The primary purpose of this role is to provide People systems leadership and oversight of CIMIC’s People & Culture frameworks, ensuring they are robust, compliant and continuously improving.

Key responsibilities include:

- Optimise and improve the use of current HRIS whilst optimising and automating processes and workflows
- Review existing P&C; operations to identify inefficiencies, process gaps and improvement opportunities
- Drive P&C; process improvement initiatives focused on automation and scalability
- Review and update P&C; policies, procedures and documentation to ensure compliance and consistency
- Support P&C; systems governance, including triaging requests, developing proof of concept and project managing through to delivery
- Assist with P&C; process improvements and future transition planning for systems implementations
- Contribute to the development of HR KPIs, reporting metrics and bonus frameworks
- Partner with stakeholders across the business to improve operational effectiveness and service delivery
- Providing expert technical advice and coaching to stakeholders, supporting the establishment of P&C; systems and processes for projects.
- Using data and insights to inform decision making, monitor performance and drive continuous improvement.
- Coaching and influencing leaders and teams to embed continuous improvement behaviours at all levels of the organisation.

About CIMIC

CIMIC Group is an engineering led services, construction and natural resources leader with a proud history dating back to 1899.



Powered by around 30,000 people and pioneering technology and engineering, we deliver high value, sustainable solutions across the lifecycle of assets, infrastructure and resources projects in approximately 20 countries.

Our mission is to generate sustainable returns for our shareholders while delivering outstanding results for our clients and providing safe, rewarding and fulfilling careers for our people. We live by CIMIC’s core principles of integrity, accountability, innovation and delivery, with safety at the heart of everything we do.

Reporting Relationships

- Reports to: Senior Manager People Services

Key Working Relationships

Internal:

- Operating Company, Business Unit and Project Representatives

External:

- Specialist service providers and vendors
- External consultants

About You – Qualifications & Experience

To be successful in this role, you will bring:

- Previous experience in P&C; Operations, P&C; Systems or People & Culture roles with a robust operational focus
- Experience working with HRIS platforms, including system optimisation or implementation projects
- Experiences in leading processes and workflow automation initiatives using the Microsoft suite of products
- Strong understanding of employment legislation and P&C; compliance requirements
- Highly organised with strong attention to detail and process orientation
- Comfortable working in changing and evolving environments
- Able to balance a commercial, business-first mindset with strong P&C; execution

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