A newly created position with the opportunity to develop and enhance remuneration and rewards frameworks, systems and procedures to support and improve employee’s experiences across the Hydro Tasmania Group.
- Lead and execute remuneration and benefits processes to improve employee experience across Hydro Tasmania
- Champion change and empower others to do the same
- Tailored flexible arrangements to suit your lifestyle
Base salary range starting from $135,459 - this role is preferably based in Hobart
With the help of over 30,000 people over 100 years, we have built, maintained, and refurbished hydropower infrastructure across Tasmania. We’re fuelling the future of energy with the power of the past, and we need skilled and reliable people to join us.
We support applications from all members of our community for equitable access to our employment opportunities. We are open to discussing workplace flexibility in all our vacancies, to ensure we can attract the best candidates and accommodate individual needs, differences, disabilities and working arrangements, even in ways we have not thought of. Our merit-based recruitment practices are founded on building diversity by fostering an inclusive, flexible and equitable workplace. For more information about Hydro Tasmania please visit our website www.hydro.com.au/careers
Who are you?
Your experience in developing and enhancing comprehensive total rewards frameworks will be crucial for your success in this role. Your experience will also include:
- Exceptional knowledge of best practice remuneration and benefits strategies and a deep knowledge of the Mercer classification framework (or similar).
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate complex data into meaningful insights
- Excellent communication skills with abilities to engage with varied stakeholders and queries
- Strong interpersonal skills with capabilities in influencing whole of business decisions
- A proactive approach to solve operational problems and identify opportunities for continuous improvement
- Previous experience working within government frameworks highly desirable
Even if you don’t meet these criteria 100%, we still want to hear from you!
About the role:
To put it simply, in this newly created role, you will be responsible for developing and enhancing comprehensive total rewards frameworks (salary, bonuses, benefits, incentives and non-monetary awards) aligned with the Hydro Groups’ needs and market trends. Within this role, you’ll utilise your strong experience for strategic planning and day-to-day operational execution as well as extensive reporting, data analysis and system interactions.
As a Remuneration and Benefits Specialist at Hydro Tasmania, you will:
✓ Develop and implement a sustainable remuneration strategy for the Hydro Group
✓ Lead and execute salary benchmarking processes, determining pay based on external market data
✓ Lead and executes cyclical total rewards activities
✓ Complete the remuneration annual PDR process
✓ Leverage industry trends and insights, legislative updates, and best practices to keep compensation and benefits current and effective
This role is to be based in Hobart. More information can be found on the attached Position Description: 
Position Description - Remuneration and Benefits Specialist.pdf
Haven’t convinced you yet?
In addition to a competitive remuneration package, this role offers the unique advantage of being directly involved in developing and implementing key remuneration and benefits strategies and enhancements for Hydro Tasmania group.
We value flexibility and understand this means different things to different people, so we are open to discussing what this looks like for you. We offer a range of employee perks and often have something for everyone, including generous parental leave, electricity discounts and un-debited sick leave. At Hydro Tasmania we also strongly support career development opportunities, and while this can look different for everyone as well, we will work with you to support the pathways at Hydro Tasmania you want to explore!
As an endorsed employer for women, we have benefits and policies on our Work180 page – check it out here: www.work180.com/en-au/for-women/employer/hydro-tasmania
Let’s get applying!
Attach your resume and a cover letter outlining what skills and experience you can bring to this role as well as tell us a bit about who you are to help us get to know you before 9am Monday 7th April 2025.
Recruitment agencies: we respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage.
