Karan & Co

Karan & Co is a recruitment agency based in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, working in construction, infrastructure, transport, manufacturing and mining. It was founded by Lauren Karan, who also hosts the company's Building Doors podcast.

The agency recruits across five areas: civil construction and engineering, commercial building and construction, infrastructure and transport, STEM and technical leadership, and executive leadership. Roles it has filled include project directors, commercial managers, estimators, site managers, building surveyors, laboratory managers and microbiologists, as well as chief executive and general manager positions. Its building surveying placements have covered Queensland, Melbourne and Sydney.

Its services cover executive search, retained search, project-based recruitment and specialist contract staffing. It says it has supported construction and infrastructure projects for over 15 years and reports a 98% retention rate.