Slab edge with rebar and formwork on a high-rise job, city towers behind
Robert’s own photo, on site.

For builders and trade contractors in Australia, the UK and Ireland

Can’t find good crew who turn up and stay?

Most of the time the problem is how you hire. Get straight answers from a tradie turned recruiter who’s placed 1,000+ trades, labour and management staff.

  • Jobs running late while roles sit empty
  • Agencies taking 15–25% of the salary
  • New starters gone inside a fortnight
Book my free discovery call

Free. 15 minutes on the phone with Robert. Pick a time and he rings you. You’ll leave knowing what to fix first.

  • 10+ yearsin construction recruitment
  • 1,000+trades, labour and management staff placed
  • 12+ yearson the tools
  • Based on the Gold Coast and in Belfast.Serving builders in Australia, the UK and Ireland.

Placements made with contractors including Carey Group (£300M turnover), and on the Gold Coast and elsewhere in Australia, during Robert’s recruitment career before HiredConstruction.

The way builders hire is broken.

It’s set up so agencies and job boards get paid, good crew or not.

  • Agencies get paid either way.

    They take a cut of the salary. Stays a decade or walks in a month, they’re paid.

  • Job ads bring the wrong people.

    You pay to post and get tyre-kickers and no-shows.

  • The good ones aren’t looking.

    They’re busy on someone else’s site. Post and pray, and you’ll never meet them.

  • Nobody plans day one.

    They turn up and nobody’s there to meet them. Two weeks later they’re gone.

You’ve run another ad. You’ve rung another agency. Still short on crew. The system is the problem.

Yellow wall formwork held by push-pull props under a stormy sky

“You don’t save money by hiring fast and cheap. You save money by hiring right the first time.”

Robert Muckian, Founder
Example

Example: what a normal year can cost

A builder with 6–20 staff, hiring 3–5 people a year.

  • Agency and placement fees$15,000£7,500
  • Job ads and job boards$4,500£2,850
  • Empty roles and re-hiring early leavers$49,219£25,594
  • Your time (about 6 hours a week)$17,250£10,063

Total, per yearabout $86,000about £46,000

Example: about $86,000 / £46,000 a year. Gone.

Example only. Hires 3–5 a year, and 1 in 4 leave within 6 months. Agency fees $10–30k / £5–15k a year. Ads $250–750 / £150–500 a month. Roles sit empty 1–2 months. An empty role costs $1.5–3k / £800–1.5k a week. Hiring takes 5–10 hours a week, at $60 / £35 an hour over 46 weeks. Same questions and maths as our hiring cost check, at the cautious end of each range.

Yours could be lower or higher. Work out your own number

Book my free discovery call

Rebar deck with cast-in sleeves at golden hour, ready for the pour

Hire right. Hire once.

Five steps, built from over a decade of construction recruitment and 1,000+ placements.

  1. Brief first.

    Write down the trade, site, pay, start date and must-haves before you write a word of the ad.

  2. Go and get them.

    Search Indeed and LinkedIn for good people, including the ones who aren’t looking.

  3. Ads that get replies.

    Lead with the site, the work and the pay. No corporate waffle.

  4. Screen hard.

    Catch red flags early with questions only someone who’s done the work can answer. Ring a real foreman for references.

  5. Lock it in.

    Start date in writing. The first 14 days planned, so they stay.

Run it yourself, or hand some or all of it to Robert.

Book my free discovery call

Robert's view across a finished concrete floor, hi-vis sleeve in shot
Robert’s view from site.

Start here

Book a free 15-minute discovery call. Get a straight answer.

Tell Robert the roles you need filled and what you’ve tried. He’ll tell you what’s broken and what to do next. No sales pitch.

You’ll leave knowing

  • Why your ads aren’t pulling the right people
  • Where the good candidates for your roles are working right now
  • Which roles to fix first
  • Which of the four options fits you, if any

What it’s worth: Robert’s paid Hiring Fix Call is $295 + GST£149. This 15-minute discovery call is free.

Why it’s free: 15 minutes is enough to tell whether we can help. If we can’t, all it cost you was a phone call.

Who it’s for: builders, trade contractors and subbies in Australia, the UK and Ireland, hiring now or soon. It’s for employers. If you’re looking for work, this isn’t the call for you.

No hard sell. If we’re not the right fit, you’ll hear that straight.

How it works

  1. Pick a time. Choose a 15-minute slot and leave your phone number. You’ll get an email confirming it.
  2. Robert rings you. At the time you booked. Talk him through the role and what you’ve tried so far.
  3. Get a clear plan. If you want us to do the work, you get a set quote. No surprises.
Book my free discovery call
Robert Muckian

Free. 15 minutes. By phone: Robert calls you.

Your details are only used to arrange the call, never shared or sold.

Table formwork and props set out on a deck under a clear blue sky

Four ways to fix it. Pick how much help you want.

