People and Culture Lead, Nwa

Company Description
**At AECOM, we’re delivering a better world.**

We believe infrastructure creates opportunity for everyone. Whether it’s improving your commute, keeping the lights on, providing access to clean water or transforming skylines, our work helps people and communities thrive.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. We’re one global team - 47,000 strong - driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world.

**Here, you will have freedom to grow in a world of opportunity.**

We will give you the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an AECOM office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion - a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

We will encourage you to grow and develop your career with us through our technical and professional development programs and diverse career opportunities. We believe in leadership at all levels. No matter where you sit in the organization you can make a lasting impact on the projects you work on, the teams and committees you join and our business.

We offer competitive pay and benefits, well-being programs to support you and your family, and the development resources you need to advance your career.

When you join us, you will connect and collaborate with a global network of experts - planners, designers, engineers, scientists, consultants, program and construction managers - leading the change toward a more sustainable and equitable future. Join us and let’s get started.

**Job Description**:

- Looking for a seat at the Leadership table where you truly are an equal?
- Want to lead a regional team of talented, committed professionals?
- Want to be part of a global business where HR is not a dirty word?

**_ Great, but be ready for this:_**
- When we say we work flexibly, we mean it (and did even before COVID)
- We are SERIOUS about our culture and invest heavily in it
- We care about people, both personally and professionally

Still interested? Read on.

**About the Role**

AECOM’s People and Culture Team are looking for a lead for our NWA region with 1000 people. Reporting to the People and Culture Manager, Australia, this role is relied on to:

- Build and develop a high performing regional leadership team
- Support and develop regional leaders to actively and positively lead culture and cultural change
- Be an active peer on regional leadership team
- Be a trusted advisor to the Regional Managing Director, NWA
- Lead a regional team of People and Culture Business Partners
- Partner with assigned client groups to provide and drive People and Culture services

In addition to partnering with business leaders, you will work as part of a core team of People and Culture specialists across Australia and New Zealand, actively contributing to the development of our People and Culture agenda, and supporting the implementation of our Global and Regional HR Strategies. This role is responsible for contributing to the development and implementation of all aspect of the People and Culture agenda, including:

- Employee relations
- Performance and rewards
- Talent Management and building leadership capability
- Facilitating and supporting change management
- Leading and supporting People and Culture projects
- Constantly working to elevate a positive employee experience

**Qualifications**:
**About You**

You make things happen. You support your team. You embrace new and different. (non-negotiable)

AECOM is a people business, and those that succeed with us (and there are thousands of us) are able to build rapport with internal clients and develop strong professional relationships. You’ll need to be able to do this so you can drive change and influence leaders to support strategic outcomes.

You’ll have experience in working with and growing leadership teams so they can be at their best. You’ll have some well-polished facilitation and coaching skills and have courage to challenge and deliver radical candour where needed. Naturally you’ll be a seasoned professional in all aspects of human resources, with exceptional technical expertise in HR risk management, and ideally with experience in driving culture (or at least love the idea). You will lead with empathy, humility, respect and courage. You’ll help your team succeed, even if that means sacrificing your own agenda. To achieve this, we believe you’ll have a solid 10+ years of experience in HR and relevant tertiary qualifications.

**Up for it?**