Regional HR Manager - Perth or Adelaide

McConnell Dowell; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

McConnell Dowell in Australia is seeking a Regional HR Manager to partner with senior business and project leaders across Central and West regions. Based in Perth or Adelaide, you will help shape people strategy and drive workforce capability.

You will lead HR processes, workforce planning, leadership development, change management, and EVP evolution, aligning with project pipelines. The role requires at least eight years of experience in construction or resources sectors and a tertiary

Qualifications

• At least eight years of relevant HR experience.
• Tertiary qualification in HR, business, or related field.
• Experience in construction or resources sectors preferred.
• Proven ability to engage stakeholders and drive outcomes as a strategic HR partner.

Responsibilities

• Develop regional HR strategy and oversee delivery of HR processes.
• Support leadership development and coaching for high-performance behaviours.
• Collaborate with tendering teams to provide workforce insights during bid activity.
• Lead regional talent, succession and workforce planning aligned with project pipelines.
• Drive engagement and culture, evolving EVP.
• Lead change management with emphasis on diversity and inclusion.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Communication and interpersonal skills

Commercial and financial acumen

Leadership

Education

Tertiary qualification

Job description

This is an opportunity to join McConnell Dowell as a Regional HR Manager, partnering with senior business and project leaders across our Central and West regions.

About the role

As a key member of our Regional Business and HR Management Team, this role initially supports the Central and West (WA and SA). Reporting to the General Manager Human Resources Australia, this role plays an integral part in contributing to key regions in the Australian business unit, regional and project management teams and the national HR management team.

Based in our Perth or Adelaide office, you will work closely with Regional Leaders and a collaborative National HR team, playing a key role in building workforce capability, driving organisational performance, and helping shape the future of our people strategy.

Key responsibilities include:

• Regional HR Strategy & Business Performance: You will collaborate with our Regional Business and Project leaders to build people capabilities, provide outstanding people management counsel, and oversee the execution of all HR processes. You’ll also track effectiveness and ensure visibility of goals.
• Leadership Development: You will work with the General Manager Human Resources to refine our capability needs, provide coaching for high-performance behaviours, and support senior leaders.
• Work winning: Partner with estimating, commercial and delivery teams during tendering activity, providing workforce insights, organisational planning and tactical social impact outcomes
• Talent and Workforce Planning: Lead regional talent, succession and workforce planning across project mobilisation and demobilisation, aligning capability, development and retention priorities with the project pipeline.
• Engagement & Culture: You’ll drive the evolution of our company culture through strategic initiatives and action plans to boost engagement, as well as helping to continually improve our Employee Value Proposition (EVP).
• Change Management: You will lead and support organisational changes with a keen understanding of their impact on people, including but not limited to improved diversity and inclusion outcomes. Your expertise will guide us through major programs of work with a people centric approach.

About you

This is a key leadership role within the McConnell Dowell Australia business. The ideal candidate will have at least eight years of relevant experience and a tertiary qualification. Experience in the construction or resources sectors is preferred.

• Stakeholder Management: Proven ability to engage internal and external stakeholders, navigate ambiguity, build strong relationships, and deliver outcomes that position HR as a strategic partner.
• Communication and Interpersonal Skills: Strong communication and influencing capability, supported by experience managing HR systems, procedures, and teams.
• Commercial and Financial Acumen: Ability to develop practical solutions that positively contribute to business performance.
• Experience: Demonstrated success delivering outcomes in complex, fast-changing environments, ideally with broad knowledge of infrastructure or building construction.

About Us

McConnell Dowell - Creative Construction

Our purpose is Providing a Better Life. We do that through delivering projects that connect, support and sustain communities, and through providing career opportunities that challenge, reward and grow our people.

From remote major resources and energy projects to city-shaping transport and water infrastructure, we have constructed thousands of high-quality, complex projects for our customers and communities over more than 60 years, in Australia, New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and Southeast Asia.

Why join us?

The work you’ll do will have a tangible positive impact on people’s lives, including yours. The diversity of our projects, roles and locations means greater development opportunities. We invest in our people to set and reach personal and professional goals and we have some of the best mentoring minds in the business to help you do that. Because when you grow, we all grow.

McConnell Dowell actively seeks and celebrates diversity, inclusion, and individuality. In a culture low on ego and high on support, we encourage everyone to make an impact. We're big enough to take on community-shaping projects, but agile enough for you to have an influence on how we do things.

So, join us, be you, and help us create better together.

We are an equal opportunity employer. People of all ages, abilities, sexual orientation, gender identities & cultures including Aboriginal, and Torres Strait Islanders are strongly encouraged to apply.

Please note all successful applicants must hold valid work rights for Australia and pass a satisfactory pre-employment medical which includes drug and alcohol checks.

This role is being sourced through McConnell Dowell directly and not accepting applications via external recruitment agencies.