recruitment agency and headhunters for locksmithing and metalwork project managers
your next metalwork project manager, in good hands.
We combine our data, our sector experts and our AI algorithms to identify the headhunter most relevant to your role, from workshop take-off to installing a metal structure.
- no setup fees, pay on hire
- guaranteed replacement
they hire their metalwork project managers with muzzo
how do you hire a locksmithing and metalwork project manager through a recruitment agency?
A metalwork project manager quotes a handrail, a staircase, a gate or a metal facade, then tracks the workshop build and installation. Muzzo gives your role to the headhunters who hire the most for this job: they check the structures actually quoted and delivered. Fee of 5 to 30%, paid on hire. 3-month guarantee.
how it works
you only pay if you hire
01
you describe the role
Using the form above: the role, your company, your technical sector. The rest is scoped in your first conversation with the Muzzo team.
02
our data chooses the headhunters
Our AI picks those who have hired the most locksmithing and metalwork project managers, from more than 2,500 selected headhunters.
03
you meet the best profiles
Approached and qualified by headhunters who are construction experts. You choose who you meet.
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you hire, then you pay
Not before. If your new hire leaves within 3 months, we restart the search at no cost.
they hired with muzzo
Muzzo's strength is the diversity of its recruiters: there is always someone listening to our needs.
With Muzzo, I get the reactivity of a marketplace and the quality of a search firm.
let's talk about your role
Antoine and the Muzzo team help you scope your role and choose the right headhunters. Describe your role in the form: we'll call you back to discuss it.
Antoine GigomasCEO and co-founder of Muzzo
one last question?
With Muzzo, you set the fee, between 5 and 30%, and you only pay it on hire: no deposit, no fixed fees. A junior project manager quoting under supervision and a head of projects running several sites don't take the same search. The fee follows that difficulty.
You have a double guarantee. If your new hire leaves within 3 months, for example because the real scope of the structures doesn't match the brief, we restart the search at no cost. If we find no replacement within 4 months, we refund 50% of the fees. On average, 94% of Muzzo hires are still in post after 3 months.
metalwork headhunters are ready to start
A hire signed in under 26 days. You only pay when you hire.
the reality
a metalwork project manager is judged on whether a handrail holds, not on the quote
a good project manager is already quoting the next structure
They track the workshop build and the installation sites for handrails, staircases or gates in progress. They aren't looking for a job. A metalwork headhunter knows when and how to approach them.
staircase, handrail, metal framing: structures that don't forgive sloppiness
A badly quoted structure shows at installation: a wrong measurement, a reworked weld, a safety standard not met. The headhunter checks which structures the profile has actually quoted, not just the ones they mention.
a hiring mistake shows up at handover
A wrong take-off, an incomplete execution drawing, a workshop build restarted. The headhunter checks the metalwork structures actually quoted and delivered before introducing anyone.
the roles
the metalwork project manager profiles our headhunters go after for you
From a first workshop take-off to leading several installation sites, each search goes to a headhunter who has already hired that profile.
junior metalwork project manager
They quote simple structures under supervision and start tracking the workshop build.
locksmithing and metalwork project manager
They measure, quote and run handrail, staircase and gate projects through to handover. The most requested role.
facade and metal framing project manager
They run metal facade and light metal framing projects, often alongside an architect or design office.
doors and security closures project manager
They quote and run door, grille and security closure projects, meeting fire-safety requirements.
head of metalwork projects
They lead several project managers, set margin targets and become the go-to person for architects and clients.
the method
a metalwork headhunter, not an agency that does everything
A metalwork project manager quotes in the workshop before running the installation. The method starts from what the structure has to hold.
we define the structures to run
Handrails, staircases, gates, metal facades or light metal framing: the brief describes the structures and the average job value for the role.
a headhunter who places metalwork project managers
From more than 2,500 selected headhunters, your role goes to those who place the most people in locksmithing and metalwork.
quoted structures and checked installations
The headhunter asks the profile to walk through a real job: the take-off, the workshop adjustments, the final margin on the installed structure. Then they cross-check with references.
the figures
hiring a locksmithing and metalwork project manager in figures
50,649
employees in metalwork and locksmithing companies at the end of 2025, across 7,796 establishments, an average of 6.5 employees per company1
-2%
fall in metalwork and locksmithing employment between the end of 2019 and the end of 2025 (51,787 employees at the end of 2019): a sector where losing a project manager who already knows the workshops is costly1
€10.3bn
metalwork sector revenue in France excluding subcontracting in 2023, driven by 20,189 companies (+8% vs 2019) and 69,200 people employed, both self-employed and salaried (+6.5% vs 2019): a sector still growing, mostly small structures2
- Urssaf, number of employing establishments and private-sector employees by region x business activity code (code 4332B, metalwork and locksmithing works), France (opens a new window), 2025 data
- Union des métalliers (French metalworkers' trade body), activity report June 2024-June 2025, quantitative study of the metalwork market (2023 data, published late 2024) (opens a new window), 2023 data
hiring a locksmithing and metalwork project manager: what you need to know
A metalwork project manager runs a job end to end: they measure on site, quote the build, track the workshop and then the installation of a handrail, staircase or gate through to handover. Good profiles are in post, busy with current jobs, and don't answer job ads.
A metalwork headhunter knows how to approach them and asks the right questions: which structures, what average job value, how much metal framing work. You meet profiles who have actually quoted and delivered metal structures.
metalwork project manager or locksmith-metalworker: who does what?
A locksmith-metalworker builds and fits the structure on site, by hand. A metalwork project manager quotes the job before it starts, negotiates with the client and runs the build and installation, without necessarily picking up tools.
Specify in the brief whether the role only runs the job or also keeps a hands-on workshop share: the two profiles aren't hired the same way.
The CV lists structures completed, but you need to check what actually happened: the initial take-off, the workshop adjustments made for a wrong measurement, the final margin against the planned margin.
A short case study works well: a metal structure drawing, a production hiccup, and the question of how the project manager would react. The headhunter does this first screen before introducing anyone.
metalwork project manager or joinery project manager: different structures and different codes
read onBoth roles quote and run jobs, but not the same structures: handrails, staircases and light metal framing on one side, windows, doors and fit-outs in wood, aluminium or PVC on the other. Urssaf even classes them under two different codes, 4332B and 4332A.
According to the Union des métalliers, the metalwork sector was worth €10.3 billion in revenue excluding subcontracting in 2023, driven by 20,189 companies, up 8% since 2019, with growth mostly coming from businesses with 0 employees. Specify the dominant structure type in the brief.
your questions about hiring a locksmithing and metalwork project manager
Activity remains solid: according to the Union des métalliers, the number of metalwork companies grew 8% between 2019 and 2023 and people employed, both self-employed and salaried, by 6.5%. Strictly salaried employment under the Urssaf metalwork and locksmithing code is nonetheless slightly down (-2% between 2019 and 2025), making every project manager in post harder to replace.
Mostly small structures: according to the Union des métalliers, the rise in metalwork companies since 2019 has come above all from businesses with 0 employees. There, the project manager often handles quoting, workshop follow-up and client relations alone, with no dedicated sales team.
A metalwork project manager quotes handrails, staircases, gates and metal framing. A joinery project manager quotes windows, doors and fit-outs in wood, aluminium or PVC. Specify the material and dominant structure of the role: the profiles and references sought differ.
A locksmith-metalworker builds and fits the structure on site, by hand. A metalwork project manager quotes the job upfront, negotiates with the client, then runs the build and installation through to handover, without necessarily picking up tools.
by Antoine Gigomas, CEO and co-founder of Muzzo ·
