Civil, construction & trades contractors across Australia
Hire better crews in 28 days, for a fixed fee per hire
We run social recruitment campaigns to reach off‑market workers most agencies and job boards miss. Permanent staff on your books — not labour hire.
Not labour hire
Permanent & fixed‑term staff on your own books — no ongoing markups, ever.
Probation‑Proof Guarantee
You only pay for hires who stick. If they don’t pass probation, we refill the role free.
Only 6 sprints a month
Every role gets a dedicated recruiter — book yours before the month fills.
Blue‑collar & trades we specialise in
If it’s hands‑on work and safety‑critical, there’s a good chance we’ve hired it.
01
Scope & hiring plan
We unpack your roles, locations, pay bands and timelines, then set targets for the next 28 days.
02
Social campaigns & talent sourcing
We run targeted social campaigns and tap our database to reach off‑market workers, not just job boards.
03
Screen, vet & shortlist
We phone‑screen, check tickets and record one‑way video interviews so you only see shortlist‑ready candidates.
04
You interview – we refill if it doesn’t stick
You pick who to hire. If they don’t make it through probation, we refill the role.
The Thread Advantage
Why not just post on job boards or use a %‑fee agency?
Off‑market candidates
Social campaigns reach workers who never hit job boards.
Fixed fee per hire
Know your cost upfront, no % of salary games.
Full recruitment funnel done‑for‑you
Ads, screening, one‑way video and shortlists handled for you.
Probation‑Proof Guarantee
If a hire leaves during probation, we refill the role at no extra fee.
Our Offer
The 28-day hiring sprint
What's Included:
28 days of targeted social recruitment campaigns for your roles
Creative and copy for job ads and day in the life videos
Sourcing from both our database and off market candidates
Phone screening, ticket and licence checks, basic reference checks
One way video interviews and curated shortlists sent weekly
Weekly pipeline report so you always know how hiring is tracking
Pricing and Terms:
One fixed fee per sprint from $5,000 — plus additional hires in the same 28 days from $1,500 each, by role. No % of salary, ever.
A %‑fee agency charges 15–20% of salary — about $13,500 for a single $90k operator, and no refill. If an empty seat is costing you thousands a week, a $5,000 sprint that fills it in 28 days pays for itself.
Option to spread payments across the candidates probation period
If a hire leaves during probation, we refill the role at no additional fee
Ready to run your first sprint?
Book a 15‑min Hiring Plan call and we’ll scope the roles, timeline and a fixed quote together.
Faq
Questions hiring managers ask before a 28‑Day Hiring Sprint
What types of roles do you specalize in?
How is your pricing different to a %–fee agency?
How fast can you actually fill roles?
Where do our candidates come from?
How do you screen and vet candidates?
What happens if a hire doesn’t work out?
What a sprint looks like in practice
Every sprint is employer-specific. These are real examples of what we've run for clients in civil, construction, and heavy industry.
Civil Construction
Needed final trim and excavator operators for a new civil project. Ran targeted campaigns to reach off-market workers within 80 km. 18 vetted, 12 placed within 3 weeks.
Operators
12 placed
21 days
Wildfire Contracting
Needed experienced operators mid‑season with local crews already deployed elsewhere. We built a targeted hiring plan and sourced visa‑eligible international operators — crew mobilised to site within 10 days.
Operators
3 placed
10 days
Wind Farm
Remote site with limited local talent pool. Ran targeted campaigns with relocation-focused messaging. 10 offers made, 8 accepted, all retained past probation.
Labourers
8 placed
19 days
What our clients are saying
“Thread has been a huge part of us growing our team and keeping it that way — including backfilling roles as we scale. The campaigns brought us more quality applicants than we thought was possible.”
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AGS Civil
“What we do is niche, and competent operators are genuinely hard to find. Thread sought them out and vetted them before we even got to final interviews. We were really happy with the outcome — and we’ll keep coming back.”
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Central Land Clearing
Book your sprint
Book your 15‑minute Hiring Plan Call
Tell us the roles you need to fill and how fast you need them. We’ll come back with a clear plan and timeline, usually the same day.
Submit and we’ll be in touch the same day to lock in your 15‑minute Hiring Plan call.
