Heavy Equipment · Civil Construction

The Right
Operator.
Right Now.

DirtCrews connects civil contractors with the right heavy equipment operators and labourers—purpose-built for the industry, without the price tag of generic job platforms.

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Built for the Heavy Equipment Industry
Excavators, dozers, graders, scrapers & more
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Find operators near your site
Location-based search within your radius
Instant availability alerts
Qualified operators notified the moment you post
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Direct messaging built in
Contact candidates instantly — no CV chasing required

Job Boards Weren't Built
for This Industry

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They'll cost you a fortune

Platforms like Seek charge $300–$600+ per job posting with no guarantee of finding the right person. For contractors who hire regularly, that adds up fast with nothing to show for it.

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Wrong audience entirely

Generic job boards attract everyone. You post for an excavator operator and wade through applications from people who've never been near a machine. DirtCrews is civil only.

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No industry-specific detail

Standard job ads don't have fields for machine type, tickets, site conditions, or work scope. You post a vague ad, get vague applicants, and waste days sorting through the wrong people.

Post. Match. Hire.

1
Post your job with full detail

List the machine, size, model, site location, duration, hours, pay rate, scope of work, and any tickets required on site. Operators know exactly what they're applying for.

2
Operators in your area get alerted

Qualified operators within your radius are notified instantly. They match against your requirements before they apply—no noise, no irrelevant enquiries.

3
Review profiles and hire

Browse detailed operator profiles—machine tickets, years of experience, work specialties, and availability type. Make the call knowing exactly who you're getting.

4
Message them instantly

No digging through CVs to find a phone number. See a profile you like — message them directly in the app, right then and there. Fast answers, faster hires.

Skip the CV.
Just Message.

On other platforms you request a CV, wait for it to arrive, hunt through it for a phone number, then hope they pick up. That's half a day gone before you've even had a conversation.

On DirtCrews, every operator profile has everything you need upfront. See someone who fits — hit message and you're talking to them directly. No middleman, no delays, no chasing contact details.

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The old way
  • Request a CV
  • Wait for it to arrive
  • Hunt for their number
  • Hope they pick up
  • Half a day wasted
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DirtCrews
  • Browse full operator profiles
  • See experience & work history
  • Message them instantly
  • Get a reply fast
  • Hired before lunch

Every Detail.
No Surprises.

Vague job ads get vague results. DirtCrews gives you the fields that actually matter in civil construction—so operators know exactly what they're walking into, and you only hear from people who fit.

No more showing up on Monday and finding out the operator didn't understand the scope. Set expectations upfront, every time.

  • Machine type, size & model
  • Site location
  • Job duration & typical hours
  • Scope of work
  • Pay rate
  • Employment type — wages, ABN, casual, temp or fill-in
  • Additional tickets or experience required on site
20t Excavator Operator
Hartley Civil · Western Sydney
Hiring Now
Machine
Cat 320 (20t Exc.)
Duration
6–8 weeks
Hours
Mon–Sat, 6am–4pm
Pay Rate
$55–$65/hr ABN
Work Type
Bulk earthworks
Start Date
Monday 7 July
Bulk cut and fill on a subdivision development. Drainage trenching second half of the job. Confident machine operator required—detail work not needed on this one.
HR Licence preferred Dozer exp. advantage White Card required

Employer Pricing

Pay for What You Need.

No lock-in contracts. No per-post fees that bleed you dry. Choose a plan that suits how often you hire—and upgrade any time your project load picks up.

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Operators & Labourers — Always Free
Sign up, build your profile, and get found. No cost, ever.
Starter
Basic
$39/mo
Billed monthly · Cancel anytime
  • 3 active job postings per month
  • Standard placement in operator search results
  • Location-based operator matching
  • Operator profile browsing
  • Email support
High Volume
Unlimited
$89/mo
Billed monthly · Cancel anytime
  • Unlimited job postings
  • Top priority placement — first access to new operators
  • Instant alerts to all matched operators in your area
  • Full operator profile access
  • Dedicated account support
  • Early access to new features

Pricing indicative — final pricing confirmed at launch. Early access members lock in founder rates.

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for the Wrong People?

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