People & Culture Manager

HR Talent Acquisition; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Capability HR in Sydney is seeking a hands-on People & Culture Manager to lead the function, coach leaders and strengthen people foundations across multiple offices. This role partners with senior leaders in a growing, values-driven engineering consultancy with ~150 staff and acquisitions history.

You’ll manage HR lifecycle, onboarding, performance, engagement and culture initiatives, while uplifting systems like Employment Hero and driving practical, commercially minded guidance.

Qualifications

• Strong generalist HR experience in a busy environment.
• Warm, approachable style with commercial judgement.
• Confidence coaching managers and navigating performance matters.
• Ability to interpret awards and provide clear guidance.
• Curiosity around learning, development, engagement and culture-building.
• Experience with Employment Hero is highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Lead the full employee lifecycle with compliant, high-quality processes.
• Oversee onboarding, probation, performance frameworks and changes.
• Strengthen documentation, systems and ways of working.
• Support leaders with practical, commercially minded advice.
• Drive engagement, wellbeing, inclusion and culture programs.
• Build leadership capability and contribute to safety and committees.
• Uplift Employment Hero usage and improve system utilisation.
• Oversee recruitment for senior, specialist and junior roles.

Skills

HR generalist

Coaching leaders

Commercial judgement

Awards interpretation

L&D curiosity

Hybrid work

Tools

Employment Hero

Job description

People & Culture Manager

2000 Sydney Capability HR

Posted 3 days ago

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About the Opportunity

A hands-on, influential P&C Manager role in a growing, values-driven organisation where you'll shape culture, coach leaders and strengthen people foundations.

This organisation is a well-established, fast-growing engineering consultancy of around 150 people, delivering projects across urban development, commercial, infrastructure and built-environment sectors. They've grown steadily over more than a decade, including several acquisitions, and are known for being technically strong, operationally busy and culturally grounded.

It's a collaborative, low-ego environment where people work hard, support each other and take pride in doing things well. With continued growth and multiple office locations, they're seeking a warm, pragmatic People & Culture Manager to lead the function and partner closely with senior leaders.

Key Responsibilities

P&C Lifecycle Events

• Lead the full employee lifecycle, ensuring consistent, compliant and high-quality processes
• Oversee onboarding, probation, performance frameworks and employment changes
• Strengthen documentation, systems and ways of working
• Support leaders with practical, commercially minded advice

Employee Experience

• Drive engagement and wellbeing initiatives
• Support inclusion, culture and values programs
• Build leadership capability and confidence
• Contribute to safety, wellbeing and internal committees

Culture, Capability & Systems

• Uplift Employment Hero and improve system utilisation
• Support organisational growth and integration of new teams
• Enhance cohesion across multiple offices
• Explore opportunities to use digital tools and AI to improve efficiency

Recruitment & Onboarding

• Lead senior and specialist recruitment
• Oversee advisor-led recruitment for junior roles
• Strengthen recruitment frameworks and onboarding experience

What You’ll Bring

• Strong generalist HR experience in a busy, operational environment
• Warm, approachable style with commercial judgement
• Confidence coaching managers and navigating performance matters
• Ability to interpret awards and provide clear guidance
• Curiosity around L&D, engagement and culture-building
• Experience with Employment Hero is highly regarded
• Maturity, resilience and strong influencing skills
• Hybrid: 3 days in office / 2 days WFH
• Street parking available; close to Metro and local amenities
• Primary base in North West Sydney, options to also work in Sydney CBD office and / or Wollongong (included in 3 office days)