What Buildability Group does

Buildability Group Pty Ltd is a privately held, founder-owned Australian recruitment and labour-hire firm specialising exclusively in the construction, engineering and property sectors. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Bondi Junction, Sydney, the company operates two core service lines: Permanent Recruitment (full-cycle placement of construction and engineering professionals into roles across construction, civil infrastructure, landscaping, rail, mining and client-side project management) and Trades & Labour Hire (temporary and casual supply of boilermakers, mechanical fitters, electricians, carpenters, crane operators, plumbers and general labourers to construction projects). The firm is structured around dedicated vertical specialists covering permanent recruitment, landscape construction, facilities management, fitout and refurbishment, and trades & labour hire, with payroll and finance functions in-house to support labour-hire engagements.

Revenue is generated through two streams: placement fees for permanent roles (transaction-fee model) and hourly mark-ups on wages for labour-hire engagements (professional-services model). Indicative pricing spans A$35-A$45 per hour for labourers, A$50-A$70 per hour for tradespeople, and A$90,000-A$160,000+ annual salaries for professional placements, with specific pricing negotiated per engagement. The go-to-market is sales-led B2B, with dedicated consultants engaging construction companies, local government councils, facilities management providers and mining operators across NSW, Victoria, South Australia, Queensland, Western Australia and the ACT; a public job board and candidate self-registration portal provide supplementary direct-to-candidate acquisition. The leadership team is anchored by co-founders Simon Whiteside (24 years construction delivery experience) and David Shapiro (14+ years construction recruitment), with the firm bootstrapped and showing no external private equity or venture capital investment.

The company carries no proprietary technology platform, AI tooling or app product, operating as a relationship-driven, human-capital services business. Customer logos are not publicly disclosed, the firm holds no patents or formal partnership agreements, and revenue figures are not publicly reported. Operational signals point to a niche specialist rather than a scaled platform: high-touch recruiter model, six-state Australian footprint, multi-vertical coverage built up through dedicated hires, and continued founder-led ownership after 11 years.

Name

Buildability Group

Legal name

Buildability Group Pty Ltd

Website

https://buildabilitygroup.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Buildability Group is an Australian specialist recruitment and labour-hire firm, founded in 2013 in Sydney, placing construction professionals and supplying tradespeople and labourers to construction, engineering, council, mining and facilities management clients across six Australian states.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Construction & Engineering Recruitment Services

akta.pro primary industry

Civil, Construction & Infrastructure Engineering Staffing (BPACADAH)

Keywords

• Construction recruitment
• Trades labour hire
• Permanent placement
• Engineering staffing
• Construction professionals

Headquarters

HQ city

Sydney

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Permanent Recruitment Placement Fees: Fee-based placement of candidates in permanent full-time professional positions within construction, engineering, and related sectors. Recruitment consultants work on contingency or retained search basis to match candidates with employer requirements.
2. Trades & Labour Hire: Supply of temporary and contract workers (labourers, tradespeople) to construction projects. Charged based on hourly rates of placed workers, typically with markup on worker wages.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Buildability Group is a Sydney-based recruitment firm that provides permanent placement and temporary trades & labour hire services exclusively for the construction, engineering, civil infrastructure, landscaping, rail, and client-side project management sectors. The company connects qualified tradespeople, labourers, and construction professionals with builders, contractors, local councils, and facilities management firms across Australia.

Product overview

Buildability Group operates as a dual-service recruitment company offering two core offerings: Permanent Recruitment for placing construction and engineering professionals in permanent roles, and Trades & Labour Hire for supplying temporary/casual tradespeople and labourers. The company specializes in the construction and engineering sectors, serving clients across construction, civil infrastructure, landscaping, sub-contractors, rail, and client-side project management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Permanent Recruitment
• Trades & Labour Hire

Quantifiable outcome

• 50+ years combined leadership team experience in construction and recruitment

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• CGC Recruitment: Specialist construction, property, and engineering recruiter operating in Australia. Highly comparable in target verticals (trades, professional, infrastructure) and in dual permanent + temporary service model.
• Design & Build Recruitment: Australian specialist recruitment firm focused on architecture, construction, engineering, and property roles. Directly comparable as a vertical-specific construction/engineering recruiter competing for the same candidate pool and employer clients in the Australian market.
• AustCorp Executive: Australian construction, property, and infrastructure recruitment firm. Comparable specialist focus on construction executive and professional placements, targeting similar Tier 1/Tier 2 builder clients.
• Constructability Recruitment: Australian construction, property, and engineering specialist recruiter. Directly comparable — both firms focus exclusively on construction-sector permanent and contract placements with similar employer segments (builders, developers, consultancies).
• Skills Group Australia: Australian recruitment and labour hire firm servicing construction, mining, and industrial sectors. Highly comparable — directly competes on trades & labour hire and permanent placements in similar end markets.
• Design & Construct: Specialist Australian recruiter for construction, architecture, engineering, and property professionals. Directly comparable vertical specialization, candidate base, and dual permanent/contract service offering.

Broad incumbents

• WorkPac: Major Australian workforce solutions provider with a strong construction, mining, and infrastructure vertical. Comparable in labour hire model and end-market exposure, though significantly larger and more diversified across industries.
• Robert Half Australia: Specialist recruitment firm with strong presence in construction, property, and engineering project services in Australia. Comparable in vertical focus (project management, quantity surveying, engineering) but operates at larger scale.
• Adecco Australia: Large multi-sector staffing group with construction, trades, and labour hire offerings. Competes with Buildability in temporary trades & labour supply but as part of a much broader workforce solutions portfolio.
• Hays Australia: Global recruitment firm with a substantial construction, property, and engineering vertical in Australia. A broader incumbent that competes with Buildability for the same mid-to-senior construction roles but from a wider portfolio spanning many industries.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Instagraminstagram.com/buildability.group
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/buildability-group

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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