General Manager People & Culture
The Next Step ·www.thenextstep.com.au
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About Them
Our client is a leading infrastructure and energy solutions business with a national footprint, strong market position and a bold strategic agenda. Recent organisational change and leadership renewal have created an opportunity to strengthen culture, build organisational capability and support continued commercial success.
About the Role
Reporting to the Managing Director and sitting on the Executive Leadership Team, this is a high-impact leadership opportunity to shape the people, culture and HSEQ agenda during a period of significant organisational change. Leading a team of HR and HSE professionals, you will drive workforce capability, culture, safety and organisational performance while acting as a trusted adviser to the CEO, Board and senior leadership team.
About Success
Success will be measured by your ability to:
You are an experienced People & Culture executive with a proven track record leading people strategies within complex, operationally intensive organisations and geographically dispersed workforces.
You bring:
This is an opportunity to have genuine impact within an organisation navigating significant change and pursuing ambitious growth objectives. You will have the platform to influence culture, shape leadership capability and help create a high-performing, future-ready organisation. In return, an attractive executive remuneration package is on offer, including STI and LTI incentives, together with the opportunity to partner closely with an engaged Board, Executive Leadership Team and CEO.
About Applying
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For specific questions about this role, please contact Lisa Hammond at lhammond@thenextstep.com.au
Our client is a leading infrastructure and energy solutions business with a national footprint, strong market position and a bold strategic agenda. Recent organisational change and leadership renewal have created an opportunity to strengthen culture, build organisational capability and support continued commercial success.
About the Role
Reporting to the Managing Director and sitting on the Executive Leadership Team, this is a high-impact leadership opportunity to shape the people, culture and HSEQ agenda during a period of significant organisational change. Leading a team of HR and HSE professionals, you will drive workforce capability, culture, safety and organisational performance while acting as a trusted adviser to the CEO, Board and senior leadership team.
About Success
Success will be measured by your ability to:
- Deliver a contemporary people strategy that enables sustainable growth and future scalability.
- Embed the organisational structure and leadership team, creating stability, alignment and trust across the workforce.
- Build enterprise-wide change capability and readiness to support ongoing transformation.
- Re-establish a strong safety and wellbeing culture.
- Reduce turnover through improved attraction, retention, leadership capability and succession planning.
You are an experienced People & Culture executive with a proven track record leading people strategies within complex, operationally intensive organisations and geographically dispersed workforces.
You bring:
- Demonstrated success leading organisational transformation and change.
- Deep expertise across workforce planning, talent, culture, employee relations and leadership development.
- Strong safety leadership credentials, including wellbeing and psychosocial risk management.
- The ability to balance strategic thinking with operational execution.
- Exceptional stakeholder management skills, with credibility at Executive and Board level.
- A pragmatic, resilient and authentic leadership style that builds trust and drives results.
This is an opportunity to have genuine impact within an organisation navigating significant change and pursuing ambitious growth objectives. You will have the platform to influence culture, shape leadership capability and help create a high-performing, future-ready organisation. In return, an attractive executive remuneration package is on offer, including STI and LTI incentives, together with the opportunity to partner closely with an engaged Board, Executive Leadership Team and CEO.
About Applying
Click "Apply for this job" below to apply for this role.
For specific questions about this role, please contact Lisa Hammond at lhammond@thenextstep.com.au
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The General Manager People & Culture role with The Next Step is based in Melbourne, VIC, AU.
What does the General Manager People & Culture role pay?
The Next Step lists the General Manager People & Culture role at AUD 280,000–320,000 per year.
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This is a full time position at The Next Step.
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