People & Culture

A People-Focused Company Culture

At SHAPE, the first thing that we built was a great place to work. Our philosophy is simple – Put people and culture first and commercial results will follow. The culture we have built is all about our people acting positively, constructively, and respectfully toward each other, our clients, and our subcontractors and suppliers.

Our strategy is underpinned by the voice of our people. We regularly undertake culture and employee engagement surveys to monitor, understand, and actively improve wellness, satisfaction, and inclusion.

Our Team

Peter Marix-Evans

Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director

Kate Evans

Group Executive - People, Brand and Communications

Scott Jamieson

Chief Financial Officer

Phillip Smith

Group Executive - EHSQ & IT

Phillip Wicks

Group Executive - Commercial

Belinda Montgomery

General Counsel

Mitch Flynn

Group Manager - Defence & Federal Government

Cameron Aitken

Group Manager - Modular

George Panacheril

Group Manager - Growth & Strategy

Amro Salem

General Manager - Design & Build, AFM

Damian La Rosa

General Manager - WA

David Wood

General Manager - QLD

Grant Patterson

General Manager - SA

Michael Buddee

General Manager – VIC

James Fitzgerald

General Manager - NSW

Tom Sparkes

General Manager - ACT & TAS

Nicholas Mills

General Manager - NT

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Diversity & Inclusion

We strive to build a workforce that is as diverse as the world we live in. We firmly believe that diverse teams create exceptional results, but only if every person in that team feels included. By putting people first and understanding them on an individual level, we strive for our people, subcontractors, and clients to feel valued and comfortable to be themselves, share ideas, and support each other.

Workplace Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Action Plan

We work hard to deliver on our ‘Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Action Plan’, which promotes equal pay, career development, and opportunity across our entire organisation. This includes eliminating unconscious bias, the active promotion of women into management roles, and supporting flexible working arrangements.

Reconciliation Action Plan

We are working to establish deeper, more meaningful relationships and create opportunities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and businesses. We launched our first Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP) in 2015 and are now implementing our third plan, Innovate RAP 2025-2027.

Strong Relationships with Our Partners

SHAPE is renowned for consistently delivering exceptional project outcomes. It’s why our NPS has remained above 80 for six consecutive years. But it’s not what we deliver that makes us different, it’s how we go about it; how our people work together, how they treat our subcontractors and suppliers, and how they make our clients feel.

Don’t take our word for it. Hear from our partners:

"We have worked with SHAPE in three states now and have received the same great experience in each fit out. The culture at SHAPE must be the same nationally as everyone is friendly, helpful and really easy to work with."

"SHAPE is easily one of the better builders to work with; hiring and workplace culture starts from the top. We have worked with SHAPE in numerous states and all staff are great to work with."

A Great Place to Work

Through the use of world-renowned culture and engagement measurement tools, SHAPE’s culture has consistently been rated as a positive one. To us, it’s a welcome recognition of the type of workplace we’ve worked so hard to create. We’re one of three Australian companies to receive the Cultural Excellence Achievement Award, marking our sixth year of sustaining our constructive workplace culture.

“SHAPE’s culture is one of the best in the industry. Since starting at SHAPE as a Cadet more than 10 years ago, I’ve always been supported and encouraged to reach my career goals while taking the time I need to raise my young family."

Nadim Abboud - Project Manager at SHAPE

A Career at SHAPE

We find that what brings people to SHAPE is the diverse experience, career progression, and project opportunities available in a variety of sectors, construction types,and project sizes across Australia. However, our people stay with us because of the experience we provide and our personalised approach to career satisfaction, catering to each employee’s specific interests, career goals, and life aspirations. We’d love to meet you, so please keep up to date with our career opportunities.

SHAPE Careers