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Universal Search Group

Universal Search Group (USG) is a UK-founded specialist recruitment partner delivering Executive Search and Contract Recruitment across niche markets where industry knowledge is decisive. Positioned as a multi-sector firm with a growing international footprint, USG concentrates executive search on Construction, Renewables, and Health & Beauty, and runs dedicated contract recruitment practices in Construction, Rail, Engineering, Industrial Warehousing, Logistics, and Modular Building. Drawing on more than 40 years of collective sector experience, the team blends rigorous market analysis with proactive talent mapping to anticipate demand and secure high-calibre white-collar and leadership talent. In construction and modular, consultants cover complex infrastructure and the full project lifecycle, from field and project engineering through site leadership and senior operations, supporting commercial and residential development as well as offsite manufacturing. In renewables, USG partners with EPCs and start-ups that are advancing the energy transition, appointing managers and executives able to drive efficiency, compliance, and sustainability outcomes. The Health & Beauty practice serves brands and suppliers across consumer markets with experienced functional specialists. In logistics and industrial warehousing, USG mobilizes contract workforces and specialist supervisors capable of keeping fast-paced networks on plan. Clients engage USG for high-touch search, short-notice contract deployments, and confidential leadership assignments, supported by an agile process that prioritizes brief accuracy, stakeholder communication, and delivery against program-critical timelines. With operations anchored in the UK and active networks across Europe and North America, USG combines local insight with global reach, giving employers access to curated shortlists and giving candidates discreet access to career-defining roles. Candidates can upload a CV and browse open vacancies through the USG jobs platform, while clients benefit from a consultative approach aimed at raising standards and recruiting success.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtContract StaffingPermanent RecruitmentResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionUtilitiesFashion & ApparelFood & Beverage

HQLeeds, United Kingdom

Engineering Personnel - Engineering Recruitment Specialists

Engineering Personnel is the engineering recruitment division of Konnecting, an Australian skilled migration and international recruitment consultancy with over 20 years of proven experience. The team specializes in sourcing and placing engineering and technical professionals for employers across Australia, addressing nationwide skills shortages by combining deep market insight with a global talent network and in house migration expertise. Engineering Personnel delivers end to end hiring solutions that streamline selection, compliance, and onboarding for roles spanning civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, electronics, industrial and production engineering, telecommunications technical specialists, drafting personnel and technicians, engineering trade workers, and engineering managers. The division partners closely with clients to define role requirements, assess candidate fit, and manage efficient processes that reduce time to hire while ensuring visa and sponsorship pathways are properly navigated for international talent. Its consultants bring sector knowledge across built environment, resources and energy, advanced manufacturing, and telecom and infrastructure, enabling precise shortlisting for niche roles and regional placements. Services cover permanent appointments as well as flexible workforce solutions aligned to project lifecycles, with integrated migration support including employer sponsored visas, labour agreements, designated area migration agreements, and project agreements handled by registered migration agents within the broader Konnecting group. Whether supporting a high growth manufacturer, an EPC firm scaling delivery, a utilities provider modernizing networks, or a mining operator expanding operations, Engineering Personnel focuses on long term value through rigorous screening, transparent communication, and compliant processes. The firm also supports jobseekers with tailored guidance, connecting qualified engineers to roles that match their skills and career goals, and providing visa advice where needed. As a trusted partner across Australia, Engineering Personnel combines recruitment discipline, compliance confidence, and international sourcing capability to deliver reliable engineering talent pipelines for critical projects and ongoing operations.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingTemporary StaffingAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseWater ManagementUtilitiesSoftware Development

