PRAGMATIC SUCCESS is an experienced, successful Executive Search and Coaching Firm with a proven track record that caters to the Civil Engineering Community.

Executive Search

We use pragmatic means to bring the right individuals to your firm. We have a proven track record helping organizations to obtain talented, experienced and trustworthy personnel to create successfully bonded teams.
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Executive Coaching

Are you where you want to be in your career? Are you seeking a new job or looking to grow in your current role? If you’re contemplating a change, we can help with career alignment, whether it involves new responsibilities within your existing firm, a new role, or navigating uncharted territory. Clarity around your long-term career trajectory is possible to achieve.
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What Clients are Saying

“Sally helped the Civil Infrastructure team to build the Dulles Project in Virginia.  Her diligence and focus helped us to bring the best and brightest from all over the world.  Sally has the ability to fully understand the schedule demands, the Bechtel culture, technical expertise in each department as well as creating the HR Department at the Project site.  She was tasked to move people to our site from all over the country and the world to keep up with the demands in the early stages of project design.  My respect for Sally’s ability to take on this operation while engaging with Bechtel Corporate was key to our success relative to policy and keeping a finely tuned operation.  She is remarkable.”

“Sally has been my Executive Coach for many years and I value her expertise, straight communication and willingness to work on very challenging situations.  There is something unique about her talent.  She doesn’t waste time and I believe her work experience with thousands of people on projects and EPC firms provided me with the certainty that there are few issues within HR that she hasn’t dealt with.  Over time me, I’ve worked with Sally on promotions, team based issues, company changes, salary negotiations as well as learning to keep my mouth shut as needed.   I’ve moved to an EVP level and I’m certain that Sally’s continued guidance and support made a difference.”   

“I’ve worked with Sally for many years for her engagement on large projects throughout the world. She fully understands the demand, the culture on projects as well as locations and the technical requirements. She worked tirelessly on projects all over the world for our infrastructure demands. I’ve never met anyone who engages so quickly to work effectively with the project executives, team and ultimately the client which is our accountability. I believe Sally’s work on project has offered a systemic value.”

“I approached Sally to assist me with my desire to work at North Face. Based on my international mountain climbing trips, I created a fabric that would endure extreme cold. I reached out to Sally for her help to create a vision, strategy and ultimately interviews with the subject matter experts in climbing. I thought North Face may be out of reach, but we continued our perseverance.  Following months of interviews, negotiations and approvals to proceed, North Face hired me in SF and moved me to Colorado. I could never have achieved my dream without Sally’s belief in me. She told me that I must believe in me and the rest will take care of itself.”

“Sally phoned me (recruiting call) to ask if I would be interested in pursuing an opportunity at Bechtel to work the on Dubai International Theme Park.  The position was located in San Francisco and I agreed to go forward with the initial phone interview and face to face with the SF team.  As we continued getting to know one another and gathered information about my expertise in Landscape Architect, we discovered something that was extremely serendipitous which would ultimately heighten the exchange.  Sally and I discovered that we grew up next to one another in Chicago.  All being said, I had to pass the interview and negotiation process, but the family familiarity seemed to create a very good connection.  The interview was great and I love working for the team of brilliant Architects.”

“I have worked with Sally for many years, and she goes to great length and time investment, to understand  and take a personal interest in the person. With this approach she successfully bridges great companies with great candidates and creates a win win all the way around. Her approach drives clarity and in that way maximizes the effort of all.”