Workforce Capability Lead

Australian Naval Infrastructure Pty Ltd; Adelaide; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Australian Naval Infrastructure Pty Ltd (ANI) is the owner, developer and manager of Osborne Naval Shipyards, supporting the Commonwealth's Naval Shipbuilding Plan and the AUKUS program. ANI is based in Adelaide and manages shipyard infrastructure to underpin Australia’s naval capabilities.

We seek an experienced Workforce Capability Lead to translate strategy into workforce planning, role architecture, career pathways and capability frameworks within the People and Culture team.

Qualifications

• Proven success in developing workforce frameworks and organisation design solutions.
• Experience with workforce planning and capability frameworks.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and collaboration across senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Lead development and implementation of workforce planning frameworks for the NPSCY program.
• Partner with senior leaders to develop fit-for-purpose workforce plans and career pathways.
• Act as SME for organisational design, role architecture and capability frameworks.
• Provide expert advice to improve capability, accountability and organisational effectiveness.
• Configure and optimise HRIS solutions to support workforce planning and career pathway initiatives.

Skills

Workforce planning

Organisation design

Stakeholder engagement

HRIS

Capability frameworks

Career pathways

Tools

HRIS

Job description

Australian Naval Infrastructure Pty Ltd (ANI) is the owner, developer and manager of the Osborne Naval Shipyards, supporting the Commonwealth's Naval Shipbuilding Plan. ANI is responsible designing, constructing and managing the shipyard infrastructure, including the new Nuclear-Powered Submarine Construction Yard to support the AUKUS program, and operating and maintaining common use facilities.

ANI plays a pivotal role in delivering Australia's naval shipbuilding capability, contributing to one of the nation's most significant and complex infrastructure programs. Based in Adelaide, our work underpins the future of naval shipbuilding through world-class infrastructure at Osborne.

ANI has an opportunity for an experienced Workforce Capability Lead to join its People and Culture team in Adelaide. In this role, you will translate organisational strategy into practical workforce planning, role architecture, career pathway and capability frameworks. You will help strengthen workforce capability, succession readiness and long-term sustainability.

Your key responsibilities will include:

Lead the development and implementation of workforce planning frameworks that support the capability and capacity requirements of the Nuclear-Powered Submarine Construction Yard (NPSCY) program.

Partner with the Head of Strategy, Planning and Change and business leaders to develop fit-for-purpose workforce plans that support current and future program delivery.

Act as the subject matter expert for organisational design, role architecture, workforce capability and career pathway development.

Provide expert advice on workforce planning and organisational design to improve capability, accountability and organisational effectiveness.

Maintain and enhance capability and competency frameworks that support ANI's current and future workforce needs.

Establish and govern career pathways, job families and progression frameworks that support capability development and employee growth.

Configure and optimise HRIS solutions to support workforce planning, capability frameworks and career pathway initiatives.

About You:

You will have sound judgement, strong influencing skills and the ability to build effective relationships across a diverse range of stakeholders. You will be proactive, solutions-focused and highly detail-oriented, with a collaborative approach to achieving outcomes.

You will also have:

Australian citizenship and otherwise eligible to obtain and maintain any required security clearances required for a Defence related facility.

Proven experience in developing workforce frameworks, capability frameworks or organisation design solutions.

Significant experience in workforce planning and/or organisation design.

Understands how workforce planning, capability frameworks, career pathways and organisational structures interact as an integrated system.

Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.

A proactive, solutions-focused mindset with strong attention to detail.

Applicants must be able to either hold or be able to gain and maintain an appropriate national security clearance. Applicants will be required to consent to background checks.

Your application will include the following questions:

• Which of the following statements best describes your right to work in Australia?
• What's your expected annual base salary?
• How many years' experience do you have as a Capability Lead?