HQSydney, Australia

AutoRecruiter- Automotive Recruitment Specialists

AutoRecruiter is the automotive recruitment division of Konnecting, a Sydney based agency focused on delivering skilled talent to auto dealerships and independent repairers across Australia. Backed by Konnecting's 20 plus years of recruitment and migration expertise, the team combines specialized industry knowledge with end to end hiring support to help employers overcome skills shortages while guiding qualified automotive professionals into rewarding roles. AutoRecruiter sources locally and internationally, leveraging multiple sourcing channels and an extensive network to reach motor mechanics, panel beaters, automotive electricians, vehicle spray painters, workshop managers and controllers, heavy vehicle technicians, and forklift mechanics. Consultants work closely with employers to define role requirements and cultural fit, then thoroughly screen candidates through behavioral interviews, trade tests, and reference checks to ensure technical competence, safety awareness, and long term suitability. As part of Konnecting, AutoRecruiter can align recruitment with compliant migration pathways where needed, including employer sponsored visas and labor agreement guidance, simplifying the process for both metro and regional businesses. The agency supports a range of hiring models to match operational needs, from building core permanent teams to securing contract and temporary cover for peaks, projects, and leave. Its approach emphasizes speed without compromising quality, transparent communication, and tailored shortlists that reduce time to hire and rework. For candidates, AutoRecruiter provides clear job market insights, assistance with preparation and credential validation, and practical relocation support for those moving within Australia or from overseas. Consistent delivery in niche and regional markets has earned the brand a reputation for reliability, compliance, and value, making it a trusted partner for collision repair groups, service centers, fleet and equipment maintenance providers, and franchise dealerships seeking dependable automotive talent.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseElectrical EngineeringIndustrial AutomationConstruction & Skilled Trades

HQSydney, Australia

Skout Solutions

Skout Solutions is a consulting, staffing, recruiting, and human resources specialist founded in 2016 that focuses on helping organizations deliver complex work across the services industry and large scale projects. With a team that has grown its experience across a wide variety of market sectors, the company is recognized for its ability to drive people efficiencies that underpin successful project and contract outcomes. A core differentiator is its specialist capability to mobilise large numbers of employees, including highly coordinated shutdown services where speed, precision, and controlled scalability are essential. Skout Solutions engages early at the planning stage to influence timelines, processes, and capability design, ensuring a smooth transition into new projects and reducing risks around ramp up, continuity, and handover. Its extensive networks, proven ability to scale up and down, and a practical suite of management tools enable dependable delivery in fast moving and heavily scheduled environments. The firm partners with clients to define the workforce model that best fits each engagement, whether that requires temporary staffing to address peak demand, contract staffing to secure critical skills for defined periods, or project based workforce solutions aligned to statement of work outcomes. Skout Solutions emphasizes transparency in communication, measurable progress tracking, and disciplined coordination across stakeholders to keep programs on time and on budget. Its consultants bring hands on know how in large team mobilisation, resource planning, and on site coordination, supporting clients through readiness, execution, and demobilisation phases. By combining market reach with operational discipline, Skout Solutions enables organizations to complete complex work packages efficiently while maintaining quality and continuity, making it a trusted partner for shutdowns, transitions, and other time bound initiatives that require a reliable and scalable talent engine.

Temporary StaffingContract StaffingSOW/ProjectsOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningConsumer Goods ManufacturingIndustrial MachineryChemical Manufacturing

HQSydney, Australia

Vinova

Vinova is a specialist recruitment partner focused on the energy and renewables sector across Australia and New Zealand. Established in 2024 as part of the award winning Precision Sourcing recruitment group, the firm was created to meet growing demand for a high quality, specialized talent partner that understands the pace, complexity, and skills landscape of clean energy. Vinova delivers end to end solutions that include permanent recruitment, contract staffing, and executive search for senior leadership and scarce technical roles. Complementary offerings such as project based staffing solutions, talent pooling for hard to fill or emerging positions, and diversity and inclusion advisory enable clients to secure the right people at the right time as markets shift. The team is organized around core practice areas that mirror the project lifecycle: Project Development, Engineering, Finance and Commercial, and Construction and Delivery. This coverage spans development and approvals, grid connection and system integration, detailed engineering, construction and commissioning, HSE leadership, and ongoing operations for technologies including wind, solar, battery energy storage, and transmission infrastructure. Known for a unique and modern recruitment approach, Vinova proactively maps the market and engages passive, high impact talent using data led insights and targeted content, rather than relying solely on active applicants. Clients and candidates benefit from market intelligence such as Vinova quarterly reports on hiring trends, pay dynamics, and skills demand across the energy transition. Recent assignments and advertised roles illustrate the breadth of capability, from HSE Advisor, Construction Manager, and Senior Electrical Engineer to Automation Engineer, Executive Delivery, and Executive Director, Development for utility scale storage. With a consultative, partnership led model and a track record of efficient and professional service, Vinova helps energy businesses build resilient teams and execute critical projects while giving candidates clear pathways into high growth, future focused careers.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtOil & GasRenewable EnergyMiningUtilitiesEngineeringSenior Executives

