At Powerlink, every possibility starts with you

We believe life’s about possibilities. And so is the future. That’s why we need you. 

As the Remuneration and Benefits Advisor, you’ll help us connect a more sustainable energy future for more than five million Queenslanders and 253,000 businesses. Your work with us is about every light turned on, every community connected and every future made possible. 

We’re working at the heart of Queensland’s energy transformation. Now more than ever, we need people who want to help us deliver a world-class energy future and ensure we continue to navigate through this once in a generation energy challenge. Join us and make it happen.

Find a career that matters and lasts

As the Remuneration and Benefits Advisor, you will play a critical role in supporting the maintenance and improvements of Powerlink’s remuneration, employee benefits and reward frameworks and procedures.

Working closely with the Manager, Remuneration & People Insights, you will:

• Facilitate the delivery of Powerlink’s job family architecture and position evaluation processes, providing advice in the creation and improvement of position descriptions to align to Powerlink’s job families and skill and capability frameworks.
• Lead Powerlink’s benchmarking activities, including remuneration recommendations ensuring consistency across the business and externally to the broader market. 
• Lead the delivery of the annual remuneration review – including the provision of relevant market pay and insights, employee communications and line-management decision making tools.
• Proactively identify and analyse the compensation requirements for, and contribute to the development, implementation and management of people systems, compensation systems and tools to ensure an easy and positive experience for leaders and employees.

As a key member of the P&C Team, you will play a pivotal role in supporting internal stakeholders, uncovering their core needs with a goal to provide fit for purpose remuneration solutions across the business. 

What you’ll bring

• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resource Management, Business or similar – or lesser qualification, coupled with considerable Remuneration and Benefits experience
• Accreditation in Korn Ferry Hay Job Evaluation Methodology 

We’d also love you to have:

• Significant knowledge and practical experience gained in remuneration and benefits positions, with a strong focus on job evaluation, job design, remuneration and benefits.
• Strong stakeholder management, interpersonal and communication skills. 
• Demonstrated ability to analyse and produce remuneration and people data analytics into valuable insights to inform decision making; and.
• Demonstrated success in delivering people systems and people information projects that meet operational and strategic business needs.

Naturally, you are open to and adept at working at both strategic and operational levels, rolling your sleeves up to do what is required, to ensure your actions translate into delivery. 

What matters most is your drive to make an impact for the millions of Queenslanders we serve. Through our core values of accountability, customer service, teamwork and safety, you’ll strive to question and challenge the ordinary every day.

Why Powerlink?

There’s lots to love about a career with Powerlink. But our people say there’s three things that really stand out: 

• A career that matters and lasts: You’ll shape a progressive career connecting more than five million Queenslanders to a world-class, clean energy future.
• Unique work and the chance to grow: You’ll help find smart solutions to interesting problems as you develop your skills and impact every day.
• People who love to support and share: You’ll build relationships with experienced, down-to-earth people who you’ll be proud to work with.

You’ll also enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Family friendly and flexible working arrangements.
• Bright, open office layout with access to onsite credit union, gym and cafeteria
• Competitive remuneration package + 12.75% superannuation.

Be the start of every possibility

There’s so much opportunity for you here. If this role sounds like it would suit you, we want to hear from you!

To apply, please click on the Apply button above. This will take you to our careers page, where you’ll start the application process by attaching your resume and cover letter. Application close midnight Thursday 7 December 2023. Kindly be aware that the Recruitment team will commence the review process during this period.

If you’d like to find out more about this position, please reach out to our recruitment team at recruitment@powerlink.com.au. 

At Powerlink, we are committed to ensuring our workforce reflects the diversity of the communities we serve and harness the unique talents, perspectives and experiences of all people. 

Throughout the recruitment process, we provide support for candidates to ensure nobody is disadvantaged. Please tell us about any adjustments, support or access requirements that may help make the recruitment process more inclusive. You are also welcome to share your pronouns with us at any point throughout the process. 

As part of the recruitment process, the successful applicant will be required to undergo pre-employment checks which may include, but are not limited to: reference checks, criminal background checks, right to work eligibility, verification of academic qualifications, and bankruptcy checks.

We’re proud to be a 2023 Circle Back Initiative Employer, and commit to respond to every applicant.