Partner Performance & Reward

The Role

As the Partner, Performance & Reward, you’ll help shape the frameworks and practices that influence how people are rewarded, recognised and supported to perform at Transgrid. This is a broad and hands-on opportunity spanning remuneration, performance, recognition, benefits and job architecture, where you’ll turn strategy into practical solutions for a complex organisation.

Working closely with People & Culture, Finance and business leaders, you’ll combine your technical expertise, commercial thinking and understanding of the market to deliver fair, consistent and effective reward and performance outcomes. You’ll also have the opportunity to identify better ways of working and help evolve our approach for the future.

What You’ll Do

• Deliver key remuneration and performance cycles, including governance, communications, training and stakeholder coordination
• Support and improve remuneration, recognition, benefits and job architecture frameworks and processes
• Use market data, benchmarking and insights to inform reward decisions and support senior stakeholders
• Manage benefits programs, including vendors, renewals, governance and service delivery
• Support job evaluation and organisational design through accurate application of job architecture frameworks
• Identify opportunities to simplify processes, improve systems and strengthen the employee experience

Why This Role

This is an opportunity to join a team with a broad remit and make a tangible impact across the employee lifecycle. You’ll work across a diverse Performance & Reward portfolio, partner with senior stakeholders and contribute to initiatives that support attraction, retention, performance and engagement.

You’ll also have the opportunity to bring your external perspective and experience to Transgrid, helping us challenge existing approaches, strengthen our frameworks and continue to evolve our employee value proposition.

What You’ll Bring

• Demonstrated experience across Performance & Reward, remuneration and/or performance management
• Strong knowledge of reward frameworks, benchmarking and job evaluation
• Experience working with HR systems and data to generate meaningful insights
• Strong project management, governance and stakeholder management capability
• The ability to translate strategy into practical, high-quality delivery
• A proactive, collaborative and solutions-oriented approach with a focus on continuous improvement

Why join Transgrid?

Join Transgrid and be part of a team that plays a vital role in powering communities across Australia. At Transgrid, you’ll have the opportunity to build your skills, develop your career and work alongside experienced professionals on meaningful projects. We offer a supportive and inclusive workplace where your contribution matters, with opportunities to learn, grow and make a real difference in the future of Australia’s energy network. Apply today and take the next step in your career with Transgrid.

Our Values 

Transgrids core values encompass safety, achievement, integrity, and service. Prioritising safety above all, the company emphasises making a meaningful impact through achievement, upholding honesty through integrity, and delivering exceptional outcomes for customers and communities through dedicated service. These values are ingrained in the actions and behaviours of Transgrids people, who embody them every day.

Recognition & Reward

We believe in providing our people personal, professional and social benefits so that they can deliver their best work every day. Employees have access to a range of corporate discounts across retail, utilities, travel, health & wellbeing etc, as well as novated leasing options, flexible workplace policies, 20 weeks paid parental leave and more!                                                                                               

Applications close on the 9th of September 2026. Please note, our vacancy close dates may be subject to change, and we will assess applications as they are received.

Transgrid is committed to Health and Safety, the Environment, Equal Employment Opportunity, Diversity and Ethical Practices. All applicants are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to these areas.

We do not accept agency introductions as Transgrid operates a direct sourcing model.