Meet the team in Esperance

Design Manager Rob Kirkovski has a design career that spans close to 30 years, with a background in architecture, interior design and construction.

As a child growing up in Mount Lawley, walking to school was Rob’s daily adventure. Instead of taking the same route, he’d explore different streets around the inner city and admire the houses along the way. Even now, he still enjoys taking walks through different neighbourhoods, fascinated by the variety of architecture.
For the first decade of his career, Rob honed his skills at various architectural firms in Perth, specialising in luxury housing projects. After gaining valuable experience, he transitioned to working as an interior designer.

After this, Rob joined his current workplace. Over the course of the last two decades, his career has taken him across the vast expanse of Western Australia. From bustling urban centres to remote coastal towns, he’s had the opportunity to work on a wide range of housing typologies. Each project has presented its own unique challenges and rewards, shaping Rob into the versatile professional he is today.

A carpenter by trade, Construction Supervisor Todd Knuiman completed his apprenticeship in 2009.

While running his own carpentry business, Todd spent 10 years subcontracting to the JWH Group, before taking on a role as a construction manager at a building company. In November 2021, Todd returned to JWH Group.

In 2023, Todd completed his Diploma in Building and Construction, and has since gained his Building Practitioner’s Licence.

Construction Supervisor Ian Johnston has spent the last two decades working in the industry, beginning his career as a carpenter, and later obtaining both his Builder’s Registration, and an Advanced Diploma in Business Management and Leadership.

Ian has spent many years living on the east coast of Australia, in a bid to experience as much of the country as he can. Now settled back in WA, Ian spends as much of his spare time as he can surfing, sailing, and at the beach with his partner Hanna, and their dog.

Based in the Great Southern Region, Adam has a customer-focused approach to helping clients build a home to call their own.

With almost 20 years’ experience in the plumbing and building industry, Adam has a thorough understanding of the construction process. He has the knowledge to guide his clients through the home build experience and the drive to deliver an outstanding customer experience. In his leisure time, you’ll find Adam on the sporting field, either running around with his three children, supporting his local football club and coaching junior football and basketball.

Jason qualified as a carpenter in 1992 and ran his own carpentry business in Albany for eight years before joining the WA Country Builders team in 2000.

He became a Construction Supervisor in 2009 before being promoted to Construction Manager role in 2013. A tradesman at heart, Jason’s skills, knowledge and industry experience are extensive, and he has a passion for working together with clients to build their perfect homes. In his spare time, Jason loves to get outdoors; racing go karts with his son, or riding dirt bikes.

Dion joined the WA Country Builders team as a Construction Supervisor in 2016.

He was previously a plumber and worked for himself before joining the JWH Group as a Supervisor with Active Plumbing in 2014. Dion is an Albany local and lives in his home built by WA Country Builders in 2015. As an A-Grade Motocross rider, Dion enjoys getting out on his dirt bike and prefers to spend his spare time outdoors with friends and family.

Darren has lived in Albany all his life and has worked in the building industry for over 26 years.

Darren has built several new homes in Albany and uses his experience to assist clients with every aspect of the building process. Darren is married with two children and loves surfing, fishing and camping and spending time with family.

Building runs in the family for Regional Manager, Giles. Growing up, he was surrounded by bricks and mortar with his father and grandfather operating a building company from the late 1960s.

Raised in the south-west, Giles shares sense of community and connectedness with the residents. He understands the importance of living in a safe place that contributes to a positive lifestyle and wellbeing. Joining the JWH Group in 2004, Giles has spent the last two decades working for various divisions in the Group, with a high level of experience in sales and managerial roles. When he’s not working, Giles enjoys spending quality time with his wife and son on their small farm, and riding his vintage motorcycles.

Tony has a deep passion for the construction industry and the people within it. Outside of work, Tony loves spending time with his family, and exercising, from ocean ski paddling, to swimming.

Tony is also a board member of the Veterans Transition Centre, a not-for-profit project that assists veterans to transition back into civilian life.

Tony is a country boy at heart, growing up in central Victoria. Tony joined the military at the tender age of 17, where he worked for an extensive period before transitioning into the construction industry. Tony initially worked for JWH Group, in the residential building division, before moving into the land development industry as General Manager of Sales and Marketing, at one of Australia’s largest and most successful Perth-based developers. From here, Tony made the move to a top 5 Perth Builder, in a Group General Manager position, which he maintained for five years. In 2018 he re-joined JWH Group, in the WA Country Builders and The Rural Building Co division. He’s now the Group General Manager.