We are a boutique building services engineering recruitment consultancy, connecting talented engineers with Australia's leading design consultancies, contractors and client-side firms. We take an individual, consultative approach, preferring honest, long-term partnerships over one-off placements.
To make the right connections, we first take time to understand the goals, ambitions and technical skills of the building services engineers we support, while getting to know the firms we represent just as closely.
This approach has helped us connect thousands of building services engineers from across the world with the best opportunities Australia has to offer.
Having recruited in Australia's building services engineering sector for well over a decade, we've built an intimate understanding of the market and what it takes to find tomorrow's engineering talent.
Through years advising building services engineers at every career stage, and an active role with industry bodies like the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), we've built a global network of tens of thousands of active and passive candidates. Partner with us and you gain access to that network, plus the industry knowledge to build a team of talented experts who bring your clients' projects to life.
Your career is individual to you, and no two opportunities are the same, which is why we take a consultative approach to building services engineering recruitment. After getting to know you, we'll work to find an engineering job that fits your professional and personal goals so you can focus on building your future.
We've spent over a decade building a network of companies, from boutique building services engineering consultancies to major global multi-disciplinary firms, design and construct contractors, builders, developers and client-side firms. We know these companies inside out, including team structures, project portfolios, strengths, hiring plans and development pathways, so we can match you to the right next step, whether you're making a move or just testing the waters.
Our building services engineering recruitment specialists work across Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and beyond, backed by a network spanning boutique consultancies through to major global multi-disciplinary firms, design and construct contractors, builders, developers and client-side teams. Looking for building services roles in a specific city?
Visit our Engineering Jobs Sydney, Engineering Jobs Melbourne or Engineering Jobs Brisbane pages for local opportunities.
We place your best interests at the core of our recruitment process and want to see you succeed and hit your goals. By being thorough in the way that we vet our candidates and clients, we are able to use our industry knowledge in both recruitment and the building services engineering industry, to offer honest and thorough advice throughout the entire process.
Our network includes includes tens of thousands of highly skilled building services engineers, across Australia, New Zealand and Europe that are active or passive in the market, as well as hundreds of engineering design and construct firms, ranging from boutique practices to large mutli disciplinary consultancies (and everything in between).
With over a decade of combined experience recruiting exclusively within this space, our consultants are amongst some of the best in the industry and are proud to have connected talented individuals from across the globe with some of Australia's most recognised design consultancies, contractors and client side entities.
The expected salary for a building services engineer varies as you become more experienced.
*the above salaries do not include superannuation, bonuses, or commissions.
You can check out our most recent Building Services Engineering salary guide here: Salary Guides
As a building services engineer, there is potential to gain experience and move into either technical, project or team leadership within a consultancy environment, step sideways into a contractor or take the leap into client-side project management, advisory or even development
Once you are fully qualified, you could apply for chartered status at the Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE) or another construction engineering institution licensed by the Engineering Council. This would improve your job prospects and help you progress in your career. You could also apply for NER (National Engineering Register) or other discipline specific accreditations such as FPAS, C10, C14 and Class 2.
We have over 15 years of combined experience in recruiting within Australia’s building services engineering sector, building our network, and conducting the research for you. Our network ranges from boutique building services design consultancies, to national tier 2’s and global tier 1 multi disciplinaries. It also extends to subcontractors, builders, developers, and client-side consultancies. We’ve spent our time getting to know these companies, inside out and out; their strengths, weaknesses, project portfolios, working cultures, development opportunities, working from home policies, when they recruit and what type of engineers they typically recruit for.
When you come to us, we take similar care in getting to know you as an engineer. Your career plans and what you want to achieve, your goals and ambitions, and what drives you. We listen to the type of employer you want to work for, the leader you want to mentor you, the types of projects you want to work.
From here, we use our ‘research’, and industry knowledge to advise companies that we recommend you meet with. Utilising our network, we’ll reach out to these companies in a confidential manner, with a view of setting up an initial introductory chat. And then the fun begins. We’ll guide you through the interview process, giving you tips and recommendations along the way, and when it comes to it, negotiate the best possible package for you. Should you find a position that suits you, we’ll guide you through the resignation and subsequent onboarding process.
We’ll then be on throughout your career, acting as your eyes and ears on the market, and been on hand to offer advice around how to continue to build on your career.
Over 90% of the building services jobs that we place candidates in aren’t active jobs and are ‘off-market’. Our client is always looking for good engineers and using our market knowledge, we’ll make introductions to potential employers that align with your goals and ambitions, not just live jobs.
No, we also recruit for building services subcontractors, builders, developers, and client-side consultancies. If you are looking for a potential transition to another side of the industry, we can advise and guide you along the way.
We recruit for engineers from junior level right through to associate, principal, director, and state director levels.
It’s rare that our clients ask us to recruit for graduate engineers, as they typically recruit these directly through graduate schemes and relationships directly with universities. That been said, we are always happy to provide advice, and you can find guides and tip sheets on our resource’s hub.
Yes, in fact, we have helped many engineers, at all levels, make the move from overseas, providing they have a valid visa (permanent residency or working holiday visa is most common). In some cases, we can assist those that need visa sponsorship before they relocate to Australia.
As a minimum, as a building services engineer, we would recommend striving towards attaining NER (National Engineering Registration) and/or CPEng (Chartership), as well as Class 2 Design Practitioner accreditation. FPAS (Fire Protection Engineers), C10 (Fire Safety Engineers), and GSAP, WELL, NABERS (Sustainability), are also highly recommended.
- Take the lead on projects and show autonomy in day-to-day
- Play an active role in mentoring and training others on the team
- Build your network and your own client base
- If you're not a BD person, show your value in other ways such as driving technical excellence or QA
- Obtain further accreditations such as Design Practitioner, NER or CPEng
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Daniel, Candidate
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Damian, Candidate
Jonathan, Candidate
Michael Lee - Senior Electrical Design Engineer , Aurecon
Binod, Candidate
Gina Kim - Mechanical Engineer , University of Sydney
Ollie, Candidate
Matthew Savonije - Hydraulic Design Engineer , Sparks & Partners
Pat, Employer
Sunil, Candidate
Zoe Wu - Services Design Manager, Mirvac
Calvin, Candidate
Belinda, Employer
Mark Molloy - Managing Director , JN Consulting Engineers
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Steven Coyle - Regional Digital Engineering Lead , Arcadis
Ryan, MPower Projects
Neell Rojas - Senior Mechanical Engineer, Stantec
Pari Pathak - Senior Mechanical Engineer , LCI Consultants
Adarash Dhar - Associate Mechanical Engineer, WSP
Neil Shepherd - Managing Director , Nutbrook Engineering Group
David Clarke - Engineering Manager , University of Sydney
Jason Smith - Fire Protection Engineer , JHA Consulting Engineers
Enrico Calzavara - Digital Project Manager - Cross River Rail , Willow
Francis Huang - Associate Electrical Engineer, Walker Bai
Sonya Lu - Associate, Sustainability Strategy and ESG, Cundall
Lucas Furtado, Digital Engineering Leader - Mirvac
Deepak Dawatt, Senior Fire Services Engineer - Stantec
Andrej Radosavljevic, Mechanical Engineer - SCP
