About PACC

A family civil business, built for tier 1 work.

PACC is a family owned civil specialist delivering the work that keeps Victoria's major infrastructure programs moving.

James Magner in PACC hard hat and hi vis in front of a PACC Sumitomo excavator
James Magner, Director.

After twenty years in this industry I can tell within minutes whether someone's going to fit at PACC. Get that right, and everything else takes care of itself.

James Magner, Director

James runs PACC's pricing, client relationships and operations across every active project. He learned the work from the ground up, every role on a civil site in order, and he is still on site regularly and still picks the people personally.

Our people pick PACC over bigger contractors because of how we treat them. Every operator, supervisor and pipelayer is certified, ticketed and current, tracked on a live register. We hire for fit before skill, because skill can be taught and culture can't.

Our history

Three decades, one way of doing things.

  1. 1995

    It started in Melbourne's south east.

    The family civil business was founded on commercial and private work. Three or four pieces of plant, ten or twelve people, and a clear standard.

  2. 2005

    Into major infrastructure.

    A deliberate move onto Victoria's tier 1 programs. James joined the same year and learned every role on site, from star pickets to pipelaying.

  3. 2014

    A new director, a new name.

    James took over as Director after two seasons with the Melbourne Football Club. The business was restructured and rebranded as PACC.

  4. Today

    Six major projects at once.

    A well maintained fleet, packages from $200k to $4M, and a Victorian track record now taking on work interstate.

What we stand by

Four values, three decades.

Responsibility for every outcome.

We own what happens on our projects, regardless of fault. Problems get solved, not passed on.

Do it right the first time.

Pipework, plant maintenance, crew safety and how we treat people. No matter how small the job.

Everyone is equal.

Nobody is too senior to clean down, and nobody is too junior to be heard.

Family before work.

First day of prep, a partner having a hard day. You're there. We trust you with the flexibility, you bring your best to site.

Safety

Zero lost time injuries in more than 1.1 million hours.

Nothing starts before we know it can be done safely. Safety reviews happen every shift. Plant is serviced on schedule at our Gippsland yard and prestart checked every day.

Licences and tickets

Licensed and current.

VICLHL09035Labour Hire Authority of Victoria licence
RIWRail Industry Worker accreditation
WCI / SCIWater and sewer construction, held by our operators
InsuredPublic and Products Liability, WorkCover Victoria, and comprehensive plant and motor vehicle cover
Accreditations

One integrated management system, independently certified.

Quality, environment and safety, certified together to ISO 9001, ISO 14001 and ISO 45001. Select a standard to view the certificate.

Certified by Sustainable Certification Pty Ltd (JAS-ANZ accredited). Valid to 18 October 2028, subject to surveillance audits. Labour hire licence VICLHL09035. Verify at sustainablecertification.com.au/verify.

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