Permanent Recruitment · Australia & New Zealand

Permanent engineering talent, matched to what people can really do

Australia's hardest roles to fill are in engineering. We place permanent engineers across the highest-demand disciplines — matched not just on a CV, but on capability, fit and the trajectory you're hiring for.

Disciplines we place

  • Mechanical engineers
  • Electrical engineers
  • Electronics engineers
  • Civil & structural engineers
  • Mining & resources engineers
  • Project & maintenance engineers

Permanent placement only. (Temp-to-perm pathways sit within our labour hire service.)

How it works

  1. We take a real brief — the role, the team, the trajectory
  2. We draw on our network and search the market
  3. You meet a shortlist matched on capability and fit
  4. We support the offer through to a confident start
Why Calima

Why teams trust us with engineering recruitment.

01

Permanent from the start

This is direct permanent placement — the right hire, made once.

02

Matched on capability

We assess what people can actually do, not just what fits a keyword search.

03

Global reach when you need it

When the local market is dry, our network reaches qualified talent abroad.

Hiring a permanent engineer?

Brief us the role and the team. We'll come back with a shortlist matched on real capability — not just a keyword search.