Get advice. Learn it. Hand it over. Or run it on software.

Prices in Australian dollars. The Hiring Fix Call and Done For You are + GST. The course and software include GST.Prices in pounds for the UK and Ireland. VAT, if applicable, confirmed at checkout.

Not sure which? Book a free discovery call and we’ll point you to the right one.

Get advice

The Hiring Fix Call

One call with Robert, then you go and fix it.

Bring the role you can’t fill. Robert tells you straight what’s broken and what to do Monday.

  • 1:1 with Robert, by phone, or video if it suits you better
  • A review of your ads and hiring process
  • Clear, written next steps after every call

$295 per call. Pack of 3: $795. Monthly: $595 a month. All + GST.

£149 per call. Pack of 3: £399. Monthly: £299 a month.

What’s included
  • A 1:1 call with Robert, by phone, or video if it suits you better
  • A review of your ads and hiring process
  • Advice for your trade, your site and your crew
  • Clear, written next steps after every call
Book my Hiring Fix Call

Learn it · On sale now

The Construction Hiring System

Hire it right, every time.

The full system, step by step, from the first brief to the first fortnight on site. Every lesson comes with a read-along PDF and templates today. Narrated videos are coming soon.

  • 10 modules, 95 short lessons, at your own pace
  • Templates and checklists
  • Lifetime access to updates

$497 incl. GST. Course Plus $797 incl. GST.

£249. Course Plus £399.

One payment. Lifetime access to updates.

What’s included
  • Lessons on the brief, sourcing, ads, screening, interviews, references, offers and the first 14 days, each with a read-along PDF (narrated videos coming soon)
  • Templates and checklists
  • Lifetime access to updates
  • Course Plus: the course, plus a 60-minute 1:1 call with Robert on a live role and a written review of your first role brief and job ad
Show me the course
Crew in hi-vis working at a large wall formwork panel on an Australian site

Hand it over · Most hands-off

Done For You

You run the jobs. We fill the crew.

Two ways to do it. Pick one inside the card.

Crew Filled. We find and fill your trades, labour and management roles.

  • Brief, ads, sourcing, screening, interviews and references, done for you
  • Start date locked in writing
  • A check-in during their first 14 days

From $4,000 per hire ($4,000 / $7,000 / $10,000 depending on the role). $750 upfront to start. All + GST.

Trades and labour roles £999 per hire. Larger roles £2,250 / £3,750 / £5,500. £375 upfront to start.

A set fee per hire. The fee doesn’t go up with the salary.

What’s included
  • A role brief with you: trade, site, pay, start date, must-haves
  • Ads written and posted where the right people look
  • Active sourcing on Indeed, LinkedIn and beyond
  • Screening and red-flag checks
  • Interviews and a shortlist worth your time
  • Reference checks with real foremen and site managers
  • Offer, notice period and start date locked in writing
  • A check-in during their first 14 days

Your Own Hiring Team. We build a recruitment team inside your business, so you stop paying outside help every time someone leaves.

  • Your hiring process mapped, written down and simplified
  • Ad templates, job board accounts and sourcing set up
  • Your staff trained to recruit

Setup $3,500. Full build from $12,000. Ongoing support $1,500 a month. All + GST.

Setup £1,850. Full build from £6,500. Ongoing support £795 a month.

What’s included
  • Your hiring process mapped, written down and simplified
  • Job ad templates for your trades and roles
  • Applicant tracking system and job board accounts set up
  • Indeed and LinkedIn sourcing set up, including saved searches
  • Screening, interview and reference-check scripts
  • A plan for each new starter’s first 14 days
  • Your staff trained to recruit: sourcing, Boolean search, interviewing
  • Ongoing support after handover, if you want it

Example Example: on a $90,000 / £45,000 package, an agency charging 15–25% takes $13,500–$22,500 / £6,750–£11,250 for one hire.

Book my free discovery call

Run it on software · 14-day free trial

The Crew Builder

Run your jobs for $0£0. Pay only when you’re hiring.

Job tools free for everyone. Hiring plans on top when you need people.

Free job tools ($0, no card)(£0, no card)

Quotes and estimates, invoices (GST in Australia, VAT and CIS in the UK and Ireland), price book, timesheets and roster, leave, payroll exports.

Hiring plans add: talent pool with ticket and licence tracking, job ads and careers pages, candidate tracking, interview scheduling, team logins.

  • Starter$49 a month2 active jobs · 2 team logins
  • Pro$129 a month10 active jobs · 5 team logins
  • Business$249 a monthUnlimited active jobs (fair use) · 15 team logins

Pay annually and get 2 months free ($490 / $1,290 / $2,490 a year). Extra team logins $10 a month on Pro and Business. Try any hiring plan free for 14 days. No card needed.

