Compass Group's ESS business delivers world-class support services to remote mining camps, offshore facilities, and resource-sector operations across Australia. We're seeking an experienced Manager People & Culture to take ownership of our Living Working Services West (LWSW) portfolio, to partner with senior leaders and drive the people strategy that enables business growth, workforce capability, and operational excellence.
Reporting to the General Manager People, you will be a trusted advisor to General Managers and senior operational leaders, providing strategic people leadership across a large, complex workforce.
This is a high-impact role where you'll shape workforce strategy, influence key business decisions, lead organisational change initiatives, and drive a high-performance culture across a geographically dispersed operation.
- Support the Living and Working Services (LWS) West division
- Partnering with senior leaders to align people strategies with operational and commercial priorities.
- Lead workforce planning, succession, organisational design, and talent initiatives.
- Provide direction and strategic advice on leadership effectiveness, culture, and organisational performance.
- Drive people outcomes through workforce mobilisations, growth projects, transformations, and continuous improvement.
- Lead complex employee and industrial relations matters while managing organisational risk.
- Use people insights, data, and market intelligence to inform decision-making and strategic planning.
- Champion engagement, inclusion, wellbeing, and leadership capability across the business.
You are a commercially minded People & Culture Leader who combines strategic thinking with a hands-on approach. On occasion be willing to business travel out to remote client sites.
You'll bring:
- Significant Senior HR Business Partnering or People & Culture Management experience within complex, fast-paced environments.
- Proven success partnering with GMs and Executive Leaders to deliver business outcomes through people strategies.
- Strong experience leading organisational change, workforce transitions, restructures, and transformation initiatives.
- Deep understanding of employee and industrial relations frameworks.
- Experience working within operational, multi-site, service-based, resources, logistics, hospitality, or blue-collar environments.
- Exceptional stakeholder management, influencing, and coaching capability.
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Business, OD or a related discipline.
This is an opportunity to influence the future of a critical business portfolio, partner with senior leaders, and play a key role in shaping workforce capability, culture, and business performance across one of Australia's largest and most diverse workforces.
At Compass, you'll join a global organisation where your career can grow as quickly as your ambition.
Benefits we offer:
- Annual Incentive bonus opportunities
- Hybrid work - 2 days from home and 3 days from our modern designer office in the city
- Extensive learning and development programs
- Career progression across Australia and internationally
- Industry-leading reward and recognition programs
- Corporate discounts and tailored employee benefits
- A collaborative, high-performing culture where your contribution is valued
Ready to make an impact?
Apply now and help shape the commercial success of one of Australia's leading service businesses.
If you're ready to take the next step in your people career and contribute to something bigger, we want to hear from you! For further information about this role or a confidential chat, please reach out to us at [email protected]
We are committed to ensuring a recruitment process that is fair, inclusive, and accessible to all. If you require any adjustments or alternative methods of communication during the process, please let us know - our team will support you in the way that works best for you.
