National Workforce Manager

National Workforce Manager

**Date**:8 Oct 2024**Location**:Cremorne, VIC, AU, 3121**Company**:Ventia- Join one of Australia and New Zealand’s largest essential service providers
- Genuine opportunity to drive the success of a newly awarded contract.
- Extensive career growth and progression opportunities.

With over 35 years’ experience working with Defence and with the recently awarded 6-year Firefighting Services contract, 2024 is an exciting time to join Ventia. In support of this newly awarded contract, Ventia are seeking a National Workforce Manager to join their global and diverse organisation.

**About the role**

Based in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane or Perth, this role will see you responsible for leading workforce planning activities and implementation of an effective Workforce plan for the Firefighting Services portfolio, to ensure that operational and capability requirements are met.- This position is primarily responsible for:
- Determining the best way to optimise employee’s productivity, using techniques and theories of workforce management.
- Tracking labour time and using workforce data analysis to improve efficiency and forecast staffing needs across the contract.
- Management of systems development and support, enabling Fire Capability and Fire Station Managers access to real time workforce management data to maximise operational performance and capability.
- Reporting and financial management, including developing, analysing, reporting and providing recommendations to Firefighting Services leaders on workforce management impact variables.
- Compliance and continuous improvement ensuring compliance to workplace standards, Modern Awards and Enterprise Agreements.

**What’s on offer**
- Attractive salary package with access to employee benefits such as corporate travel discounts, novated leases, private health discounts, credit discounts and more.
- Genuine opportunity to influence and foster an inclusive workplace culture.
- See tangible change through innovation & continuous improvement.
- Access to a variety of Health and Wellness initiatives - including the EAP, Ventia's Healthy Minds program and Healthy Bodies program.

**About you**
- Bachelor’s degree in business, HR or related field and/ or combination of relevant experience and education.
- Solid foundation in HR with an emphasis on workforce management and data analytics.
- Experience in a services-based environment.
- Experience with managing a team and exceptional relationship building skills.
- Talent and change management experience.
- Excellent judgement, initiative, interpersonal and communication skills.
- Dispute and conflict resolution skills.

**About Ventia**
- Ventia is a leading infrastructure services company, operating across Australia and New Zealand. Their strategic partnership with Defence and the newly awarded contract represents a transformation in scale and commitment to integrated working, with a service offering providing value for money for the Commonwealth, Defence and Ventia. It encompasses airfield, structural and bushfire response, emergency and rescue services, fire training and Hazmat response and management of a world-class fleet of firefighting appliances and equipment.

**Diversity**
- Ventia is enriched by the diverse experiences, talents and cultures that our people bring to the organisation, while celebrating and respecting the communities we operate in. We are committed to providing a safe and positive environment that provides equal opportunities for individuals of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, Māori and Pasifika people, LGTBQI+, Women, Veterans and spouses and people with disabilities.

Position Reference Number: 160338**#Firefighting Services