We support construction, industrial, and skilled-trades employers by deploying qualified talent, assuming workforce risk, and enabling project execution across the United States. Backed by 25+ years of experience, our staffing, payroll, and EOR solutions are designed for compliance-driven environments at scale.
Wide Effect delivers the skilled workforce that keeps construction, maritime, power generation, and manufacturing projects moving. For more than 25 years, we have served clients across the U.S. and abroad as both a best-in-class staffing provider and employer of record, absorbing the talent sourcing, employment compliance, and risk management that slow execution. Our depth in skilled trades, safety-sensitive environments, and workforce accountability, paired with a robust talent network, allows us to place professionals who bring the right skills, work ethic, and values to every project, at scale.
We own the search. Specialists who understand jobsite realities build the pipeline before you need it, not after the schedule slips.
Multi-state employment, classification, documentation, and payroll administration handled inside our infrastructure.
Safety-sensitive placement, insurance, and workforce accountability structured for environments where failure is not an option.
One tradesperson or a full crew, in any of the 50 states, without adding permanent headcount to your organization.
Active workforce coverage: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming, and the District of Columbia. Regional offices in Des Moines IA, Boston MA, Portland OR, Hobe Sound FL, Fort Lauderdale FL, Appleton WI, and Milwaukee WI.
Wide Effect provides workforce infrastructure for organizations operating in regulated, labor-intensive industries where schedule integrity, compliance alignment, and cost control are critical to performance.
Our end-to-end solutions include direct-hire and temp-to-hire recruiting, contingent workforce management, Employer of Record services, payroll processing and funding, managed workforce programs, and strategic labor optimization. We structure workforce deployment to reduce risk exposure, centralize administrative control, and maintain predictable labor performance across projects and regions.
Built for construction, maritime, energy, manufacturing, and other safety-driven sectors, Wide Effect enables disciplined, scalable workforce execution across the United States.
Managing payroll, compliance, and employment risk can quickly constrain growth in regulated and labor-intensive environments. Wide Effect's Employer of Record solution assumes legal employer responsibility, managing payroll, taxes, benefits, and compliance while your organization retains full operational control. Integrated payroll funding ensures employees are paid accurately and on time, regardless of client payment cycles or project-based billing. The result is a stable, compliant workforce structure that protects cash flow and enables confident, scalable execution.
Legal employer responsibility, payroll, taxes, benefits, and multi-state compliance handled inside our infrastructure so you can deploy workers anywhere without standing up an entity.
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Crews get paid accurately and on time regardless of client payment cycles or project billing, protecting cash flow while you scale into new contracts.
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Wide Effect is purpose-built for organizations that rely on skilled trades and operate in high-accountability, regulated, and labor-intensive environments, where workforce execution directly impacts safety, risk, cost, and outcomes. With more than 25 years of industry experience, we deliver workforce solutions that extend well beyond staffing by providing operational stability, compliance assurance, and scalable support across the United States.
Our team brings deep expertise across construction, maritime, energy, manufacturing, defense, and other safety-driven industries, supported by proven recruiting frameworks, Employer of Record infrastructure, and integrated payroll funding capabilities. As both a best-in-class provider and employer, we work with dedicated specialists who understand jobsite realities, regulatory obligations, and the performance standards required in skilled-trades environments.
Wide Effect is trusted by organizations that demand reliability, responsiveness, and execution at scale. From complex multi-state construction and industrial projects to long-term skilled trades workforce strategies, we provide the structure, talent, and accountability needed to reduce risk, protect workers, and support growth with confidence.
Proven workforce execution across highly regulated and safety critical industries.
Full employment compliance, payroll administration, and funding support that reduces risk and stabilizes cash flow.
Clients work with recruiters and account teams who understand operational demands, not generalists.
Multi-state compliance coverage and scalable deployment across the United States.
Designed to support organizations where workforce failure is not an option.
We place skilled tradespeople with contractors and industrial employers who pay competitively, run safe jobsites, and keep crews working. Because we act as the employer of record, payroll, compliance, and benefits are handled properly, and the work does not stop when one project wraps.
Dedicated industry specialists, not generalists. Every client works directly with people who understand jobsite realities and carry the outcome.
Amanda ChristiansenOwner
Greg RoltgenPresident
Lance AdrianChief Operating Officer
Paul NelsonVice President of Sales
Mark SzymaszekNational Sales Manager
Tim GriffinTalent Acquisition Manager
Morgan BrummerHuman Resources Manager
Gavin ChristiansenSenior Business Development Manager
Tim SaaleBusiness Development Manager
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We are the nation's leading recruiting force for Construction, Maritime, Renewable Energy, Oil & Gas, and Safety Personnel. Whether you need labor or leadership, we deliver the talent solutions that keep your projects moving.
We are the nation’s leading recruiting force for Construction,
Maritime, Renewable Energy, Oil & Gas, and Safety Personnel.
Whether you need labor or leadership, we deliver the talent
solutions that keep your projects moving.
Connect with our recruiters in all 50 states to access our proven staffing blueprint for success.