Executive and professional search for the energy sector.

Hawthorne Recruitment runs retained executive and professional searches for organizations in the energy sector across Atlantic Canada and nationally. Based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, the firm finds senior leaders and technical professionals for companies in renewables, utilities, traditional energy and related infrastructure, roles where technical credibility and leadership capacity both matter.

The energy sector in Atlantic Canada

Atlantic Canada has a significant and changing energy sector, spanning offshore oil and gas, onshore wind and solar, tidal power development, regulated utilities, transmission and distribution, and energy-adjacent professional services. The energy transition is reshaping hiring across the sector, bringing new disciplines, new roles and new demands on leadership.

The talent market is specialized. Senior energy professionals in operations, engineering, regulatory affairs, project development and executive leadership are a finite group who know each other well. Reaching them takes relationships, not job boards.

Roles in scope

• Chief Executive Officer and C-suite leadership
• Vice-President and Director of Operations
• Vice-President of Development and project leadership
• Regulatory and government relations leadership
• Engineering, technical and environmental leadership
• Finance and commercial leadership

National reach when needed

Some energy mandates need a broader search than Atlantic Canada alone, particularly for specialized technical leadership. Hawthorne supports clients nationally when the market demands it.

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