Construction
Construction recruitment is the foundation of our business.
Our directors have been at the forefront of civil construction recruitment in Australia for more than 15 years. We work with the contractors and operators building the most significant civil and industrial infrastructure in Australia
For several years, we’ve focused on heavy industrial construction, incorporating SMP and E&I .
We have an extensive track record of recruiting for all positions in the project environment, as well as all the support functions and leadership roles found in construction contracting.
With national coverage, we can provide contract and temporary solutions as well as permanent recruitment and executive search services to meet the need for any professional role in the construction industry.
Clients
Trust our track record of successful recruitment in all facets of the construction industry.
Candidates
Find the next step in your construction career with our proven and seamless process.
Our clients share their Testimonials
Experts from start to finish Meet our construction team
Chris Norris
Chris is a highly-qualified recruitment expert. He founded Zenith Search on the back of 16 years of international experience.
Guy Fulcher
Over his extensive career, Guy has recruited and managed successful, high-performing teams. He thrives on solid relationships.
Jordan Crawley
Jordan's deep knowledge of Tier 1 contractors holds him in good stead when working with company directors.
Catherine McGrory
Catherine specialises in civil engineering and civil project management across the Western Australian market.
Deborah Skolnik
Deborah targets expatriates looking to return home, as well as UK and EU citizens considering working and living in Australia.
Mark Harris
With more than 6 years’ exploration experience within the resource sector, Mark is a multidisciplinary consultant.
Lewis Houghton
With a deep understanding of the complexity of various industries and a commitment to finding the right individuals to meet industry demands, Lewis excels in making successful and mutually beneficial matches to both candidates and clients.
Joe Forte
Working closely with each of our teams around Australia, Joe recruits across civil construction, SMP, building and mining.
Ben Vafeas
Ben specialises in the civil construction industry. He focuses on finding the right fit for both clients and candidates.
Josh Scott
Coming directly from the mining and civil industries, Josh is passionate about assisting both candidates and clients’ with their needs.
David Raykos
David goes above and beyond to help health and safety professionals find their new career paths.
Managing Director
Chris Norris
Chris founded Zenith Search on the back of 16 years of international recruitment experience. He has worked in UK and Australia across a range of search and recruitment roles from senior consultant, to team manager, business development and director.
Before moving to Australia, Chris worked in the highly competitive European IT and professional engineering sectors, consolidating his skills in executive recruitment.
Chris now provides professional recruitment and executive search services to Western Australian clients in the construction, mining, professional engineering and supply chain and logistics sectors.
Director
Guy Fulcher
Guy has decades of experience in the recruitment sector, both in Australia and the UK. Over his extensive career, he has recruited and managed successful, high-performing teams. He’s passionate about cultivating a positive healthy mindset and prides himself on constantly driving, learning and seeking different ways to engage, build on all relationships and grow.
Guy’s thrives on long-term client and candidate relationships. He’s committed to finding the best candidate for your business, or the best position for your next career move.
At Zenith, his focus is on recruiting for the construction and mining industry, including civil infrastructure, commercial building, mechanical and heavy industrial projects and mining operations.
Principal Consultant
Jordan Crawley
Jordan has more than 10 years’ experience recruiting construction professionals across all disciplines in Western Australia. He focuses focusing predominantly on civil and mechanical/electrical contractors.
Drawing on his deep knowledge of the sector and local market, Jordan is able to quickly understand clients’ needs and identify the talent to match specific requirements.
Before joining Zenith in 2014, Jordan worked internally with tier 1 contractors, whom he now serves as clients.
Manager, WA Civil
Catherine McGrory
Catherine is passionate about developing and maintaining long-standing relationships by providing quality service and a diligent and transparent process.
She enjoys sharing her industry knowledge with clients and candidates, while our civil team benefits from her personal and professional leadership.
With several years of recruitment experience, Catherine specialises in civil engineering and civil project management across the Western Australian market.
Principal Consultant
Deborah Skolnik
Many years of recruitment and mobilisation experience within the Australian infrastructure and resources sector has given Deborah an intimate knowledge of both public and private construction projects. She relocated to the UK to set up TalentBridge for our Australian clients.
TalentBridge has been born out of Australian skills shortage and is our innovative way of resourcing the billions of dollars’ worth of infrastructure and construction projects across Australia.
Deborah targets Australian and New Zealand expatriates looking to return home, as well as UK and EU citizens thinking about working and living in Australia.
Principal Consultant
Mark Harris
With more than 6 years’ exploration experience within the resource sector, Mark is now a multidisciplinary consultant. He has a wide network within the civil and mechanical sector and partners candidates and clients to supply the WA market with high quality talent while building ethical, transparent relationships.
Principal Consultant
Lewis Houghton
Lewis is a seasoned recruitment professional with four years of cross-industry experience, as well as a four-year tenure as a contractor in mining operations in Australia and New Zealand. His impressive track record in identifying top talent and building a wide network of industry connections reflects their dedication to the recruitment field.
With a deep understanding of the intricacies of various industries and a commitment to finding the right individuals to meet industry demands, Lewis excels in making successful and mutually beneficial matches.
Working closely with each of our teams around Australia, Lewis recruits across civil construction throughout the East Coast of Australia. His unique combination of technical knowledge, industry insight, and interpersonal skills positions him as a trusted resource for both clients and candidates, ensuring organizations thrive and career aspirations are met.
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Joe Forte
Joe started in recruitment in 2010, specialising in technical white collar roles across the resources and infrastructure sectors.
While his primary focus is recruiting candidates at all levels of health and safety, including HSE and training, he also helps our team across roles in project controls, estimating, surveying and engineering, as well as retained assignments in executive search.
Working closely with each of our teams around Australia, Joe recruits across civil construction, SMP, building and mining. He uses his interpersonal skills and technical expertise to ensure he finds finding the right person, with the right skill and personality, for every role.
Team Leader - WA Construction
Ben Vafeas
Ben specialises in the civil construction industry, with experience in both white and blue collar recruitment.
He focuses on the compatibility between his candidates and clients to find the right fit for the required project and company.
Ben is always on the hunt for strong civil engineers looking for their next opportunity and happy to have a confidential discussion.
Senior Recruitment Consultant
Josh Scott
Coming directly from the mining and civil industries, Josh is passionate about assisting both candidates and clients’ with their needs.
With the opportunity to be a part of many large civil and mining projects, he truly understands how daunting it can be to secure your new role.
Josh prides himself on always taking that extra step and digging deeper to truly understand every aspect of the role and focusing on suitability.
Recruitment Consultant
David Raykos
David hails from a background in safety, coming to Zenith mid-2021. He brought a range of transferable skills he is drawing on as he focuses on recruitment in the Health and Safety field across civil and mining sector. David is passionate about helping people find their new career paths and will go above and beyond.
He is professional and prides himself on his interpersonal skills, building trust with clients and candidates to ensure all parties are happy.