Workforce Strategy Analyst

Sydney Water; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Sydney Water is seeking a Workforce Strategy Analyst to join the Workforce Strategy team within the People and Culture Group. The role focuses on delivering the organisation's strategic workforce strategy and developing workforce activities that support operational and people plans.

You will partner with stakeholders to build workforce models, interpret data, and provide recommendations to ensure a contemporary workforce that meets current and future demand. Hybrid, Parramatta location.

Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent in HR, workforce planning, or analytics.
• HR background with experience in workforce reporting and data.
• Knowledge of standard people metrics and KPIs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Proficient in Excel, PowerPoint and PowerBI.
• Stakeholder management and ability to work with senior leaders.
• Ability to analyse large datasets.

Responsibilities

• Support the Workforce Strategy Manager to develop and facilitate a workforce strategy aligned with the strategic plan and workforce needs.
• Coordinate and interpret data to determine workforce impacts on outcomes.
• Work with the Workforce Strategy Manager and People Leaders to deliver workforce outcomes across operations and inform strategic decisions.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Self-motivation

PowerBI

Education

Degree or equivalent in HR/workforce analytics

Tools

Power BI

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Workforce Strategy Analyst

At Sydney Water, we’re passionate about caring for the environment and making a difference to the lives of our customers and communities.

Facilitate delivery of Sydney Water’s workforce strategy

Full-Time - Permanent Position

Hybrid Work Arrangement

Location - Parramatta

About us

We have a proud heritage and a progressive future, providing world class drinking water and beautiful waterways from the mountains to the sea. We see the world is changing so we are changing too. Our people and their jobs are as diverse as the communities we serve.

About the role

The Workforce Strategy Analyst role sits in the Workforce Strategy team, within the People and Culture Group. The team is responsible for facilitating delivery of Sydney Water’s strategic workforce strategy and the development of workforce activities that support operational and people plans within Sydney Water.

The purpose of this role is to support the Workforce Strategy Manager in the strategic workforce strategy function for Sydney Water, providing key information and recommendations to build models and options that will help ensure we have a contemporary workforce that meets growing demand now and into the future. The role will also work closely with our People and Culture Team to mature the workforce strategy planning capabilities of our leaders.

Role responsibilities include but are not limited to;

• Support the Workforce Strategy Manager to develop and facilitate a workforce strategy for Sydney Water that aligns our strategic plan with our workforce needs, now and in the future including understanding the business drivers, articulating labour costs, undertaking gap analyses, and identifying key risks


• Coordinate and interpret data to determine workforce strategy impacts on organisational outcomes


• Work closely with the Workforce Strategy Manager, the wider P&C functions and people leaders to deliver workforce outcomes to the operational streams of Sydney Water and inform strategic decision making (including recruitment, talent, diversity and inclusion, learning and development)


• Support and understand business drivers for change to workforce plan and incorporate in model.

About You

• Degree or equivalent experience, in the areas of Human Resources, workforce planning, or analytics,


• HR functional background with good operational experience or knowledge of HR processes and systems related to workforce reporting, recruiting, learning, performance management and overall people data


• Sound knowledge of standard people metrics and key performance indicators


• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills


• Self-starter, self-motivated and able to work with specific, but minimal direction


• Strong technical experience in the Microsoft suite (Excel, PowerPoint), dashboarding tools (PowerBI)


• Stakeholder management skills with the ability to build productive working relationships with a diverse customer base, including senior leadership


• Ability to analyse large datasets, i.e. mining data from primary and secondary sources

Closing date:

6th Nov 2026

You must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident at the time of submitting your application to be considered for this role.

For more information, you can contact [e-mail]