How can Brunel help build Australia’s defence capability?
With major defence programs ramping up across Australia, competition for experienced engineering, technical and security-cleared talent continues to intensify. For program leaders, that pressure becomes very real when a contract is awarded, a capability gap emerges or a workforce needs to scale quickly.
Our team will be at Land Forces 2026 in Perth across all three days, speaking to defence leaders, primes, SMEs and industry partners about how we can deliver the people and skills needed to for Australia’s major defence programs and strengthen sovereign capability.
So, if you’re heading to Land Forces and facing similar workforce pressures, let’s talk in Perth!
Meet us at Land forces - POD 40
Book a meeting with our specialists ahead of the event

Leonie Knight
General Manager - Defence

Querida Swinnerton
Director, ANZ

Mary Ogilvie
General Manager, Strategic Solutions

Ben Stagg
Principal Consultant, Defence

Tegan Pridham
Client Development Manager, Strategic Solutions
We find the people who power our world
Brunel has supported major projects across various industries for more than 50 years and worked alongside Australian businesses for more than 25 of them.
We provide specialist talent and workforce solutions for defence programmes worldwide from naval shipbuilding and aerospace engineering to land systems and cyber security. From SC and DV cleared engineers to rapid mobilisation, global mobility, compliant international hiring, permanent recruitment, and Statement of Work delivery, we provide the expertise and support needed to keep your programmes on track.
With an established Perth team, a presence in more than 45 countries and over 120 offices worldwide, we combine local market knowledge with the reach to mobilise specialist talent wherever they are needed.
Whether you are scaling a newly awarded programme, filling specialist capability gaps or building a flexible project workforce, we help get the right people in place quickly.
Connect with us today!
Discover how we can support your defence programme:

Permanent & Contract Recruitment
Access specialist defence talent, including security-cleared professionals, for permanent and project-based requirements.

Managed Workforce Solutions
Build a flexible workforce that can scale with programme demand while Brunel supports the ongoing workforce management.

Mobilisation
Get specialist engineers and technical professionals deployed quickly and compliantly when programmes ramp up.
