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Engineering Recruitment Agency — Permanent Engineers Australia-Wide
Pivotal Placements is a permanent engineering recruitment agency working with consultancies, contractors, manufacturers and asset owners across Australia. We place engineers and engineering leaders across civil, structural, mechanical, electrical, process and project disciplines.
Engineering is a candidate-short market and the strongest people are rarely active. We run a targeted search, verify discipline experience and chartership properly, and give you a realistic view of the market within one business day.
Engineering roles we place
Permanent positions we regularly recruit for in engineering:
Civil & Structural Engineers
Mechanical Engineers
Electrical Engineers
Process & Chemical Engineers
Project Engineers & Engineering Managers
Design Engineers & Drafters
Water & Wastewater Engineers
Geotechnical Engineers
Asset & Maintenance Engineers
Principal & Technical Directors
Graduate Engineers
Don’t see the role you’re hiring for? Tell us the brief — if it’s a permanent role in engineering, we can help.
Why a specialist
Why specialist engineering recruitment matters
A generic recruiter can’t tell a structural engineer’s bridge experience from their building experience. We screen for the discipline detail that actually matters — software, codes, project types and chartered status — so your shortlist is genuinely relevant.
Because we only place permanent roles, we’re matching engineers to a career step and a team, which is exactly what makes strong passive candidates willing to move.
What you get
How we recruit for engineering
Chartership & credentials verified
CPEng, RPEQ and NER status confirmed up front.
Consultancy & industry
We recruit for design consultancies, contractors and in-house asset teams alike.
Other sectors we recruit for
See our salary guides and hiring advice for more.
Hiring in Engineering?
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