Remuneration Specialist
About The Role:
OneSteel Manufacturing is transforming one of Australia’s most iconic industrial operations. As we reshape our future workforce and operating model, this newly elevated role will lead the strategic design, governance and ongoing improvement of our remuneration and benefits frameworks across thousands of employees.
Reporting to the General Manager Human Resources, you will be the organisation’s specialist in total rewards, job architecture and remuneration governance. You will influence leaders, modernise our remuneration practices, and ensure our frameworks are fair, competitive and aligned to organisational goals.
This newly created position combines strategy, governance, analytics and advisory capability, ideal for a remuneration specialist ready to lead meaningful change at scale.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the remuneration, benefits, and incentives strategy
- Design and govern remuneration frameworks, policies and enterprise-wide job architecture
- Oversee benchmarking, job evaluation and salary review processes
- Provide expert advice on remuneration philosophy, internal equity and market competitiveness
- Ensure remuneration practices comply with Australian legislation, Fair Work, industrial instruments and organisational policy
- Lead modelling, analysis and workforce costing to support organisation design and workforce planning
- Partner closely with HR, Finance, Payroll, Operations and senior leaders to ensure clarity and consistency
- Strengthen HRIS and reporting capability relating to remuneration data integrity, analytics and audit readiness
About You:
You are an experienced remuneration specialist with strong analytical depth and a passion for building clarity in complex environments. You influence confidently at all levels and enjoy shaping frameworks that drive fairness, performance and organisational alignment.
You will bring:
- At least 3 years’ experience in remuneration, benefits or related HR advisory roles, ideally within heavy industry, mining, resources or large complex organisations
- Strong expertise in job evaluation methodologies (e.g., NRG, Korn Ferry, Mercer, Hays) and building job architecture frameworks
- Deep understanding of Australian industrial relations systems, Enterprise Agreements, Award interpretation and remuneration compliance
- Advanced analytical, modelling and costing capability, including budgeting and forecasting
- Experience designing and governing STIP or incentive programs
- Excellent communication skills, including preparing executive papers and leader guides
- High integrity, strong stakeholder influence and the ability to drive change across varied environments
Employee Benefits:
- Generous parental leave: 20 weeks paid Primary Carer Leave and 3 weeks paid Partner Leave for those who have worked at the business for at least 12 months. The company also provides superannuation contributions for the Primary Carer during the period of unpaid parental leave for eligible employees (limitations apply).
- Access to long service leave after 5 years: Employees who are not covered by an Enterprise Agreement can access accrued Long Service Leave (LSL) at the rate of 1.3 weeks per year of service after 5 years continuous service.
- Employee Benefits Program: Employee Added Extras (EAE), our Employee Benefits Program, provides discounts for you and your friends and family on gift cards, shopping, groceries, home products, car rentals, holidays, recreation and more
- Recruitment referral awards: $1500 is awarded to eligible employees for referring friends or family to an open role if the candidate is successful.
- Employee Assistance Program: Sonder, our EAP, offers confidential, professional and free counselling and support resources in areas such as marriage/family difficulties, interpersonal conflict, stress, depression or anxiety, alcohol and/or drug dependencies, grief, loss or trauma and workplace problems.
About Us:
OneSteel Manufacturing operates an end-to-end mining and steel business, bringing together critical iron ore operations and Australia’s only special-grade billet and long product capability, to supply the infrastructure that keeps the country moving.
Supported by State and Federal Government investment, these assets form a core part of Australia’s sovereign manufacturing security.
It is our ambition to cultivate an inclusive workplace that is as diverse as the communities we serve. We encourage candidates from all cultural backgrounds, genders, orientations, age groups, and abilities to apply. Your diversity is our strength in creating sustainable and innovative steel solutions for Australia's tomorrow.
We are a 2026 Circle Back Initiative Employer – we commit to respond to every applicant.