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Top 25 Construction executive search firms based in South Africa

Name: Construction executive search firms based in South Africa
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026 1,047 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 1,047 construction executive search firms headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026 and tracks 8,783 professional contacts across them, including 1,060 with verified work emails and 455 with mobile numbers. Johannesburg is the largest hub.

This list covers construction executive search firms headquartered in South Africa, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 28, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 28, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

1,047Companies

8,783Contacts tracked

1,060Verified emails

455Mobile numbers

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The 25 largest construction executive search firms based in South Africa

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 1,047 construction executive search firms based in South Africa, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 28, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to construction executive search firms: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	KELLY	Indirect evidence	Gallo Manor, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	522 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We focus on the permanent and temporary recruitment of general administrative and office support personnel together with sales and service professionals for leading African firms…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
2	Quest Staffing Solutions	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	10001+	382 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Quest Staffing Solutions is the leading white-collar recruitment company in South Africa and Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
3	DAV Professional Placement Group	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	274 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As one of Africa’s leading recruitment firms, our place in this world is to help others find theirs.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
4	Dante Personnel Recruitment PTY LTD	Indirect evidence	Pretoria, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	n/a	217 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Danté Personnel Recruitment (Pty) Ltd, established in 1996, is a national leading recruitment-consulting firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
5	Hire Resolve	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	170 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Hire Resolve is a Top Recruitment Agency recruiting Talent in SA, EMEA, UK & USA.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
6	Hi-Tech Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	n/a	125 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Hi-Tech Recruitment partners with organisations that rely on specialist capability across IT, Engineering and Finance.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
7	Peoplesolved	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	115 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “With 8 offices worldwide, a research team of 100+ and over candidates placed, it might be hard to believe that PeopleSolved started as a two-man team in an office the size of a…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
8	MSP Staffing PTY LTD	Partial evidence	Sandton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	108 contacts →
	Partial evidence “MSP Staffing is a Specialist Recruitment Agency that focuses on the Engineering & Construction, Mining, Finance, Trade & Technical, Supply Chain, Information Technology and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
9	Headhunters Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Port Elizabeth, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	100 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “For three decades, our headhunting team has been dedicated to delivering top-tier Professional People Solutions across Southern Africa and beyond.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
10	Tumaini Consulting	Indirect evidence	Milnerton, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	n/a	93 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Tumaini Consulting is a Recruitment and Staffing agency that focuses on the placement of people on a permanent or contract basis, in both the public and private sectors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
11	Unique Personnel	Indirect evidence	Bedfordview, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	89 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Job Seekers - Please got here to our Web to apply directly for any of our JOBS: Established in 1970, Unique Personnel Employment Agency has consistently delivered a friendly and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
12	SD Recruitment SA PTY LTD	Strong evidence	Bellville, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	79 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We offer a full suite of recruitment services including; Executive Search, Temporary Hire, Permanent Placements and Outsourced Staffing Solutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
13	CA Global Africa Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	75 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “CA Global Headhunters is an international recruitment and staffing company focusing on recruitment in Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
14	Professional Career Services	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	72 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Professional Career Services is a specialized Recruitment Consultancy with its Head Office in Ferndale, Johannesburg.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
15	O'brien Recruitment	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	69 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “O'Brien Recruitment, an independent recruitment consultancy, specialises in temporary, contract and permanent positions within the Finance, IT, Sales & Marketing, Call Centre…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
16	Advtech Resourcing	Indirect evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	68 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “ADvTECH Resourcing (Pty ) Ltd is a division of the ADvTECH Group Limited, a JSE Limited listed company leading the private sector in the fields of education and resourcing…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
17	Geotech	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	66 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We are an exceptional talent acquisition team.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
18	Kontinental Engineering	Partial evidence	Centurion, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	201-500	51 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Kontinental Engineering is a professional and highly experienced construction engineering company working on high-quality projects throughout South Africa.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
19	Goldmantech Stand-Out Staffing	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	n/a	49 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Goldman Tech Resourcing, TA Stand-Out Staffing, is one of South Africa’s most agile recruitment companies that focus on placing professionals and skilled people in contract and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
20	CBRC	Indirect evidence	Cape Town, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	51-200	48 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
21	Status Staffing	Indirect evidence	Bellville, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	47 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “COMPANY PROFILE Status Staffing Solutions (Pty) Ltd, with historical representation globally in the UK, Australia and the USA, has its roots in the South African recruitment…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
22	Mindcor-Intersearch	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	41 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in South Africa in 1998, Mindcor-InterSearch is a leading Executive Search, Premium Recruitment and Talent Advisory firm and the exclusive Southern African partner of…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
23	Altgen South Africa	Indirect evidence	Stellenbosch, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	40 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “AltGen Recruitment is Africa’s leading renewable energy and sustainability recruitment specialist, connecting the organisations driving the energy transition with the talent…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
24	Warrior Talent Holdings PTY LTD	Strong evidence	Rivonia, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	39 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Warrior Talent is a well-established dynamic and innovative human resource consulting organization with over 50 years combined executive search and recruitment knowledge.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026
25	SET Consulting SA	Strong evidence	Johannesburg, South AfricaHQ checked Sep 28, 2026	11-50	39 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Founded in 2003, SET Consulting is a specialist Executive Search and Contingency Recruitment firm with over two decades of proven delivery across South Africa, Africa, and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 28, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: construction executive search firms. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names construction executive search firms.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of construction executive search firms, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name construction executive search firms. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Construction executive search firms based in South Africa at a glance

As of Sep 28, 2026

12.1%Verified-email coverage

5.2%Mobile-number coverage

8.4Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

26.5%Largest-city concentration · Johannesburg

Sep 28, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

779

11-50

204

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Freshness & accuracy

How recently the business emails were verified and the company information checked

Email last verified

Median 31.0d

5010–30

52631–60

2861–90

190–180

4180+

Company record updated

Median 95.0d

00–30

32631–60

2,85561–90

5,18590–180

417180+

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among construction executive search firms, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in South Africa whose own description of what they do matches “construction executive search firms”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names construction executive search firms), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among construction executive search firms, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside South Africa are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 1,060 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 28, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

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Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names construction executive search firms, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many construction executive search firms are there based in South Africa?

RevenueBase identified 1,047 construction executive search firms headquartered in South Africa as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

KELLY, headquartered in Gauteng, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most construction executive search firms?

Johannesburg leads with 277 headquartered companies, followed by Cape Town (166) and Pretoria (70).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 28, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.