No divided focus
We only work permanent roles. Your search isn’t competing with a temp desk’s targets, and every candidate is assessed for long-term fit.
For Employers
A permanent recruitment partner that gets it right the first time.
Pivotal Placements helps Australian businesses hire permanent staff across construction, mining, engineering, manufacturing, trades and professional services. We run a proactive search, send you a focused shortlist, and give you honest advice within one business day.
Why Pivotal
Built for permanent placements, and nothing else.
Most agencies split their attention across temp, contract and permanent. We don’t — and it changes the result you get.
Proactive market search
The best people are usually already employed. We approach them directly and discreetly, so you see candidates a job ad never reaches.
Shortlists, not longlists
You review a handful of strong, relevant candidates — not fifty resumes to wade through.
Transparent all the way
You always know where the search stands. No black box, no radio silence, no surprises at offer stage.
Retention support
We check in after the placement and support the first months, because a hire that leaves in six months helped nobody.
Australia-wide, sector-deep
Construction, mining & resources, engineering, manufacturing, trades and corporate — metro and regional, every state.
How It Works
From brief to onboarded hire.
01
Share your brief
Tell us the role, sector, location and what ‘right’ looks like for your team. No obligation to proceed.
02
Get advice within 1 day
We come back within one business day with a straight read on the market, realistic salary expectations and timeframe.
03
Receive your shortlist
A short, focused list of genuinely suited candidates — sourced through proactive search, not just job-ad responses.
04
Interview, offer, onboard
We coordinate interviews, manage the offer, and stay engaged through onboarding to help the hire settle.
Engagement
Flexible engagement, shaped around how you hire.
Every business hires differently. We offer engagement models that fit the way your business actually works — whether that’s a single critical hire, a build-out across a project, or ongoing workforce planning support.
We’ll talk through the options on the first call, along with a realistic timeframe and salary benchmark for the role. No pressure, no obligation.
Industries we recruit for
Trusted By
What employers say about working with us.
The shortlist was small, but every candidate was genuinely right for the role. Saved us weeks of screening.
Clear communication from day one. We always knew where things stood in the process.
Pivotal found us a candidate who wasn’t even actively looking — that proactive search made all the difference.
Get Started
Tell us your hiring requirement. Hear back within one business day.
No obligation, no pressure — just clear, honest advice on the best way forward for your permanent hire.
Email the team
nathan@pivotalplacements.com.auCoverage
Australia wideThanks — we’ve got it.
Nathan will be in touch within one business day.