RFT Search Group

05/18/2026

NEW POSITION:

Director of Project Management – Commercial contracting

Our client, an established and growing Industrial and Commercial contracting company in NE Metro Detroit (think Romeo area), is looking to add to their leadership team with this newly created role of Director of Project Management! This is a great opportunity for someone who has strong experience in leading, training and mentoring Project Managers and a strong understanding of self-performing commercial contracting. Our client is a family owned company and you would be part of the leadership team, with a seat at the leadership table. You’d be helping shape culture, growth and processes in this role. Current reporting structure is to owner/CEO with direct reports being the Project Managers.

The right candidate will have:
• Leadership experience in Project Management
• Experience in self performing commercial contracting
• Strong understanding of municipality and other government contracts
• P & L responsibility for division (in communication with CFO)
• Creates processes and procedures to help streamline and accommodate company growth
• Customer relationships, change orders, RFI’s submittals, project documentation and closeouts

This position will have some direct Project Management responsibilities, but primary will be managing the department, the team, and processes. Must understand this is not a huge corporation where you will be lost on the org chart. This is a true leadership position where you’re helping shape the future. You’re bringing the experience and want to lead, and our client will be compensating you well for it! Must have strong computer and communication skills.

Salary range for this role is $150 - $175+k, plus incentives. Awesome benefit package including 401k plus matching, BCBS family insurance coverage (80% employer paid), PTO, company vehicle, paid holidays and more. This will be an in office role with maybe 10% travel to project locations. This is probably more than a 40 hour work week. Since projects run longer than the 9 to 5, you may need to be available for phone calls in the off hours (weekends, after 5, etc). Not much need to go on site, but phone calls may happen.

Please forward resumes to careers at rftsearchgroup dot com.

05/05/2026

Recruiting Coordinator/Sourcer – DIRECT HIRE – Troy, MI

Our client, an executive search firm, is looking to add to their team with a Recruiting Coordinator/Sourcer. This role will be instrumental in identifying qualified candidates for searches performed by the firm. Great opportunity for someone who likes research, analytics, digging in, finding solutions and coordinating with team members to move projects along. This is a data/desk job to start, but with a career path that can lead to candidate development.

The right candidate will have:
• Strong experience in research, candidate sourcing, database usage or market research
• Ability to attend meetings, ask questions, provide input, and then pivot as needed to a new direction
• Ability to self-manage and prioritize, but also understand the cycle of searches and the urgency to get rolling
• Project Management of some kind would be incredibly helpful in this role!

This position requires someone with a high level of ethics and integrity, strong attention to detail, ability to communicate and receive feedback without getting frustrated, ability to pivot as search demands change and be accountable for your work. Must be able to self-manage and not be too rigid in daily schedules. This may sound like a tall order, but it comes with upsides as well! Great environment, highly supportive, open feedback and communication, family owned company with strong values and morals, internal mentorship and an understanding of team work.

This position has a base of $40 - $50k plus incentives based on the searches. In office, M – F, 8 to 4. No overtime, no staying late, etc. Also, great PTO policy, flexibility in scheduling, 401k and holiday schedules!

Please forward resume to careers at rftsearchgroup dot com if interested!

** This is NOT an internal position for RFT Search Group.

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03/09/2026

NEW POSITION: Account Manager/Outside Sales – DIRECT HIRE – Clinton Township, MI

Great opportunity for a mid-level Account Manager/Outside Sales in a growing company! This position is geared toward building a career with our client. You are bringing the energy, accountability and problem solving and they are providing product training, clear and established territory definition, and uncapped commission structure! Our client is a distributor of temperature control systems, located here in Metro Detroit. If you have at least three years in Account Management/Outside Sales and a drive to grow both personally and professionally, this could be a good fit for you!

The right candidate for this Account Manager position MUST HAVE:
· Experience working a territory. Servicing existing customers as well as prospecting for new business.
· Create and manage a sales plan, identify targets, problem solve to attract new business and maintain relationships with current customers
· Technical experience with manufacturing process, parts or systems
· Be highly accountable and generally curious in nature. You can’t help solve a problem if you can’t help define it!
· Create quotes, visit customers, help with resupply, make phone calls, plan your week, etc
· Understand and appreciate the importance of the Inside Sales team in supporting your role and your knowledge base
· Be willing and excited to train with all the departments as you learn the company methodology, product line and way of doing business
· Territory is Macomb to the thumb, work will be in office and on the road

Sandler Sales Training will be required!

