Carpenters

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McNab is seeking trade-qualified carpenters for permanent, onsite work in Toowoomba across commercial, industrial and residential projects. You’ll tackle formwork, steel and timber framing, concreting, cladding and fit-outs, read plans, use tools safely, and adapt to different sites within a collaborative, safety-minded team. The priority is a solid carpentry background, a strong safety record, reliability, and the ability to work unsupervised when needed, plus a willingness to travel across Toowoomba and SEQ. Essentials: Carpentry qualification, Construction White Card, valid driver’s license and reliable transport. In return you’ll enjoy full-time hours with overtime, travel and tool allowances, health perks, birthday leave, banked hours, and a clear path to progression.

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 Toowoomba, 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!

Key duties include:

• 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 (paid regardless of work location)
• Tool Allowance: Up to $2,000 per financial year (reimbursed with receipts for standard trade tools)
• PPE Allowance: $500 per financial year (reimbursed with receipts for standard PPE)
• Health & Fitness Subsidy: $250 per year (toward gym, activewear, saunas, fishing gear, etc.)
• Birthday Leave: 1 paid day off in addition to 4 weeks’ annual leave and 10 days’ sick leave
• Banked Hours: Any hours worked beyond 38 in a week may be banked to take as paid leave or paid out later
• Paid Travel Time: For work on sites more than 40km from your base McNab 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.