Meet the team in Perth

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.

Graduating in 2005 with a Bachelor’s Degree of Civil Engineering, Ehsan wasted no time in the pursuit of his passion for the construction industry, diving headfirst into the commercial space as a site supervisor.

A registered builder from Iran, Ehsan moved to Australia in 2013 and commenced his career in the residential building industry with JWH Group.

Extending his quest beyond commercial projects and apartment buildings, Ehsan has also worked in a diverse range of roles including scheduling, estimating and office administration management.

Ehsan’s analytical skills and process-orientated mindset form the base of his proficiency in process and performance management, showcasing his strength to driving continuous improvements in the business.

Born and raised in the Pilbara before moving to Bunbury and finally Perth, Brook is a country boy at heart. With a deep passion for the building industry, environmental design and nature itself, Brook has a wealth of knowledge and has enjoyed many roles within the building industry.

Prior to moving to WA Country Builders and The Rural Building Co, Brook was an award-winning designer at Oswald Homes and Residential Attitudes for 14 years. Brook says navigating the ‘land of smoke and mirrors’ is what inspires him to strive for excellence with all his clients. He ensures the process of designing and building their dream home is a “no-nonsense” positive and rewarding experience. When he is not working you will find Brook exploring WA with his family relaxing next to a campfire on a beach or by a river.

Bonnie joined the group in 1998 and has undertaken a number of roles during her time with the company including accounts, shire and construction liaison, customer service team leader, administration manager and today, New Homes Administrator.

Bonnie says it’s a privilege to be a part of what can be a life changing experience for our clients. It is not every day that you get to build and customise your own home. Most of all, Bonnie enjoys reviewing, advising, planning and choosing selections with the clients and watching their excitement grow through each phase – admin, construction and key handover.

Clint started his building career as a framing carpenter completing an apprenticeship in carpentry and joinery. He later hung up the tool belt and progressed his career, supervising construction sites for various building companies.

Clint obtained his Building Practitioner and Contractor Licence in 2006 and holds a current licence with “Department of Mines Industry Regulation and Safety”.

Clint leads his team closely with weekly meetings, assisting them to achieve their targets by offering support and resolution to any queries they have. Clint likes to get involved on the sites to resolve issues first-hand.

Clint is committed to deliver the best customer experience possible in any situation. Clint unwinds by playing his guitar with his band mates or playing golf fishing or camping.

Our Building Manager, Mike, is a second generation builder, born and raised in Geraldton.

Starting as a plumbing apprentice, and then working through the supervisory and construction manager ranks, Mike has worked across an extremely broad range of construction projects in his rich career including commercial, complex residential and volume residential construction. A registered builder, Mike brings a wealth of knowledge of construction methodologies and building practices with which to oversee our supervisory team. When not at work, Mike unwinds on the golf course, at the Eagles or on his Sunday morning bike rides with mates.

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.

With an extensive career in sales, spanning almost 20 years, Peter brings a wealth of knowledge to WA Country Builders and strives to see his sales team succeed.

Building on a rural site can present significant challenges that require technical aspects of construction applied, but Peter particularly enjoys this part of the client’s journey, working to find solutions. Peter enjoys keeping busy and active, using his leisure time to play touch rugby, golf, squash and water sports.

Born in Narrogin and raised in Albany, Levi shares the same country values that are at the heart of a WA Country Builders home.

Levi spent some time in the timber frame and truss industry and then started with the group as a scheduler. Levi has since held a number of positions, steadily rising through scheduling and estimating to become the Group Estimating Manager before taking his role as Regional Manager.

Levi values longevity and takes inspiration from the calibre of the people he is connected to in both his working life and at home with his young family. He enjoys the diverse nature of building and construction and loves seeing homes built in the bush, a place he still feels a strong connection to.

Born and raised in the WA Goldfields, Gavin started his working life completing a four-year apprenticeship in horticulture and opening his own garden centre and landscaping business. After running his garden centre for 26 years, the business was sold and he moved to the Avon Valley.

Gavin started his new career as Building and Design Consultant for WA Country Builders and The Rural Building Co in 2009 and has continued to grow in his position throughout the years. Spending a decade in the Avon Valley, Gavin has a wealth of knowledge when it comes to the complexity of building on rural properties.

Gavin enjoys nothing more than guiding clients through their building journey, and watching fantastic homes be built throughout the Perth and Avon regions.