Senior Remuneration Consultant

About the role

Western Power is looking for a Senior Remuneration Consultant for its Perth office. The consultant provides specialist advice on remuneration, benefits and total reward to support consistent, equitable and commercially sound workforce decisions. The role combines technical expertise with business insight, working closely with business leaders, People teams, Finance and Employee Relations.

Key responsibilities

• Provide specialist advice on complex remuneration, benefits and total reward matters, balancing competitiveness, internal equity, affordability, governance and employee experience.
• Manage job evaluation, market benchmarking and remuneration analysis, giving clear recommendations.
• Run the annual remuneration review cycle, including planning, modelling, data validation, stakeholder guidance and governance reporting.
• Prepare evidence-based recommendations, options and decision papers for leaders, executives and governance forums.
• Analyse workforce and market data to identify trends, risks, inequities and emerging issues.
• Support Enterprise Agreement negotiations, industrial relations, organisational change and workforce planning with modelling and advice.
• Partner with People, Finance, Talent Acquisition, Employee Relations and business on integrated workforce solutions.
• Improve remuneration practices and promote consistent, equitable application of frameworks, job evaluation methodology, policies, controls and delegated authorities.

Required profile

• Extensive remuneration and total reward experience in a corporate, consulting or similar complex environment, covering job evaluation, benchmarking, review cycles and complex analysis.
• Demonstrated experience developing remuneration models and recommendations for senior stakeholders and executives.
• Understanding of remuneration governance, pay equity, industrial instruments and employment obligations.
• Ability to manage competing priorities and meet deadlines; strong written communication, including executive-quality reports and papers.
• Tertiary qualification in human resources, business, commerce, finance or a related discipline.

Required skills

• Advanced Microsoft Excel
• Remuneration modelling and analysis

What we offer

• Flexible work arrangements, including part-time work and working from home.
• Up to four extra weeks of leave per year, plus three wellness leave days.
• Salary packaging, social club activities and discounted health insurance and gym membership.
• Employee recognition and benefits programme, and end-of-trip facilities at the Perth office.
• 22 weeks paid parental leave and 5 days of First Nations cultural leave.