  • Starter£25 a month2 active jobs · 2 team logins
  • Pro£65 a month10 active jobs · 5 team logins
  • Business£125 a monthUnlimited active jobs (fair use) · 15 team logins

Pay annually and get 2 months free (£250 / £650 / £1,250 a year). Extra team logins £5 a month (£50 a year) on Pro and Business. Try any hiring plan free for 14 days. No card needed. The job tools are free in the UK and Ireland too.

The first 20 companies keep their founding price.

Start my 14-day free trial

Use the free job tools

Still not sure? Book a free discovery call and we’ll tell you which one fits, or tell you straight if none of them do.

Book my free discovery call
Robert Muckian, founder of HiredConstruction
CAREYS tower crane beside a concrete core, sun behind the jib
Robert’s own photo from a Carey Group site.

12+ years on the tools. 10+ years filling construction roles.

I’m Robert Muckian. I spent 12+ years on the tools before I moved into recruitment.

Since then I’ve spent over a decade recruiting for construction. I’ve worked as an in-house senior recruiter and business development consultant, a freelance senior construction recruiter for agencies across the UK and Ireland, and a recruiter for subcontractors. In Australia I’ve done flat-fee and margin placements in multiple locations, including the Gold Coast.

I’ve placed 1,000+ trades, labour and management staff with contractors including Carey Group. Now I’m based on the Gold Coast, with a second base in Belfast, and I’m showing builders how to hire the way I do.

  • 12+ years on the tools
  • 10+ years in construction recruitment
  • 1,000+ trades, labour and management staff placed
  • Placed staff with contractors including Carey Group (£300M turnover)
  • Flat-fee and margin placements across Australia, including the Gold Coast
  • Based on the Gold Coast and in Belfast. Serving builders in Australia, the UK and Ireland.

HiredConstruction is new. The track record above is Robert’s own, from his recruitment career before it.

Book my free discovery call

Crew in hi-vis on a large rebar mat deck, scaffold behind

Coming soon

The HiredConstruction hiring report is nearly ready.

Robert is finishing a new report on how he fills trades, labour and management roles. Leave your first name, email and phone and you’ll get an email as soon as it’s ready.

Need help with a role now? Book a free 15-minute discovery call and Robert will ring you at the time you pick.

Your details are never shared or sold. We ask for your phone so Robert can follow up about your hiring. Unsubscribe from emails any time.

Straight answers

What is HiredConstruction?

A construction hiring business based on the Gold Coast, Australia, with a second base in Belfast, Northern Ireland. We help builders, trades businesses and contractors in Australia, the UK and Ireland hire good people who stay.

Is it a recruitment agency?

Partly. With Done For You, we fill roles for a set fee per hire, and the fee doesn’t go up with the salary. We also teach the system and can build your own hiring team, so you need agencies less.

What does a recruiter charge for a construction hire?

With Done For You (Crew Filled) you pay a set fee per hire, not a percentage of salary: from $4,000 + GST per hire in Australia, or from £999 per hire in the UK and Ireland, depending on the role. The fee doesn’t go up with the salary.

Which option should I choose?

Want advice on one role: The Hiring Fix Call. Want to run it yourself: the course. Want it handled: Done For You. Want free job tools now and hiring software later: The Crew Builder. Not sure? Book my free discovery call.

How much does it cost?

Every price is in the options section, in AUD and GBP.

HiredConstruction is new. Why should I trust you?

Fair question. HiredConstruction is new, so there are no client reviews yet, and we won’t make any up. What there is: Robert Muckian, the founder. He spent 12+ years on the tools, then over a decade in construction recruitment, placing 1,000+ trades, labour and management staff with contractors including Carey Group. He’s based on the Gold Coast, with a second base in Belfast.

Is the discovery call really free? Will I get a hard sell?

Yes, it’s free: 15 minutes, by phone, and Robert rings you at the time you book. No hard sell. If a paid option fits, he’ll tell you what it costs. If nothing fits, he’ll say so.

I’ve been burned by agencies. Why is this different?

With Done For You you pay a set fee per hire. It doesn’t go up with the salary. Or skip outside help: learn the system yourself, or have us build your own hiring team.

I haven’t got time for this.

The call is 15 minutes, at a time you pick. If you’d rather not run hiring at all, Done For You handles it for you.

Do you give legal or employment advice?

No. This is practical hiring guidance. It isn’t legal advice. For awards, contracts and employment law, check the Fair Work Ombudsman (or Acas in the UK) or ask a qualified adviser.

Book my free discovery call

Looking up inside a concrete core to the sky, crane jib overhead

Every week a role sits empty, your crew pays for it. So do you.

Book a free 15-minute discovery call. Robert rings you at the time you pick. Leave knowing what to fix first.

Book my free discovery call

P.S. The call is free and takes 15 minutes. An empty role costs you every week it stays empty.