Personal Assistant

Personal Assistant

McNab Group

Brisbane QLD

Full-time, Onsite

Salary: Competitive salary based on market and experience

McNab Group seeks individuals who bring more than just capability; we seek those who thrive in a fast-moving environment and take pride in achieving results. This role is suited for someone highly organised, calm under pressure, and who enjoys supporting a business owner-founder to ensure they are organised, informed, and presented effectively.

About the Role

The Personal Assistant will provide high-level administrative, logistical, and coordination support for the founder's personal and lifestyle commitments. This role ensures the founder is organised, prepared, and well-positioned for various professional activities and obligations, as well as private and social engagements.

Day-to-day responsibilities may include:

• Assisting with diary management and the logistics of attending commitments, including coordinating appointments and resolving scheduling conflicts.
• Arranging domestic and international travel, accommodation, and ground transportation.
• Building detailed itineraries and managing real-time changes with composure and a solutions-focused approach.
• Coordinating dinners, lunches, social events, and speaking engagements.
• Managing RSVPs, bookings, briefings, and event details.
• Preparing background notes to ensure the founder is ready for key commitments while on-the-go.
• Handling correspondence, follow-ups, personal administration, and ad hoc tasks.
• Coordinating lifestyle logistics, services, and other personal arrangements.
• Liaising with household staff, venues, travel providers, event teams, and other contacts as required.
• Handling documentation requirements, including form completion and signature organisation, and any other ad hoc duties.
• Maintaining a high level of discretion and handling sensitive matters professionally.
• Identifying risks, gaps, and timing issues early, and resolving them proactively and calmly.

About You

The successful candidate will possess:

• Experience as a Personal Assistant with exposure to both personal and business support, with a desirable background in supporting high-net worth individuals, entrepreneurs, and/or private business owners.
• A strong background in diary management, travel coordination, and private event logistics.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to adapt tone and represent the founder in correspondence.
• High attention to detail, sound judgement, and efficient follow-through.
• A calm, flexible, and proactive approach under pressure.
• Confidence working in a fast-paced, high-expectation environment.
• A professional, polished, and service-focused demeanour in all interactions.
• The ability to protect time, manage priorities, and anticipate needs before they arise.

About McNab

McNab is a leading Construction, Development, and Property group in Australia, with an annual turnover exceeding $1 billion. Despite our growth, we maintain a core ethos centred on genuine care for our staff, customers, and stakeholders. Our success is defined by delivering exceptional results that make our customers proud.

Our promise is to genuinely care, make things easy, and deliver certainty. This promise guides all our activities, from recruitment and training to performance and promotion. We leverage the entire McNab Group to provide certainty for our clients in an uncertain industry. Our integrated approach, encompassing property development, building product manufacturing, and diverse aligned businesses, offers career paths that extend beyond traditional construction roles.

McNab Benefits:

• Additional leave benefits, including birthday leave and buy-back leave options.
• A competitive parental leave program with flexible options and no employment lead time required.
• Annual allowances for items such as a health and fitness passport and uniforms.
• An employee referral program with bonuses.
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program and McNab Wellbeing Program, offering support for finances, fitness, and mental health.
• Internal development opportunities through tailored training programs.
• Social club events, general awards, and celebrations.

This is a unique opportunity to step into a trusted role supporting McNab's founder within a fast-moving and highly respected business. If you are a calm, capable, and discreet Personal Assistant who takes pride in ensuring smooth operations, we encourage you to apply or contact our recruitment team for a confidential discussion.