01 · The seat opens
Someone who held the system together leaves.
A protection engineer retires. A CIS program goes live and the team that built it rolls off. The work keeps running, but the person who knew why it runs that way is gone.
Permanent recruiting · Utilities, energy, public agencies
The grid runs on people. We find the ones you can't.
Permanent hires for the seats that keep utilities running: the people who own your systems after go-live, the licensed engineers who run your assets, and the applicants your civil service exams keep missing.
Talk to a utility recruiting specialist. You don't need a finished job description.
The hardest seats to fill are the ones that keep the lights on.
66%
of state and local HR managers struggled to fill engineering roles last year, more than any other position.
21%
of water utility employees are eligible to retire in the next five years.
60%+
of state and local HR managers see fewer qualified engineering applicants than open positions.
How a seat gets filled
02 · The posting goes quiet
The people who can do the job aren't looking.
They're employed, licensed and busy. They don't read job boards, and a posting that sits for weeks tells you only that they never saw it.
03 · We go to them
A Talent Partner maps the market and calls each person.
We find who holds the license, the platform experience or the discipline you need, talk to each one, and screen them against your role before you see a single name.
04 · They stay
You hire someone who owns it for the long run.
Every MakoHire placement joins your payroll. No contractors, no hand-offs: a permanent owner for the system, the asset or the exam class.
Three kinds of seat. One way of filling them.
Pick the seat that's open. Each path has its own specialists, questions and market maps.
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By systemUtility ERP and CISOracle Utilities, SAP IS-U, billing, metering, and work and asset teams.See system roles → -
By disciplineUtility engineeringProtection and controls, substation, T&D, SCADA, water, gas and civil.See engineering roles → -
By employerPublic agenciesCivil service agencies that can't get licensed people to sit the exam.See the Talent Pipeline →
How a search runs
Four steps. People on the phone at every one.
- 01
Confirm the seat
Systems in scope, licenses, the environment, and what the hire owns in year one.
- 02
Map the market
Who can do the work, where they sit today, and what it takes to move them.
- 03
Reach and screen
Direct outreach, then a phone screen against your requirements, interest and pay.
- 04
Report everything
Where the search stands, what the market is saying, and what we recommend next.
One search, or a steady pipeline.
Compare engagement models →Retained Search
Leadership and business-critical roles. A committed search, a full market map and a qualified shortlist.
Engaged Search
Specialist roles that have been open too long. Focused sourcing against a defined target list.
Talent Pipeline
Steady hiring, a fixed set of roles, or civil service exams. Full market coverage, a monthly report on everyone reached, fixed monthly fee, no placement fee.
A specialist recruiting team for utilities, energy and public agencies. MakoHire is part of Mako Professionals, recruiting enterprise technology talent since 2018, with Talent Partners, researchers and outreach specialists behind every search.
- Permanent, direct-hire only.
- Utilities, energy and public agencies, nationwide.
- Contract consultants come from Mako Professionals.
Questions hiring leaders ask
What does MakoHire recruit for?
Permanent IT and engineering hires for utilities, energy companies and public agencies. That covers enterprise systems such as Oracle Utilities, SAP IS-U and Microsoft, utility CIS and ERP teams, and utility engineering, including protection and controls, substation, transmission and distribution, SCADA, water, gas and civil.
Does MakoHire place contractors?
No. Every MakoHire hire is permanent and joins your payroll. Contract and contract-to-hire consultants come from our parent company, Mako Professionals.
How does the Talent Pipeline work for civil service agencies?
We find the licensed people who fit your class specification, screen each one by phone, and direct the qualified ones to apply and sit your exam. You keep the exam, the eligible list and the appointment. It's a fixed monthly fee with no placement fee. See civil service recruiting.
How does a search start?
With a 30-minute hiring call with our team. Bring the role, the requirements and the timing. You don't need a finished job description.
Where does MakoHire recruit?
Nationwide. MakoHire is based in Jupiter, Florida, and recruits for utilities, energy companies and public agencies across the country.
Which seat can't you fill?
Thirty minutes with our utility recruiting team. Bring the role, the requirements and the timing. Leave with a view of the market for it.
Book a 30-minute hiring callOr call (561) 567-8381 · hiring@makohire.ai