Building Environs Recruitment

Building Environs Recruitment Specialising in recruitment within the Built Environment industries of Commercial (vertical) building

Building Environs Recruitment has been created to offer a variety of recruitment solutions to people and organisations operating in the Built Environment – recruitment services delivered within:


• Property Development

• Recruitment for Commercial, residential and infrastructure construction

• Engineering consultancies (Building Services, Civil & Structural, land development)

• Client side Pr

oject Management & Quantity Surveying

• Facilities Management & Property management firms


The Services on offer include:


• Temporary & Permanent recruitment solutions

• Executive Search recruitment

• Recruit now, Pay later (break the recruitment fee into monthly instalments)

• 'Insitu' recruitment - working from clients offices

• Assistance with candidate visas (400, 407 and 482 Visas, only)

• Recruitment Process Consulting (RPC) - set your business up to attract and onboard the best

• 'Unbundled' recruitment services - delivering tailored recruitment solutions to suit your businesses needs


After 15 years in the recruitment industry and having built a network of contacts across a variety of industries in Melbourne, Building Environs Recruitment has been created to offer true recruitment consultancy to organisations looking to improve their ability to hire the best. The service offering at Building Environs Recruitment is more than just placing good people into good roles, in good companies – whilst this remains a core function; Building Environs has been set up to offer employers a service that will improve their hiring and on-boarding process capability; consulting and working closely with clients to allow them to improve their engagement and enticement of high performing talent – how to entice the right people and how to hire the best. If you work within the built environment and want to see how Building Environs Recruitment can help you, drop me a call on 0400 934 025 or get in touch by email at [email protected]

31/08/2026

The buildings we live and work in are getting smarter, but what does that actually mean for the cost of running them, the energy they use and the future of our built environment?

In this episode, Martin Preece talks with Christian Schiemann from to talk about how building automation has evolved, why open protocols matter, and how Al, data and smarter control systems could help us get a lot more out of the buildings we already have.

Buildings account for a huge amount of global energy use and emissions, so there’s a pretty significant opportunity here. And it’s not just about building new, it’s about making the buildings we already have work better.

What I found particularly interesting was Christian’s view that we’re actually a lot further down this road than you might think.
There’s still plenty to do, but the technology is moving, the economics are changing and, importantly, the incentives are starting to line up.

Have a listen and let us know what you think.

Listen here: https://Inkd.in/gTqP4zvT or search The Building Talks Podcast on your preferred app.

Former Windsor School Site Set for Major Housing Precinct. Pace Development Group has lodged plans for a major residenti...
31/08/2026

Former Windsor School Site Set for Major Housing Precinct.

Pace Development Group has lodged plans for a major residential precinct at the former Presentation College site in Windsor, with an eight-building masterplan proposed for the 19,027-square-metre holding at 167 to 187 Dandenong Road.

Designed by Cera Stribley | Architecture & Interior Design the project is planned across six stages, with the first residential stages set to deliver 170 homes across four buildings. Stage Two includes 130 apartments across two six-storey buildings, while Stage Three would add 40 homes, including the adaptive reuse of the heritage Nagel Building into 12 dwellings. The broader masterplan points to a much larger housing outcome, with later buildings rising up to 10 storeys and at least 370 dwellings identified across Buildings A to F before the final yield for Building G is confirmed. A minimum of 10 per cent affordable housing contribution is also proposed through a discounted rental model.

The plans include new landscaped spaces, pedestrian connections to Elm Place and the railway corridor, a new publicly accessible road linking Elm Place with Dandenong Road, and the retention of key heritage buildings and established trees. Stage One would also adaptively reuse an existing heritage building for a wellness and fitness-related facility.

Urbis has lodged the planning application through the Victorian Government’s Development Facilitation Program, following the site’s rezoning within the Windsor Station precinct. With access to Windsor Station, tram services and the Chapel Street Activity Centre, the proposal places new housing in one of Melbourne’s most connected inner-city locations.
A significant move for Windsor, combining new apartments, affordable housing, heritage reuse, landscaping and better site connections on a former school campus.

https://Inkd.in/guggkQ5H
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Specialists in construction & property across VIC and SE QLD. Contact us to find your next hire.

27/08/2026

Al isn’t just about getting ChatGPT to write an email.

Daniel Silver and Martin Preece got into how systems and governance will be the backbone of how construction businesses use Al. And how, done properly, it can take a heap of the admin and workload off site teams.

The big opportunity isn’t replacing people. It’s giving them some of their time and capacity back.

Listen to the full episode here: https://Inkd.in/gTqP4zvT or search The Building Talks Podcast on your preferred app.

2100+ Apartments Planned Lodged for Former Carlton Brewery SiteS P Setia Australia has lodged plans for a major three-to...
25/08/2026

2100+ Apartments Planned Lodged for Former Carlton Brewery Site

S P Setia Australia has lodged plans for a major three-tower precinct on the former Carlton United Breweries site in Carlton, adding another large project to Melbourne’s inner north housing and student accommodation pipeline.

The proposal covers a 6,561 square metre site at 185 to 195 Queensberry Street and 46 to 78 Bouverie Street, which S P Setia acquired last year for $114 million.

Designed by COX Architecture with planning by Urbis Australia | Cistri Singapore the scheme includes two purpose-built student accommodation towers and one build-to-sell apartment tower.

Across the three buildings, the project would deliver 2,105 units. Tower one would rise 28 storeys with 659 student units and 969 beds, tower two would reach 45 storeys with 840 student units and 1,040 beds, and tower three would rise 55 storeys with 606 apartments across studio, one-, two-and three-bedroom layouts.

