People & Culture Coordinator

Global engineering consultancy with dynamic career opportunities
- 12 month Fixed term role within our ANZ People & Culture Team

About SMEC

SMEC provides unique opportunities to work on iconic industry projects with experienced colleagues and leadership teams. We support and empower employees to drive innovation initiatives within a well-established and growing organisation.

Every employee plays a key role in shaping our business and is driven by teamwork, progressive thinking and creative ideas. We are committed to providing platforms to enable our people to engage in the business, deliver value to clients and develop their careers.

When you join SMEC, you join a flexible growing organisation that has a genuine commitment to Corporate Social Responsibility, diversity and improving the world we live in.

SMEC delivers smart solutions for clients and communities in Infrastructure, Urban Development and Energy & Resources driven by a desire to improve the world in which we live. Our diverse and skilled teams are engaged in major projects across Transport, Water, Energy and renewables sectors.

The Role

SMEC is seeking a talented People & Culture Coordinator to join our ANZ People and Culture Team, based in Brisbane. This is a fixed term opportunity for 12 months.

As a Coordinator you will be responsible for coordinating all People & Culture (P&C) operational activities that strive to achieve productivity and efficiency through the employee life cycle. You will aid and guide client groups on a broad range of P&C queries including interpretation of policies, Workday (HRIS) procedures and basic advice on programs and practices under supervision.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Generating consistent and accurate workforce reports that assist the business in understanding People & Culture trends and enable decision making including new hire analysis, diversity and inclusion, leave reports, turnover statistics and exit interview data analysis and ad-hoc reports as required by the business;
- Supporting Business Partners and Centre of Excellence in facilitating THRIVE Performance Review training during the performance cycle to the relevant client group or as required including Goal Setting, Mid-Year Reviews and End of Year Reviews or other ad-hoc training as required;
- Supporting People & Culture Operations Lead and Business Partners in educating, coaching and supporting the client group with first and second level employee relations issues;
- Providing advice and guidance in relation to SMEC’s P&C policies, procedures and programs (e.g. onboarding, remuneration, rewards/benefits);
- Maintaining and updating local P&C records;
- Facilitating active discussion with employees to ensure employees fully comprehend issues;
- Effectively researches issues presented by employees and finds solution or escalates issues to People & Culture Lead or relevant Business Partner;
- Building relationships and collaborates with internal clients and key stakeholders;
- Maintaining discretion when dealing with highly sensitive information.

About You

Suitable applicants will have/be able to:

- Tertiary qualifications in Business, Human Resources, Psychology (or equivalent experience - Desirable)
- Relevant experience in a similar HR Administrator / HR Coordinator role in a corporate environment
- Well-developed interpersonal skills to work effectively within a culturally diverse and multi-disciplinary environment
- Establish internal client networks with proven ability to develop and maintain trust;
- Intermediate/advanced MS Office skills
- Welcoming and approachable manner
- Good time management skills to work effectively and efficiently towards deadlines
- Emerging knowledge of generalist P&C best practice
- Excellent communication skills and highly service orientated
- Exposure to Workday or other HRIS is an added benefit

In return, SMEC offers you the benefits that come from working in a global multidisciplinary consultancy in an environment where your fresh ideas and enthusiasm will be welcomed and rewarded.

All recruitment activities go through our Recruitment & Talent function and currently, this role doesn’t require agency input. Please do not forward resume directly to SMEC employees/managers; we do not accept unsolicited resumes and are not responsible for any associated fees.

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