Build a Brighter Future with McNab

If you’re a trade-qualified carpenter who takes pride in your work and wants steady, long-term employment, join McNab — a team that backs its people and builds with purpose.

Based in Brisbane, you’ll enjoy the stability of permanent, ongoing work on a range of commercial, industrial, and residential projects in and around the region — with the support of an experienced, down-to-earth team who take pride in doing things safely and well.

From multi-residential to industrial and social housing builds, there’s always something new and rewarding to get involved in.

At McNab, we offer career pathways for those wanting to progress in construction — many of our senior leaders started on the tools as carpenters and worked their way up to become Foremen, Site Managers, Project Managers, and Construction Managers.

Duties:

You’ll carry out a variety of formwork and general carpentry tasks across different project types — no two sites are the same!

• Steel and timber framing
• Formwork and concreting for slabs, footings, and walls
• Installation of cladding, flooring, and structural elements
• Commercial and residential fit-outs
• Maintenance and defect work

You’ll also:

• Work with steel, concrete, and timber
• Read and interpret plans and drawings
• Operate tools and equipment safely
• Follow all site safety procedures
• Work effectively in a team and adapt to changing site environments

What We’re Looking For:

• Experienced Carpenters (formwork experience an advantage but not essential)
• Safety-focused and detail-oriented
• Motivated with a strong work ethic
• Professional and team-oriented
• Capable of working unsupervised when required
• Eager to grow and progress your career
• Trade Qualification in Carpentry
• Construction White Card (or ability to obtain)
• Valid driver’s licence and reliable transport (travel across Toowoomba and SEQ as required)

In Return:

• Competitive hourly rate with consistent full-time hours and overtime opportunities
• Supportive and collaborative team environment
• Opportunities to gain more tickets and broaden your trade experience
• Daily Travel Allowance – Currently $26.09 per day, paid for every day worked.
• PPE Allowance – Receive $500 per financial year towards personal protective equipment.
• Tool Allowance – Receive $2,000 per financial year towards tools and equipment.
• Health & Fitness Allowance – Receive $250 per year to put towards your health and wellbeing, including gym memberships, activewear, fishing gear and more.
• Paid Birthday Leave – Enjoy an additional paid day off each year for your birthday.
• Banked Hours – Choose to be paid for hours worked over 38 hours per week or bank those hours to use as additional leave.
• Unused Sick Leave Incentive – Receive a bonus equivalent to 50% of your accumulated unused sick leave each financial year, without losing a single hour from your leave balance.
• Paid Travel Time – Get paid for travel time when working on sites located more than 40km from your region’s base office.
• Support and systems that make it easy to do your best work — and go home safe every day

About Us:

McNab is one of the largest Construction, Development, and Property Groups in Australia, now turning over more than $1bn annually. Despite our growth, we’ve kept our small-company DNA — built on genuine care for our people, clients, and communities.

For us, success isn’t about size — it’s when our clients are so proud of our work they’d wear a McNab T-shirt on the weekend.

We genuinely care. We make it easy. We deliver certainty.

This is our promise — to our clients, our partners, and our team. Everything we do, from recruiting and training to promotion and performance, revolves around that promise.

By leveraging the strength of the entire McNab Group — from our own property developments to in-house manufacturing — we offer stability, opportunity, and a genuine career pathway for every member of our trades team.