Remote Infrastructure Group
Council Panels

Get onto council panels. Win the work for years.

Every council runs panels for trades and small contractors. Get on one and the work comes to you. Most miss out because they don't know how, or their application isn't good enough. We fix both. We're the bolt-on pre-contracts, project management and business growth team behind you, a partner, not a competitor.

Years of work
a panel spot keeps feeding you
Done for you
the application + every document they want
Renewal
we keep you on, not just get you on
What we get panel-ready

Councils run on paper. We build the whole application and every document a panel asks for, written to your trade and the Australian Standards it's measured against.

Every doc
a council panel asks for, built for you
AS-aligned
written to the standards your trade is judged on
Mapped
every mandatory requirement, so you're not knocked out
Renewals
kept compliant and re-lodged so you stay on

What goes into a panel application, built to your trade and your councils.

What we offer

How we get you on and keep you on

Panel applications

The full panel submission that wins the seat.

For trades that miss out because the application falls short. You get on the panel the work flows from.

Capability and QMS suite

The quality systems and evidence councils actually score.

For strong tradies with thin paperwork. You clear the bar that knocks most applicants out.

Methodology to Australian Standards

Method and compliance written to the standards your trade is judged on.

For specialists competing on price alone. You show the panel you do it properly.

Renewals

Kept compliant and re-lodged ahead of every renewal.

For contractors who fought on and then fell off. You stay on the panel, not just get on it.

Why this exists

You can do the work. So why does the panel keep going to the same few names?

It’s not your work, it’s the application. Councils run on paper, and the contractors who get on are the ones who present it the way the council needs to see it. That’s a skill, and we do it for you.

  • You don't know which panels are worth chasing, or how to get on
  • Your application keeps getting knocked back and you're never told why
  • You're missing the management plans, SWMS and policies they ask for
  • You're too busy doing the work to fill out the paperwork properly
  • You got on once, then dropped off at renewal
What you start with

The panel application, built to get you on.

The panel application, built to score

Completed to the specific council's criteria and returnable schedules, not a generic form.

Your experience, presented right

Your past work and capability written up the way a panel assessor needs to read it.

Compliance matrix completed

Every mandatory requirement mapped to your response, so you're not knocked out on a technicality.

Lodgement support

We get it in, on time, in the format the council wants.

The documents that get you over the line

The application is the base. Every document a council wants makes it stronger.

These are the plans, statements and evidence panels look for. We build the ones your trade and your councils need, all written to your business and yours to keep and reuse on every job you win.

traffic · environmental · quality

Management plans

The site and project management plans councils expect, written to your business and reusable on every job you win off the panel.

safe work method statements

SWMS pack

Job-ready safe work method statements for your high-risk work, the safety evidence that gets you over the line and onto site.

whs · environmental · quality

Policies & procedures

The corporate policies and procedures a council expects a serious contractor to already have, branded and yours to keep.

itps · quality records

Inspection & test plans

ITP templates for your typical work, so quality is demonstrable, not just claimed.

capability · past projects

Business review & profiles

A once-over of how your whole business presents, plus polished project profiles, so you look like the operator you are.

insurances · licences · certs

Insurances & evidence pack

Your insurances, licences and certifications indexed and attachable in seconds, every renewal tracked so nothing lapses.

The process

Find your panels. Build the application. Stay on.

  1. 01

    Find your panels

    We work out which council panels are worth chasing for your trade and patch, and exactly what each one requires.

  2. 02

    Build the application

    We build and lodge the submission. Every document is yours to keep.

  3. 03

    Get on, and stay on

    We lodge it, and keep you compliant and current so you're re-approved at renewal instead of dropping off.

Who you're working with

Heath Jones, Founder & Principal

You are not buying from an account manager. Every engagement is led by Heath, a civil delivery practitioner who has run government programs where the margin for error is measured in days and dollars. You deal with the person who does the work, and stands behind it.

  • $133M+ government roadwork Heath has managed
  • 2025 CCF Queensland Earth Award, Heath's program
  • Tier-1 programme delivery (Coffs Harbour Bypass)
  • Principal on the file, start to finish
See Heath’s background
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Stop missing out on panel work.

Get on the panels in your area, and stay on. Built by an operator who knows exactly what councils are looking for.