SJ Higgins Group

What SJ Higgins Group does

SJ Higgins Group is an Australian commercial construction company founded in January 1980 by Steve Higgins and headquartered in Hampton East, Victoria, with a regional office in Murarrie, Queensland. Operating as a design-and-construct builder across nine sectors (aged care, commercial, community, education, health, hospitality, industrial and mining, retail, sport and recreation), the company delivers projects ranging from $1M to $150M under three contract structures: Construct Only, Design & Construct, and Early Contractor Involvement (ECI). It reports $300M annual turnover, a headcount of 120+, an 84% repeat-client rate, and 2,800+ cumulative project deliveries with 35 active projects.

Core capability is concentrated in three areas: live-environment refurbishment (90% of refurbishment work executed in operational hospitals, schools, shopping centres and aged-care facilities), heritage construction and adaptive reuse performed under Heritage Victoria oversight, and national multi-site program delivery demonstrated through initiatives such as Coles' Project One ($106M, 69 supermarkets) and the Cladding Safety Victoria program ($75M, 47 buildings). Underlying delivery capability relies on conventional construction methods (pre-fabrication, tilt panels, post-tensioned concrete) supplemented by accreditation to ISO 9001:2016, ISO 14001:2015, and AS/NSZS 45001:2018. The company also runs a specialized cladding rectification practice covering end-to-end design, permitting, communications and construction services for combustible-cladding replacement.

SJ Higgins monetizes through project-based, custom-quoted construction contracts with multi-year cadence, sold via direct enterprise business development and competitive tender submissions; the company is privately held by its Director group (Steve Higgins, Ewen McPherson, Bruce Turnbull, Carl Scavo, Nick Raselli, Ken De Souza, Terry Binyon). Customer concentration is diversified across aged-care operators (TLC Healthcare, Uniting AgeWell, AdventCare, Brotherhood of St Laurence), retail and supermarket anchors (Coles, Woolworths, Vicinity Centres, Stockland, AMP Capital, Rix Developments), government (Cladding Safety Victoria, Rail Projects Victoria), education institutions (St Michael's Grammar, Huntingtower, TAFE Box Hill), and QSR operators (Collins Foods, McDonald's Australia). Geographic exposure is concentrated in Victoria and Queensland with national project reach across Australia.

Name

SJ Higgins Group

Legal name

SJ Higgins Group

Website

https://sjhiggins.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1980

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

SJ Higgins Group is an Australian commercial construction company founded in 1980, headquartered in Hampton East, Victoria, with a Queensland office in Murarrie. It delivers design-and-construct, ECI, and construct-only projects from $1M to $150M across aged care, retail, education, hospitality, health, community, and heritage sectors, reporting $300M annual turnover and an 84% repeat-client rate.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Commercial Construction Services

NAICS

Commercial and Institutional Building Construction (23622)

SIC

General Bldg Contractors - Nonresidential Bldgs (1540)

akta.pro primary industry

Office & Corporate Building Construction (IMAFACAA)

Keywords

• Commercial construction services
• Design and construction
• Heritage building restoration
• Aged care construction
• Cladding rectification services

Headquarters

HQ city

Hampton

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Construction Services: Core revenue from design and construction of commercial projects across multiple sectors including aged care, retail, education, hospitality, and community. Delivers projects ranging from $1M to $150M. 84% repeat work rate indicates strong client loyalty. Annual turnover stated at $300M.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SJ Higgins Group is an Australian commercial construction company that delivers end-to-end design and construction services across multiple sectors including aged care, retail, education, hospitality, health, community, commercial, industrial, and sport & recreation. The firm operates through three contract models (Construct Only, Design & Construct, and Early Contractor Involvement) and specializes in new construction, refurbishment, heritage adaptive reuse, and cladding rectification, delivering projects valued between $1M and $150M.

Product overview

SJ Higgins Group is a construction company offering design and construction services across multiple sectors including Aged Care, Commercial, Community, Education, Health, Hospitality, Industrial & Mining, Retail, and Sport & Recreation. The company operates through three main contract types: Construct Only (traditional lump-sum delivery), Design & Construct (D&C, where Higgins leads from concept to completion), and Early Contractor Involvement (ECI, engaging from concept stage for cost planning and design). Their construction specializations include New Construction, Refurbishment, Heritage Construction, and Cladding Rectification. With offices in Victoria (Melbourne) and Queensland (Brisbane), the company delivers projects ranging from $1M to $150M, maintaining an 84% repeat work rate and $300M annual turnover.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Construction Services - Aged Care & Seniors Living Construction of residential aged care facilities, retirement villages, multigenerational care centres, and dementia care developments for aged care operators and seniors living providers across Australia.
• Construction Services - Retail Construction and refurbishment of shopping centres, supermarkets, fresh food precincts, retail fitouts, and bulky goods facilities for retail developers and operators.
• Construction Services - Education

Named customers18 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

27 partnerships are on record, tiered core and supporting.

