Employers Hub | Construction recruitment | Queensland
Work directly with the people responsible for your search, with founder-led accountability and a clear recruitment process from initial brief through to commencement.
We headhunt and source candidates directly across Queensland, interstate and New Zealand. You get a qualified shortlist, assessed on experience, motivation, remuneration expectations and availability. Direct placement with your business, including permanent and casual roles, not labour hire.
Sunshine Coast employer? See our Sunshine Coast construction recruitment service. Hiring in Brisbane? See Brisbane construction recruitment.
Specialisations
We focus on the people who build and deliver projects. These are the areas we actively recruit in today, and we’re open to related roles. If a role is outside our capability or network, we’ll tell you upfront.
For trade and specialist contracting businesses that need experienced, reliable tradespeople who’ll stay with the team.
Roles we recruit: Roofers and roofing crew leaders, HVAC installation technicians, carpenters, electricians, concreters, and other specialist trades.
See current trade roles →For builders and contractors who need people who can run a site, a crew or a project, along with the commercial people behind the build.
Roles we recruit: Construction and site supervisors, foremen, site and construction managers, project managers, contract administrators, project engineers, estimators, quantity surveyors and commercial managers.
See current site and estimating roles →For civil, earthworks and infrastructure contractors who need site capability and accuracy.
Roles we recruit: Excavator and plant operators (including final trim operators), civil supervisors, foremen, project engineers, surveyors and civil estimators.
See a current civil role →Search
Most good construction people are already employed and aren’t reading job ads. Advertising only reaches people who are looking right now. We go further:
Hiring experienced Kiwi tradies into Queensland? See the NZ Tradies pathway →
Process
Work directly with the people responsible for your search, with founder-led accountability and a clear recruitment process from initial brief through to commencement.
We learn about your business, team, project requirements, remuneration and the experience needed.
We choose the right sourcing channels and approach relevant people directly, locally, interstate and in New Zealand where it suits the role.
We assess candidates against the agreed brief and present a short list with the information you need to decide.
We coordinate interviews, feedback, offers and commencement arrangements.
We keep in contact after commencement and provide the conditional replacement guarantee where it applies.
Search timelines depend on the role, location, remuneration, market conditions and candidate availability.
Standards
Before we recommend anyone, we assess experience, motivation, remuneration expectations and availability. We also check:
If someone isn’t worth your interview time, they don’t reach you.
Fees
One recruitment standard, two ways to engage. Every standard assignment gets the same approach to sourcing, qualification and candidate management.
Including superannuation. Fees exclude GST.
GemSource is your only recruitment agency for the role during the agreed exclusive period. You get one coordinated search and clear candidate ownership, at a lower fee.
Including superannuation. Fees exclude GST.
Keep the option to work with other agencies, with the same recruitment method and service standard.
Exclusive Recruitment is 12% and Non-Exclusive Recruitment is 13.5% of the placed candidate’s total remuneration package, including superannuation. Fees exclude GST. The placement fee becomes payable when the candidate physically commences employment or engagement with the client. Invoiced on commencement, payable within 7 calendar days unless your Engagement Letter says otherwise. No placement, no fee. Recruitment services are provided in accordance with GemSource Recruitment’s signed Terms of Engagement.
Have ongoing recruitment requirements or a specific hiring project? Speak with our team about an arrangement suited to your business.
Guarantee
90 calendar days from the candidate’s commencement date. One replacement search for the same role at no additional fee; no cash refund. If the replacement’s remuneration is higher, the fee difference applies. Notification, payment and exclusion conditions are set out in your Engagement Letter and Terms of Engagement.
Coverage
GemSource is based on the Sunshine Coast and recruits for employers across Queensland, including Brisbane, the Gold Coast and regional Queensland. Our candidate search reaches across Queensland, interstate and New Zealand.
Sunshine Coast Recruitment → · Brisbane Construction Recruitment → · NZ Tradies →
Direct placement
We place people directly with your business, including permanent and casual roles. We don’t supply day labour or volume labour hire.
GemSource Apprentice Pathways is being developed in collaboration with local employers, schools and education partners to help connect emerging talent with meaningful apprenticeship opportunities.
FAQ
Brief us on the role, project, team, must-haves and timing. You’ll get a straight answer on whether GemSource is the right way to find them.
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