Hire energy and utilities staff in 10 days
Permitting, interconnection, project accounting, compliance and customer service roles for utilities, producers and developers. Hire globally or in the US, remote, hybrid or in-office.
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What an open energy desk actually costs
An open energy desk costs more than the salary you are not paying. A permit sits unfiled, an interconnection date slips, a rebate window closes, and a quarter of project revenue moves right. Filling the seat is the cheapest item on that list.
An open desk moves quarters
A permit sits unfiled, an interconnection date slips, a rebate window closes, and a quarter of project revenue moves right.
Cyclical hiring, steady pipeline
Headcount lands with a funded project, then the search competes with every operator working the same basin or the same queue.
Local salary pressure
A coordinator in a producing region prices against operators, not against back office work.
Filings that hold dates
The person who signs a filing is a US hire on your payroll. The person who compiles the packet runs fine as a global desk.
Two models, one honest number
Traditional agencies charge 20-30% of first-year salary, invoiced before anyone has proved anything. Both HireHawk models move that risk onto us instead. Choose on the desk first and the budget line follows, because the cheaper seat is not always the right one.
Permitting, interconnection tracking, rebates, billing and customer service, run as fully managed desks inside your project tracker and portals. From $12/hr all-inclusive, one monthly fee end to end.
Explore global staffing →Regulatory signatories, safety leads and field-adjacent office roles, hired permanent onto your payroll in all 50 states. $995 retainer plus 12.5% of first-year salary, or 15% with no upfront.
Explore US staffing →Have a seat open now?
Tell us the seat you need covered. We will match a recruiter who staffs your industry daily, and share expected cost and timeline.
Energy roles by department
Operations
Permits filed, queues tracked, interconnection dates held.
Sales & Origination
Origination pipeline worked daily, proposals out on time.
Accounting & Finance
Project accounting and rebate windows never missed.
Compliance
Regulatory signatories and safety, onshore on your payroll.
Customer Service
Service and warranty queues answered same day.
Marketing
Local visibility for the territories you serve.
Admin
The office behind the project schedule.
HR
People operations for field and office crews.
Technology
Reporting and spatial data behind the portfolio.
Not seeing the seat you need? We staff 100+ roles across 10+ departments, and yours gets scoped on the discovery call.
Explore all roles we staff →Sub-industry fit
Energy is not one hiring market. A solar developer, a rural utility and a well services firm compete for different people and buy help on different cycles. All seven segments below hire from the same role list, in a different order.
Origination volume first, permitting capacity second.
Asset performance reporting and landowner admin.
Billing analysts, service coordinators, regulatory reporting.
Rebate and incentive paperwork carries the margin.
Scheduling, safety and project accounting.
Site permitting and interconnection queue tracking.
Interconnection studies plus project accounting.
Two adjacent searches sit outside this page. EPC and site build crews are covered on our commercial construction hiring page, and residential solar install crews and licensed trades are covered on our home services and trades hiring page.
From discovery call to onboarding in 21 days
Fewer than 1% of applicants are presented to clients. Every candidate moves through 5-Stage Vetting with AI-assisted screening before you meet them, and you receive vetted candidates in 10 calendar days from the discovery call.
AI-assisted screening
Every application is screened against the role's real requirements before a recruiter reviews it.
Skills assessment
Candidates prove the core skills the role needs through practical, job-specific tasks.
Communication and culture
We assess English fluency, communication, and fit for how your team actually works.
Background verification
Work history, credentials, and identity are verified before any candidate advances.
Reference checks
We speak to past managers to confirm performance before a candidate reaches you.
What our clients say.
"I run an ecomm business and have worked with people remote but needed new hires. HireHawk has been incredible. Great talent, great people, great onboarding, great pricing."
"It was very easy working with HireHawk, from looking for viable candidates, the interview process, all the way to implementation of your hire, they handle it all. We are also very happy with our hire. Very easy and seamless process."
"HireHawk filled two senior roles in under two weeks. The candidates were sharper than anything our in-house recruiter surfaced in months."
Growing US companies use HireHawk for vetted candidates in 10 calendar days, onboarding in 21 days, and a guarantee behind every placement: 100% performance replacement on Global Fully Managed, 60-day replacement on US Direct Hire.
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One partner, wherever your next hire lives.
The right model depends on the seat, not the business. Some roles need someone in the building; back-office, documentation and administrative work does not, and costs far less remotely.
We work with growing US companies backed
by the world's best investors.
An oil and gas staffing agency and energy hiring partner working across all 50 states since 2019. The team at HireHawk places US direct hires and global fully managed seats for utilities, producers and renewables developers.
Questions energy buyers ask
Which model fits regulated energy desks versus project admin?
Decide on the desk, not the org chart. If the role needs a site walk, a regulator meeting or a crew conversation, hire US direct. If the work runs through portals, spreadsheets and phone queues, a global seat does it cheaper with the same vetting.
How fast can you fill an energy desk?
A shortlist lands in 10 calendar days from the intake call, with onboarding in 21 days. Speed comes from sourcing that starts before the job description is final, and from presenting fewer than 1% of applicants instead of forwarding every application.
Can a global team member handle permitting and interconnection paperwork?
Yes, for portal-based work. Permitting Coordinators and Interconnection Specialists on global seats file applications, track queue positions, chase municipal responses and keep the submission log current. What stays onsite is anything needing a physical appearance or a licensed sign-off tied to your entity.
What happens if an energy hire does not work out mid-project?
US direct hires carry a 60-day replacement guarantee. Global fully managed seats carry a 100% performance guarantee and run month to month, so you can change the person or stop the seat without a contract fight. Traditional agencies typically replace inside 30 to 90 days, and charge a fee to do it.
Do you cover utilities and renewables, not just producers?
Yes. The same role list serves utilities, solar and wind developers, energy efficiency firms, EV infrastructure operators, battery storage teams and oil and gas services companies. Billing Analysts and Service Coordinators dominate utility requests. Developers lean on Permitting Coordinators, Proposal & Design Specialists and Project Accountants.
What does energy staffing cost?
Global fully managed seats start from $12/hr all-inclusive, billed monthly, with no long contract. US direct hire is a $995 retainer plus 12.5% of first-year salary, or 15% of salary with no upfront. Traditional agencies charge 20-30% of first-year salary for the same permanent placement.
Staffing across every industry, department, and role we cover
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Tell us the seat you need covered. We will recommend the right model, in office or virtual, share exact pricing for the role, and put vetted candidates in front of you in 10 calendar days.