• Bayley Property GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 August 2025Developer partner for Coomera Home Ideas Centre (CHIC) project. Bayley Property Group brought the development opportunity and SJH delivered design and construction. This is a key landmark development in the Coomera Town Centre region.
• sk2.propertycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 August 2025Property development partner for CHIC Coomera project, working alongside Bayley Property Group on this landmark mixed-use retail precinct.
• Paul Ziukelis ArchitectscoreTechnology or Integration · 15 August 2025Lead architects for CHIC Coomera project, responsible for design of the 9,540sqm mixed-use precinct.
• Inertia EngineerssupportingTechnology or Integration · 15 August 2025Structural engineering consultants for CHIC Coomera project.
• MDA Consulting EngineerssupportingTechnology or Integration · 15 August 2025Engineering consultancy for CHIC project.
• Saunders Havill GroupsupportingTechnology or Integration · 15 August 2025Civil and infrastructure consultancy for CHIC project.
• Silverfox Project ManagementsupportingImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 3 August 2025Project management consultancy for AdventCare Whitehorse three-stage redevelopment ($26.57M).
• Life Architecture Urban DesignsupportingTechnology or Integration · 3 August 2025Landscape architecture and urban design for AdventCare Whitehorse redevelopment.
• Sora InteriorssupportingTechnology or Integration · 3 August 2025Interior design consultancy for AdventCare Whitehorse aged care facility.
• O'Neill GroupsupportingTechnology or Integration · 3 August 2025Construction materials supplier for AdventCare Whitehorse project.
• Kneeler Design ArchitectscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Architects for St George's Church adaptive reuse at St Michael's Grammar School, delivering award-winning heritage restoration.
• WGA (Wallbridge Gilbert Aztec)supportingTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Engineering consultants for St Michael's Grammar School project, providing structural and civil engineering services.
• Philip Chun Building SurveyorssupportingTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Building surveying services for heritage project ensuring compliance with building regulations.
• AdventCarecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Long-term client partner for aged care redevelopment. AdventCare Whitehorse ($26.57M) is Australia's first Adventist village, with SJH completing three-stage expansion from 134 to 182 beds.
• Uniting AgeWellcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Repeat client for seniors living projects including Manningtree Hawthorn ($60.64M) and Preston Community ($25.12M).
• StocklandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Major developer client for Aura Vision Centre ($6.3M, award-winning) and other retail/commercial projects.
• Collins FoodscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Long-term QSR developer client for KFC and Taco Bell Coorparoo ($4.52M) and other restaurant projects.
• Keylin & Kinstone GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Developer partner for Foxwell Coomera multi-stage hospitality precinct development.
• McDonald's AustraliacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024National restaurant chain client for Foxwell Coomera and other McDonald's projects.
• Cladding Safety VictoriacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Government partner for state cladding rectification program covering 47 buildings across Melbourne ($75M program).
• Vicinity CentrescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Shopping centre owner/operator client for Runaway Bay Centre refurbishment ($6.13M, award-winning) and other retail projects.
• Rix DevelopmentscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Developer client for Pimpama City Shopping Centre Stage 3 ($25.84M).
• Brotherhood of St LaurencecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Social services organization client for Sambell Lodge ($23.73M), purpose-built residential care for disadvantaged aging Australians.
• Woolworths GroupcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Long-term client completing 85 supermarket projects across Australia (2004-2017) including new stores, refurbishments, and flood recovery.
• ColescoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2024Sole contractor for Coles 'Project One' $106M national modernization of 69 supermarkets (2003-2006), followed by 90 additional projects.
• VIA ArchitectscoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2023Lead architects for TLC Whitewater Mordialloc, an Australian-first multigenerational care development integrating aged care and early learning.
• TLC HealthcarecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2023Client partner for TLC Whitewater Mordialloc ($70M, 11,346sqm), Australia's first multigenerational care facility combining aged care, early learning, medical, wellness and hospitality.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• CPB Contractors: Major Australian contractor (CIMIC group) focused on large-scale infrastructure and non-residential construction. Overlaps on non-residential building but operates predominantly on much larger government and infrastructure projects.
• Grocon: Large Australian commercial builder active in commercial, residential, and mixed-use developments. Comparable on commercial sector focus but at significantly larger scale and with broader development capability.
• Lendlease: Global tier-1 developer and contractor operating across commercial, residential, and infrastructure in Australia. Overlaps on commercial building and aged care segments but operates at significantly larger scale with international diversification.
• Multiplex (Brookfield Multiplex): Global tier-1 commercial contractor with deep Australian roots across commercial, residential, health, and education. Overlaps on commercial construction but with much larger balance sheet and ability to bid mega-projects.

Direct peers

• Watpac (BESIX Watpac): Mid-to-large Australian commercial construction contractor with national coverage across commercial, education, health, and sport. Comparable in multi-sector capability and project size band, though Watpac has access to BESIX balance sheet for larger tenders.
• ADCO Constructions: Australian privately-held commercial builder of comparable scale operating across commercial, aged care, education, retail, and hospitality. Directly comparable on project size ($1M-$150M+), live-environment delivery, and repeat-client model.
• Mainbrace Constructions: Australian commercial construction firm with similar revenue scale, multi-sector coverage (retail, commercial, aged care, education), and repeat-client model. Directly comparable on project profile and live-environment refurbishment work.
• Icon Construction (Australia): Large Australian commercial builder with national footprint across commercial, education, health, retail, and aged care. Comparable on multi-sector delivery and east-coast operating geography, though typically larger individual project scale.
• Roberts Pizzarotti: Privately-held Australian builder focused on commercial, residential, and aged care projects. Comparable on mid-market commercial construction, repeat-developer relationships, and east-coast Australian operating footprint.
• Built (formerly Built Environs): Australian commercial contractor delivering projects across commercial, residential, education, and health sectors. Comparable on multi-sector capability and mid-to-large project band, with similar national reach on the east coast.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance3 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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