Our client offers a full benefit package (PTO, 401k, medical, etc), base of $70 - $80k plus unlimited commission structure for this Account Manager role. The more you sell, the more you earn. This is a very hands on position where you will be a unique combination of hunting and farming to grow your territory. Our client will help you plan your week and the reporting, and you’ll tweak as you grow and develop your territory.

If this sounds like a good fit for you, please send your resume to Careers at rftsearchgroup dot com.

02/20/2026

NEW POSITION:

Trial Paralegal – DIRECT HIRE – Troy, MI

Our client, a boutique litigation law firm in Troy, MI is looking to add to their team with a Trial Paralegal! Our client’s focus is complex business litigation, product liability litigation, class actions and appeals, and trial experience is a MUST!

This is a great opportunity for a highly organized, self motivated, dedicated individual who has a strong sense of purpose in the legal world. Must be able to put the work in, and the rewards will follow. You’ll be a part of a team of paralegals and will be working closely with the attorney’s attached to the cases.

The right candidates must have:
• 2 – 4 years’ experience in the legal field, and experience in trials. Actually going to the trial, not just the prep is important!
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to manage your time, deadlines and scheduling
• Strong MS Office skills, including PowerPoint, Outlook, Word and Excel
• For Trial: Conduct thorough independent document review and analysis and provide recommendations to resolve specific issues, schedule depositions and prepare subpoenas, draft discovery, prepare, organize and manage exhibits for the cases, attend evidentiary hearings, mock trials, attending trials and more.

Great opportunity for someone who is ready for that next step in their career! If you have a solid foundation in paralegal work and want to amp up your career, this could be a great fit! High energy, high accountability, high reward. Familiarity with EOS a plus!

Salary range is $75 - $95k with paid OT. Our client offers a benefit package including fantastic insurance, 401k, paid leave, in office gym and more. Hours will vary depending on caseload, but OT will be required as needed. Core office hours are 8:30 – 5:00, and this is an in office position. Travel may be required as well.

02/19/2026

NEW POSITION:

Recruiting and Employee Experience Specialist – DIRECT HIRE – Troy, MI

Our client, a boutique trial and litigation law firm HQ’d here in Metro Detroit, is looking to add to their team with a Recruiting and Employee Experience Specialist. This new position is designed to be the main point of contact in and out of the firm for all new hires, recruiting efforts and employee engagement and satisfaction. This is a career move into a leadership role within a company that values a proactive attitude and a high level of accountability. There is a lot of autonomy in this role, but you will have the resources of the managing partners and internal marketing team.

This position is a great fit for someone with:
• Recruiting experience in a law firm or possibly a CPA firm. Candidates outside of those disciplines won’t be considered.
• Sole person responsible for recruiting efforts for attorneys, law students, interns, law clerks, paralegals and support staff.
• High personal level of accountability and ownership in their work.
• Experience with developing candidate pipelines with law schools and others related to the industry.
• Interest in understanding and bettering the candidate and new hire experience.
• Improving on existing processes and creating new ones when necessary.
• Interest in overall success of new hires including but not limited to contributing to: benefit package alignment, employee reviews, recruiting software platforms, culture initiatives, employee recognition programs and more.
• High level of accountability, integrity and having conversations with everyone from partners to support staff.

This is a salary position that may require some travel (campus recruiting events, etc). Bachelors degree required, 5+ years in recruiting in the legal industry. Management level work experience, reporting directly to the managing partners. Salary of $80 – 110k plus an awesome benefit package including insurance, opportunity for bonus, PTO, etc.

Please forward resume to careers at rftsearchgroup dot com if interested.

02/19/2026

NEW POSITION:

Carpentry Project Manager – DIRECT HIRE – Chesterfield, MI
Our client, an established commercial construction company, is looking to add to their team with a Carpentry Project Manager. This position will be instrumental in managing the project once the bid has been awarded. This is a salary position, mostly in office. It is NOT a superintendent position out in the field.

The right candidate will have:
• Experience in metal stud carpentry AND project management. This is a MUST.
• Worked with reviewing and finalizing contracts, set and stick to the budgets.
• Worked with subcontractors, including vising the job site when needed
• Worked with vendors, invoicing, resolving job site problems and communicating with customers
• Experience in material takeoffs, job cost budgets and approval of billings to customers

This position will require a lot of autonomy, but also the ability to learn our client’s language, process and their customers. Previous experience is important but so is learning a new way of doing things. This is a full time, salary position. Hours are usually starting at 7:00 am and going to 5:00 or so, depending on the project. Salary range for this position is $90 - $130k depending on experience and a solid benefit package. Travel will be mostly in the metro Detroit area.