HQSydney, Australia

DXJ Recruitment

DXJ Recruitment is an Australian boutique recruitment consultancy dedicated to the specialist disciplines that support the built and natural environment. Founded in 2019 and led by a consultant with over 20 years of experience placing talent in Sydney and across Australia, the firm focuses on niche technical markets where sector knowledge, discretion, and speed to hire matter most. DXJ Recruitment delivers hiring solutions for ground engineering and geotechnics, including geotechnical engineering across investigation, design, project management and CPS, geology and engineering geology consulting, and tunnel engineering for both design and site delivery. The practice also covers environmental services spanning contaminated land assessment and remediation consulting, environmental remediation contracting, and environmental planning, as well as occupational hygiene and WHS&E, including HAZMAT and asbestos consulting for surveying, monitoring and testing, plus occupational hygiene programs such as OHS risk assessments and auditing, noise monitoring, and indoor air quality assessments. DXJ partners with consulting firms and contractors operating in civil construction, demolition, environmental remediation, and earthworks, aligning talent with project pipelines that demand high technical competency and strong field execution. Known for a hands on style and market credibility, the consultancy is regularly recommended by hazardous materials specialists, occupational hygienists, senior environmental engineers, and engineering geologists who cite approachable communication, practical interview coaching, and access to trusted employer networks. Whether clients require discreet searches for senior appointments, rapid delivery of specialist practitioners to meet project deadlines, or targeted sourcing for permanent team growth, DXJ Recruitment provides a responsive and informed service backed by deep sector relationships. Candidates benefit from honest market insight, role fit guidance, and support throughout the hiring process, while employers gain a partner who understands how to translate complex technical briefings into shortlists that perform on site and in the office. Operating Australia wide, DXJ Recruitment combines niche focus with broad coverage to help organizations build capable, safety minded teams that deliver sustainable outcomes.

Permanent RecruitmentContract StaffingExec Search & Interim MgmtResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionProject ManagementOil & GasRenewable Energy

HQSydney, Australia

Mckinnel Associates

Mckinnel Associates is a privately owned Australian recruitment firm dedicated to the residential construction sector, bringing over 60 years of combined experience to clients and candidates nationwide. The companys clear vision is to be the go-to recruitment partner for Australias residential construction industry, underpinned by a mission to connect people, businesses, and opportunities to create long term success. Known for ethical practices, deep industry knowledge, and a commitment to trust, the team takes the time to truly understand both clients and candidates, ensuring accurate representation, clear communication, and enthusiasm for every opportunity. Mckinnel Associates has partnered with more than 60 companies across NSW, with more than 80 percent of business coming from repeat clients, and a reputation backed by over 200 five star reviews on Google and Sourcr. The firm supports a wide range of market sectors including Project Homes, Custom Homes, Builder Developers, Architectural and High End, Medium Density, and Developers. Its service portfolio is designed to meet different hiring needs and outcomes, covering contract and temporary solutions, contingent recruitment for time sensitive or ongoing needs, and retained, board, and executive search for strategic and leadership appointments. The team has a proven track record of placing operational and site level hires alongside strategic executive leaders, offering clients a single recruitment partner across key functions and seniority levels. By focusing exclusively on residential construction and the ecosystem of builders, developers, and design driven organizations, Mckinnel Associates provides targeted shortlists, market insights, and a process that adds measurable value, builds stronger teams, and supports business growth. Clients engage the firm for its transparent delivery, market reach, and dependable results, while candidates value its advocacy and career guidance grounded in real industry expertise.

Exec Search & Interim MgmtPermanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionInterior DesignConstruction & Skilled TradesSenior Executives

