The Role:
With approximately 180 employees and a strong pipeline of work, we are continuing to grow and are seeking a hands-on People & Culture Generalist to join our Thebarton based team.
This is an outstanding opportunity for a practical, delivery-focused professional to provide exceptional support to both office based and project teams across the business.
You will play a key role in keeping HR operations, systems, and processes running smoothly while providing day-to-day support to leaders and employees. The role provides strong exposure across the full employee lifecycle, with a focus on HR administration, HRIS support, recruitment, and employee documentation within a fast-paced environment.
You will work alongside and be supported by a team of experienced P&C professionals, united by Guidera O’Connor’s five guiding principles: Care, Integrity, Passion, Respect, and Future.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide practical HR advice to managers across office and project teams
- Coordinate end-to-end recruitment across technical, project, and corporate roles
- Manage processes across the employee life cycle across a multi-state workforce
- Support employee relations matters, including performance and workplace concerns
- Maintain accurate HR systems, employee records, and reporting
- Assist with performance review processes and engagement initiatives
- Support workforce planning aligned to project needs and timelines
- Contribute to HR projects, process improvements, and policy updates
- Build strong relationships with teams across different locations and work environments
- A genuine interest in developing into a broader HR / People & Culture role
About You:
- You are a capable generalist who builds credibility quickly, enjoys working close to the business, and brings a practical, solutions-focused approach.
- Highly organised and detail-focused, you thrive in busy environments, stay ahead of deadlines, and are known for your reliability.
- Proactive and hands-on, you bring a strong “can-do” attitude and are motivated to grow your career in People & Culture.
- Guidera O’Connor is an equal opportunity employer. If you meet most, but not all, of the criteria we’d still love to hear from you.
About Us:
From desalination plants providing clean water to Australian communities, to treatment facilities that return wastewater safely to the environment, Guidera O’Connor designs and delivers tailored solutions that make a real difference to people’s lives.
Guidera O’Connor designs, constructs, and commissions:
- Water treatment plants
- Pumping stations
- Chemical dosing systems
- Filtration
- Desalination plants
- Aquifer storage and recovery
- Reuse systems.
We work with customers across Australia, including:
- Water authorities
- Local government
- Mining and resources companies
- Private asset owners
- Head contractors
- Engineering organisations.
Our business is founded on five guiding principles: Care, Integrity, Passion, Respect, and Future, each of which inform our collaborative, innovative, solutions-focused approach.
More than infrastructure, we deliver value, creating the systems that make safe, clean water possible for people and communities across the country, now and into the future.
Our Benefits:
In return for your skills and experience, we offer a supportive team environment, strong leadership, and meaningful work that contributes to essential infrastructure.
Our benefits include:
- Free onsite parking
- Daily office lunches provided
- Flexible working arrangements
- Additional annual leave for service milestones
- 15 days personal leave
- Company-funded wellbeing program
- Paid parental leave
Diversity & Inclusion
At Guidera O’Connor, we value a diverse, inclusive, and respectful workplace. We strongly encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, gender, culture, or identity.
As part of our commitment to gender equity, we aim to increase the participation of women in the construction industry and encourage applications from women for all roles.
As part of our Reconciliation Action commitment, we also strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
Please online. For further information, please contact the People and Culture Project Manager via email at [email protected] or [email protected].