Please forward resume to careers at rftsearchgroup dot com.

01/27/2026

NEW POSITION:

Accounting Specialist – DIRECT HIRE – Troy, MI

Our client, an established boutique law firm is adding to their team with this Accounting Specialist role. This is a great opportunity for someone who really loves to dig into the numbers, research and problem solve to correct issues around billing and can learn new systems as you go. This position will primarily focus on billing, followed by AP, AR and credit card reconciliations. Strong attention to detail and I cannot stress that enough.

The right candidate will have:
· Experience in a professional services environment (law firm, CPA office, etc) dealing with client billing
· Experience in AP, AR and credit card reconciliations
· Ability to work independently, understand the impact of accuracy in billing and continually learn their clients’ billing systems
· High volume of information, but it’s accuracy not speed
· High level of integrity, communication and commitment to getting it done right.

This is a growth oriented position. Once you learn these basics you can then grow to learn more in this small accounting department. You’ll report directly to the Accounting Director. The environment is business casual, friendly and semi-quiet in the office. This position will start out in the office for the initial 90 days (located in Troy), then go to hybrid (schedule pre-determined). $60 - $70k salary for 40 hour work week (8:30 – 5:00pm), awesome benefit package.

Please forward resume to careers at rftsearchgroup dot com if interested!

01/20/2026

NEW POSITION: Industrial Safety Equipment Surveyor – DIRECT HIRE – Farmington Hills (50% travel)

Our client, a leader in Industrial Safety Compliance is looking to add an Industrial Safety Equipment Surveyor to their team! This position will start out being trained here locally and after a period of time, will be travelling about two weeks out of the month. Travel will be M – F, across the entire US. You will essentially be surveying industrial equipment and documenting energy sources.

The right candidate will have:
· Experience in industrial and manufacturing equipment including electrical, fluid and mechanical systems, machine tool, automation systems and more.
· Ability to work independently, strong problem solving, talk with various levels in the shop environment, and overall coordination of travel and work assignments based on need (non-emergency situation related)
· Strong communication skills regarding project status, concerns and other issues
· Strong understanding of OHSA and other safety requirements in an industrial environment
· Must be able to travel about 50% of the time. Domestic mostly, flying out Monday, returning Friday. Some projects may take weeks to complete, but you’ll be home on the weekends!
· Ability to work unlimited OT while traveling.

This is a great opportunity for someone who doesn’t mind travel but likes to roll up your sleeves and dig into a project. High level of integrity, ethics and self motivation required for this role. Our client is established and a leading name in their industry. Awesome benefit package including health insurance, profit sharing, paid OT, 401K and PTO. Hourly rate $22 - $30/hr, with unlimited paid OT when traveling.

Please forward resumes to careers at rftsearchgroup dot com

01/12/2026

NEW POSITION: Sales/Business Development - Packaging Products - DIRECT HIRE - Taylor, MI (hybrid)

Our client is expanding his team with this new Sales position! They are an established company who have a strong foothold in their market. This is a newly created position to capitalize on a market segment they haven’t fully explored (non-automotive, food, beverage, specialty industries). Because of that, this is truly a prospecting, sales, business development role where you are cultivating a prospect list through contacts, introductions and outreach. This is a great opportunity for someone who has experience in packaging, packaging related products and sales.

The right candidate will have:

B2B sales experience in a short sales cycle
Understand the need for creativity and collaboration in working with prospects to solve their problem (not selling out of a catalog)
Strong communication and follow up skills. Our client is top tier in service with their customers and it starts with good communication.
Ability to work independently, plan their territory and go at it. Our client does not micromanage. He’s involved throughout the process, but he won’t micromanage you. He’s hiring you for your experience.

Great opportunity for someone who wants freedom and growth opportunity from a sales role. The product is specialty boxes. Sounds boring, but there is definitely a creative side to the industry!

Salary of $50 - $70k base plus strong commission structure. Commission is recurring. Awesome benefit package, including 401k plus matching, BCBS health coverage and PTO. This position will be remote/hybrid, but you’ll be coming into the office for training, meetings with team members, meetings with prospects, and more.

Office is located in Taylor, MI.

Please forward resumes to careers at rftsearchgroup dot com