HQSydney, Australia

Starr Personnel Australia

Starr Personnel Australia is a specialist recruitment and labour hire partner focused on construction and logistics, connecting employers with job seekers since 2015. The firm delivers an end to end client experience that spans role scoping, fast booking, on site delivery, and ongoing service, all enabled by a paperless, cloud based workflow that updates in real time. With dedicated client liaison coverage available as needed, Starr Personnel is known for proactive communication, including early morning call check ins around shift starts to confirm attendance, real time notifications to clients, and rapid replacement if delays occur. Safety sits at the core of its model, with mandatory licensing and background verifications, site ready inductions, and a culture that emphasizes equipment care, uniform standards, and correct tool use. The company supports both temporary labour hire and permanent recruitment across Sydney and broader New South Wales, supplying skilled and unskilled construction laborers, traffic controllers and implementers, hoist, telehandler and EWP operators, dogmen, crane operators, truck drivers, freight forwarders, warehouse clerks, order pickers, and moxy drivers. Its professional recruitment team fills white collar roles such as project manager, site manager, site foreman, contracts administrator, architect, WHS manager and advisor, surveyor, engineer, head of supply chain, logistics manager and coordinator, transport manager, warehouse manager, customer service manager, procurement specialist, and inventory analyst. Starr Personnel also provides traffic control and construction cleaning solutions, and offers career services including resume and LinkedIn optimization and professional career video support to help candidates present with impact. Guided by values of positivity, cohesion, timeliness, integrity, and inclusiveness, the team promotes equal opportunity and a diverse workforce. With project value delivered to date exceeding 1 billion AUD, the company pairs deep logistics insight with streamlined technology to help clients work smarter, not harder, while securing reliable, site ready talent.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionRailroadTruckingWarehousing

HQSydney, Australia

Buildability Group

Buildability Group is an Australian recruitment specialist focused on the construction and engineering sectors, connecting employers with proven professionals and reliable trades and labour. Founded in 2013 by Simon Whiteside and David Shapiro, the company blends deep, hands on construction knowledge with extensive recruitment expertise to deliver permanent placements, contract solutions, and labour hire across commercial, residential, fitout, civil infrastructure, rail, landscaping, and client side project management. The leadership team brings over 50 years of combined construction and recruitment experience, giving the firm an in depth understanding of role requirements from site to boardroom and enabling accurate, efficient shortlists that save clients time and reduce hiring risk. Buildability Group supports a wide range of roles including project and site management, contracts administration, estimating, engineering disciplines, surveying, planning, and HSEQ, as well as skilled trades and labour such as carpenters, electricians, plant operators, formwork, concreters, and general labourers. Employers benefit from a robust national network, referral driven talent pipelines, and market insights on availability, salary benchmarks, and transferable skills. Candidates receive transparent guidance, proactive communication, and access to opportunities with reputable contractors and subcontractors. The firm emphasizes compliance and safety, undertaking right to work checks, reference verification, and ticket and license validation to ensure workers are site ready. Whether building permanent teams or scaling projects with flexible labour, Buildability Group tailors solutions to budget, timeline, and scope, and is known for responsiveness, integrity, and delivery. Based in Bondi Junction, NSW, the team partners with some of the most recognized names in the industry and maintains long term relationships with both clients and candidates by prioritizing quality over volume and results over rhetoric. At the core, Buildability Group stands for integrity, intelligence, and ideas, and is committed to finding the right people for the right job, first time.

Permanent RecruitmentTemporary StaffingContract StaffingResidential DevelopmentCommercial Real EstateConstructionRailroadTruckingWarehousing

HQBondi Junction, Australia

Workforce International

Workforce International Group is an Australian recruitment and industrial services company that has grown from a specialist labour hire provider founded in 1991 into a national group delivering recruitment, labour hire, training, traffic management and road line marking services. Operating through a network of 35 offices and depots in capital cities and major regional centers, the group coordinates a workforce of approximately 3,500 people to support clients across critical sectors of the economy. Its brands include Workforce Recruitment and Labour Services, Workforce Training Services, Workforce Road Services, Traffic Group Australia, Linemarking Group Australia and Workforce International Limited, enabling end to end solutions that span talent acquisition, flexible staffing, compliance training, and field service delivery for infrastructure and road projects. The company supplies skilled and semi skilled personnel for civil construction, manufacturing and processing, warehousing and logistics, agribusiness and pharmaceutical environments, and it supports aviation ground handling and broader transportation operations with job ready teams. Workforce International combines permanent recruitment expertise with high volume temporary and contract staffing to help organizations ramp up quickly, manage seasonal peaks, and maintain continuity on complex worksites. Its training division addresses skills gaps and safety requirements, while its road services businesses provide traffic management and line marking capabilities recognized for reliability and safety focus, including investment in vehicles and equipment designed to improve outcomes at road construction sites. With national reach, local delivery and sector specific know how, Workforce International emphasizes compliance, site readiness and rapid mobilization, building long term partnerships with clients who require dependable crews, certified supervisors and responsive recruitment support to keep projects and supply chains moving across Australia.

Temporary StaffingContract StaffingPermanent RecruitmentAutomotiveAerospaceDefenseTruckingWarehousingDistribution

HQSydney, Australia

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