Strategic Performance & Remuneration Partner

Downer Group; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

WORK180 Endorsed Employer for women

Career development opportunities (Thry

Own Career program

Perks@Downer discounts and savings

Job summary

Downer Group is seeking an experienced Performance & Remuneration Business Partner to lead remuneration and development cycles across Transport & Infrastructure in Australia and NZ. You will shape governance, position management, and workforce insights, partnering with senior leaders and groups to deliver reliable outcomes.

You will bring expertise in remuneration frameworks, job evaluation, data analytics and HRIS systems, with a focus on compliance, stakeholder engagement and continuous

Qualifications

• Experience across remuneration, performance cycles, workforce analytics and data governance.
• Experience with remuneration reviews, incentive programmes and job evaluation/architecture.
• Strong knowledge of remuneration frameworks, benchmarking and position management.
• Experience using HR Core or comparable HRIS.
• Strong workforce reporting, data validation and analytical capability.
• Advanced Excel; Power BI is advantageous.
• Ability to coordinate complex cyclical processes with multiple stakeholders.
• Knowledge of privacy, confidentiality, audit and records-management obligations.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and communication skills.
• Tertiary qualification in HR/Business/Data Analytics or related discipline preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of performance and remuneration cycles across Transport & Infrastructure.
• Coordinate salary reviews, incentive activities and workforce data governance.
• Provide specialist advice on remuneration frameworks, market data and reward approaches.
• Lead job evaluation, role grading, benchmarking and position management.
• Maintain governance and data integrity across workforce, position and remuneration information.
• Prepare reports, dashboards and analyses on remuneration, performance and movements.
• Translate complex information into clear insights and recommendations for senior leaders.
• Identify risks and ensure appropriate documentation and escalation.
• Represent Transport & Infrastructure in P&C projects and governance forums.
• Drive continuous improvement across systems, controls and employee experience.

Skills

Remuneration

Performance cycles

Workforce analytics

Data governance

Remuneration frameworks

Benchmarking

Position management

HR Core / HRIS

Excel

Power BI

Stakeholder engagement

Data privacy & compliance

Education

Tertiary qualification in HR/Business/Data Analytics/Information Management

Tools

HR Core

Power BI

Job description

Downer Group is seeking an experienced Performance & Remuneration Business Partner to lead remuneration and development cycles across Transport & Infrastructure in Australia and NZ. You will shape governance, position management, and workforce insights, partnering with senior leaders and groups to deliver reliable outcomes.

You will bring expertise in remuneration frameworks, job evaluation, data analytics and HRIS systems, with a focus on compliance, stakeholder engagement and continuous