The towers would sit above a shared podium with a below-ground supermarket of around 3,684 square metres, 2,198 square metres of ground-level retail and public areas. Plans also include parking for 120 cars and 715 bicycles, reflecting the site’s location near University of Melbourne, the Hoddle Grid and established public transport.

The project is planned across three stages, beginning with the podium and first student accommodation tower, followed by the second student tower and then the build-to-sell tower. For S P Setia, it adds to a Melbourne track record that began with Fulton Lane and has since included major high-rise projects such as its La Trobe Street tower.

A major next step for the former brewery precinct, with student housing, apartments, retail and public space all coming together in one of Melbourne’s most active inner-city locations. Click through to see what is planned for the Carlton site.

https://Inkd.in/gp4p-7ay

Building Environs Recruitment helps you build exceptional teams.
Specialists in construction & property across VIC and SE QLD. Contact us to find your next hire.

17/08/2026

Meet Dan Silver. 15 years in site management, then into HSEQ and now running SiteGuard.

We had a great chat about the pressure on site managers, burnout, construction culture, psychosocial safety, and where Al might help.

🎧 Listen to the full episode here: https://Inkd.in/ gthb3VbF or search The Building Talks Podcast on your preferred app.

Are we on the precipice of 20-day home builds?Metricon has completed its first prefabricated home pilot at Stockland Liv...
14/08/2026

Are we on the precipice of 20-day home builds?

Metricon has completed its first prefabricated home pilot at Stockland Living Mt Atkinson Estate in Truganina, testing how factory-built components can work inside a mainstream volume housing model.

Delivered in partnership with SIGNEX® Group and Stockland, the pilot moved from slab pour to completed home in just 20 days, with lock-up and weatherproofing achieved in four days. Around 90 per cent of the home was manufactured off-site before being transported and assembled on location.

The homes use prefabricated wall panels made in a controlled factory setting, helping improve precision, reduce material waste and limit weather-related delays.
The result shows how prefabricated methods can be used within a standard volume home build while still meeting expected quality and presentation.
For Metricon, the pilot is about adding another delivery pathway, not replacing traditional construction. In markets where labour, materials and supply chains are under pressure, this type of model could become increasingly relevant to improving build speed and certainty.

SIGNEX® Group’s role brings together design, compliance, manufacturing and builder-led onsite delivery, while Stockland’s Mt Atkinson community provides a live estate setting to test how this approach performs in practice.

A small pilot with potentially big implications for volume housing, supply speed and the future of residential construction. Click through to see how the Truganina trial came together.

https://Inkd.in/gaWSrxSG

Building Environs Recruitment helps you build exceptional teams.
Specialists in construction & property across VIC and SE QLD. Contact us to find your next hire.

This is an interesting one....Al isn’t necessarily going to replace everyone’s job, but we do think the people who learn...
11/08/2026

This is an interesting one....

Al isn’t necessarily going to replace everyone’s job, but we do think the people who learn how to use it effectively will have an advantage. Do you agree?

🎧Listen to the full episode with Callum Cryans here: https://Inkd.in/gTqP4zvT or search The Building Talks Podcast on your preferred app.

06/08/2026

Al is changing construction quickly... but it’s important to understand where it can go wrong.

In this episode of The Building Talks Podcast, Martin chats with Callum Cryans from CMC Contracts about one of the challenges with Al... hallucinations.

Al can be an incredibly powerful tool, but it still needs the right questions, human judgement and proper oversight.

As our industry starts embracing these new technologies, understanding both the opportunities and the limitations will be critical.

A great insight from Callum on using Al the right way in construction.

🎧Listen to the full episode here:
https://Inkd.in/gTqP4zvT or search The Building Talks Podcast on your preferred app.

03/08/2026

Al in construction isn’t a future conversation... It’s happening now.

In this episode of The Building Talks Podcast, Martin sits down with Callum Cryans from CMC Contracts to discuss how Al is already starting to change the way we work across construction.

Callum shares his insights into how Al is transforming contract administration, procurement and commercial management, and why those who learn to use these tools effectively could gain a real advantage moving forward.

A great conversation about technology, productivity and the future of our industry.

🎧 Listen to the full episode here: https://Inkd.in/gthb3VbF or search The Building Talks Podcast on your preferred app.

Queensland Contractor Wins Key Olympic Stadium Works Package!BMD Group has secured the next stage of early works for Bri...
03/08/2026

Queensland Contractor Wins Key Olympic Stadium Works Package!

BMD Group has secured the next stage of early works for Brisbane’s new $3.8 billion Olympic stadium at Victoria Park, with GHD Design appointed as design partner for the site preparation package.

Awarded by the Games Independent Infrastructure and Coordination Authority, the works will prepare the site ahead of the main stadium build and include bulk earthworks, retaining walls, stormwater drainage, haul roads, erosion and sediment controls, semi-permanent fencing and a logistics plaza.

GHD will provide multidisciplinary design and technical advisory services, bringing engineering support to a complex early works phase that follows geotechnical investigations and survey work already undertaken at Victoria Park.
The early works package is separate from the main stadium contract, with consourtiums Built / SACYR AUSTRALIA, along with John Holland / BESIX Watpac still in contention through an early contractor involvement process for the 63,000-seat venue.

Once complete, Brisbane Stadium will host the opening and closing ceremonies and athletics during the Brisbane 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games, before becoming the long-term home of the Brisbane Lions and Queensland’s elite cricket teams. The stadium is planned to expand to around 70,000 seats for concerts.

A major step in Queensland’s Olympic infrastructure program, with local contractor capability now helping shape the first physical stages of one of Brisbane’s most-watched projects. Click through to see how the Victoria Park stadium program is moving forward.

https://Inkd.in/gMv4rUCs

Building Environs Recruitment helps you build exceptional teams.
Specialists in construction & property across VIC and SE QLD. Contact us to find your next hire.

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