People Director

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At John Holland, our purpose is simple - we transform lives with everything we do.
We've always known that infrastructure is about people - our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work every day.

That's our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.

Be part of the team that's up for the challenge of transforming lives for good.

The Opportunity

We at John Holland are looking for a progressive People Director to Provide strategic and operational support to the major projects business unit by ensuring a strong connection and collaboration between John Holland's People Strategy and the Building business unit.

This role works collaboratively with the Major projects SLT, Projects teams, CPO, People SLT and the Corporate People team to identify and understand business challenges and find opportunities to deliver solutions to enhance employee and business performance.

Key Accountabilities

• Participate as an active member of the major projects SLT and People SLT
• Develop / lead the implementation of strategic People initiatives to support the People strategy across major projects in collaboration with Corporate People, major's SLT and HR project leaders, including initiatives relating to workforce planning, capability, early careers, talent, succession, performance and goal setting, performance management, engagement, retention, attraction, leadership, development, remuneration and rewards.
• Lead and develop the Building people and social inclusion team and support the Building Project teams to identify and deliver People outcomes and initiatives that facilitate the delivery of profitable projects, enhance the employee experience and deliver on contractual requirements.
• Lead and develop the Business unit people and social inclusion team and support the major Project teams to identify and deliver People outcomes and initiatives that facilitate the delivery of profitable projects, enhance the employee experience and deliver on contractual requirements.
• Work collaboratively with the GM IR and Projects to ensure IR risks are minimised and any IR strategies that may have a negative impact on other projects are considered.
• Ensure that the BU maintains robust HSE risk management processes, capability, focus and discipline.
• Perform all duties in accordance with John Holland policies, procedures, systems and processes.
• Work collaboratively with the GM People Planning &
  Enablement to provide People related reporting, data and information to support continuous improvement, and establish People metrics that support business objectives utilising data to positively influence business outcomes.

Position Requirements

• Extensive experience providing strategic HR leadership and senior level experience across relevant HR disciplines, including experience in large complex organisations.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in Business Administration, Business Management, Human Resources, Law or Employee Relations
• Expert knowledge of human resources, employee relations and employment law in Australia.
• Outstanding stakeholder engagement, influencing and negotiation skills, Proven ability to work cross functionally, building strong business partnerships.
• Strategic ability to problem solve, think laterally, formulate plans, coach and provide advice to senior management.

We're about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.

We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From generous leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.

We Offer

• Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice options.
• Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with super and up to an extra 18 weeks of super paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two extra days to prioritise your wellbeing.
• Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you'll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.
• Learning and development opportunities where you'll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, plus technical and leadership training and development opportunities.

Inclusion, diversity and equity is part of how we work. We want everyone at John Holland to feel that they belong - that's why we're working hard every day to foster a more inclusive culture, backed by a business-wide inclusion strategy to bring about meaningful change. We've also got active employee resource groups that support our commitments including those around gender equality and reconciliation.

Flexible working that works for you as we know flexibility means different things to different people. Whether it's flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts or flexi-work, we're committed to helping our people work flexibly.