Executive Search · Technical Recruiting
The right hire
for roles that
cannot miss.
Fjorn Consulting places technical and operational leaders across energy, renewables, EPC, and data center power infrastructure. Founder-led. Sector-specific. Precise.
per engagement
to delivery
Services
Search built for
technical precision.
We place technical and operational leaders where the wrong hire carries real consequences. Four to five vetted candidates. Five to seven business days. Every time.
Retained and engaged searches for director-level and above. We identify leaders who have owned accountability in your sector, vet them against your compensation structure, and deliver a focused slate in 5-7 business days.
Engineers, project managers, estimators, and operations professionals. We specialize in hard-to-fill technical roles where generic recruiters waste your time with unqualified profiles.
Full-cycle placement on a contingency basis. You pay only on a successful hire. We take on a limited number of contingency searches to ensure each one receives the same attention as a retained engagement.
Senior professionals seeking their next move work with Fjorn to access opportunities that are not posted. We represent candidates selectively and only where there is genuine alignment with our client relationships.
Four to five vetted candidates.
Five to seven business days.
Every single time.
Sectors
Where we
actually specialize.
Fjorn does not recruit across every industry. We go deep in three sectors where technical fluency is non-negotiable. Our clients get a partner who has placed roles like theirs before and understands what good looks like.
We limit active searches to ensure
every client receives founder-level attention.
Process
How a
search works.
Five steps. No hand-offs. No surprises. You work directly with the founder from kickoff through placement.
We spend time understanding the role, the team, and what failure looks like. Compensation expectations, reporting structure, and must-haves are locked before a single outreach is made.
We go direct. No job board blasting. Candidates are identified through sector-specific networks, referrals, and targeted outreach. We approach passive candidates who are not looking.
Every candidate on the slate has been screened against your technical requirements and compensation range. You do not receive profiles you have to filter. You receive people worth interviewing.
4-5 vetted candidates delivered in 5-7 business days. Each profile includes a brief on fit, compensation alignment, and any relevant flags surfaced during screening.
We stay engaged through offer negotiation and first-day start. Counter-offer coaching, relocation logistics, and transition support are part of the engagement, not an add-on.
What you get on
every engagement.
- Direct founder access throughout the search
- 4-5 fully vetted, pay-aligned candidate profiles
- Delivery in 5-7 business days from kickoff
- Compensation benchmarking before outreach begins
- Candidate briefing documents with each submission
- Offer management and counter-offer support
- 180-day replacement guarantee on retained engagements
Why Fjorn
Built for
precision hiring.
You work directly with Richard Sundboe from kickoff through placement. No hand-offs. No junior sourcer calling your candidates on behalf of someone who has never read their resume.
Our candidate relationships are built inside energy, renewables, EPC, and data center power. We reach people who are not on job boards and would not respond to a cold LinkedIn message from a generalist.
We do not send 20 profiles and let you sort them. You receive 4-5 people who meet your technical requirements, are aligned on compensation, and have been spoken to about your role specifically.
Data center power is the fastest-growing sector we serve.
The talent gap is real and it is urgent.
Fjorn Consulting Corp · Houston, TX
About
Norwegian roots.
Houston built.
Fjorn Consulting was founded on a conviction that the recruiting industry in technical sectors needed something it mostly did not have: a partner who understood the work at a level deep enough to actually evaluate the people doing it.
Richard Sundboe brings a background in energy and technical operations to every search. The firm's Norwegian-American identity is not a marketing angle. It reflects a genuine set of values: directness, craftsmanship, and a preference for doing fewer things at a high standard over doing many things at an average one.
Fjorn operates as a boutique by design. We limit the number of active searches we carry to ensure that every client receives founder-level attention. That constraint is intentional. It is also why the clients who work with us come back.
Engagement Models
How we
structure the work.
Full-cycle executive search with dedicated capacity. Best for senior, complex, or confidential roles where quality and discretion are the priority.
- Dedicated engagement, limited active load
- Founder-led sourcing and assessment
- Structured candidate briefing documents
- Post-placement guarantee included
- Compensation benchmarking at intake
A hybrid model with a partial upfront fee. Provides prioritized attention without the full retained commitment. Suited to mid-level technical and operational roles.
- Upfront engagement secures priority placement
- Slate delivery in 5-7 business days
- Same vetting standard as retained
- Flexible for multiple concurrent roles
- Ideal for EPC, energy, and operations hiring
No fee unless a placement is made. Fjorn accepts a limited number of contingency searches for qualified clients where there is a defined role and genuine hiring intent.
- No upfront cost
- Available for select clients and roles
- Same vetting process, limited capacity
- Requires defined role and comp range
- Fee due at accepted offer
Contact
Start a search
or start a conversation.
Houston, TX 77002
All inquiries are handled directly by Richard Sundboe. If you have an active role, a candidate question, or just want to understand whether Fjorn is the right fit, reach out. We will respond within one business day.