them are quite right. I built BST to be the fourth: an integrated fractional TA partner who handles day-to-day recruiting execution while building the structure, process, and infrastructure that outlasts my engagement.
This isn't a placement service. It's not a staffing agency. It's the recruiting function your firm needs, when you need it, without the overhead.
I'm based in Denver, Colorado (with deep roots in Texas, where I'm from), and I've spent the better part of a decade recruiting engineers, architects, and professionals across the country. When I'm not sourcing candidates or building out hiring processes, you'll find me exploring great restaurants, planning the next weekend mountain getaway, or tracking down a good cappuccino.
I work with AEC firms across the country, which means I have visibility into roles and teams you won't find on a job board. If you're a technical professional quietly exploring your options, I'd love to know about you.
Connecting with us is free, confidential, and puts you on my radar for the right opportunities when they arise.
All inquiries are strictly confidential. I never share your information without your explicit permission.
Tell us a bit about yourself and what you're looking for. I'll be in touch.
Or email directly: britney@bridge-scale-thrive.com
Whether you're facing a hiring crunch, preparing for your next growth stage, or rethinking your talent function from the ground up, I'd welcome the conversation.
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