TPG Engineering, led by Chris Tipper
Engineering recruitment
Mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and fire engineering, from design to delivery and maintenance. Project managers, engineers, supervisors, technicians and tradespeople for the contractors and consultancies who build and run building services, data centres and industrial plant.
Where we recruit
- Sydney Recruiting now
- Brisbane Recruiting now
- Perth Recruiting now
- Melbourne Opening next
Roles we fill
- Mechanical and HVAC project managers
- Mechanical and building services engineers
- Site managers and supervisors
- HVAC service technicians
- Mechanical drafters
- Electrical project managers and estimators
- Licensed electricians
- Hydraulics project managers
- Plumbing foremen and licensed plumbers
- Fire technicians and project managers
Trades are the hardest to find.
63%
Of technician and trades employers had trouble filling a vacancy. Jobs and Skills Australia, Recruitment Experiences and Outlook Survey, March quarter 2026.
Building services
Building services is a sub-area of TPG Engineering: the people who design, install and maintain the mechanical, electrical, hydraulic and fire services inside a building.
MEP engineering
Mechanical, electrical and hydraulic engineers, design and delivery.
Read moreHVAC
Technicians, service leaders and project teams.
Read moreElectrical
Commercial, industrial and data centre electrical.
Read morePlumbing
Commercial, service and construction plumbing.
Read moreData centres
Electrical, cooling and project delivery capability.
Read moreEngineering roles open now
All rolesQuestions we're asked
Do you cover all of building services?
Design side or contractor side?
What is a senior mechanical engineer paid in Sydney?
What do you check before someone starts on site?
Can you supply licensed trades on a casual basis?
Who will I deal with?
How a brief runs with Chris
- 01The briefA call with Chris about the services package, the team around the hire and what the last person did well or badly. Not a form.
- 02The market, mappedWe map who is doing the job today in your city, including the people who are not looking, and approach them directly.
- 03Checked before you see a nameEvery person on the shortlist has been spoken to, referenced and checked against the role and the site before they are presented.
- 04Interviews, bookedWe hold the diary, set up the interviews and brief both sides before each one.
- 05Offer to start dateWe handle the offer, the notice period and the first weeks, and every permanent hire carries a 12 month replacement guarantee on our standard terms.
What the market is paying
Written from live briefs and public sources, updated as the market moves.
Senior mechanical engineer pay, Sydney
$160,000 to $180,000 plus super on a live HVAC contractor brief, against $150,000 to $190,000 for comparable seats.
Read the guideHydraulics PM and plumbing foreman pay, Sydney
PM packages of $140,000 to $170,000 plus super with a vehicle, and why advertising alone is slow.
Read the guideTickets and checks before day one
What a tradie or site leader needs in place on a commercial or data centre site.
Read the guideHiring across more than one team?
Our other teams work from the same network.
Free pay and pool check
Send Chris the role. Within a working day you get the going rate for it in your city and roughly how many people are doing that job now. If we can help you fill it, we'll say how. If we can't, we'll say so.