Make it yours

Experience the excitement of building your career in our evolving construction company, where people and performance make amazing things happen.

Who we are

We're Symal, a proudly different group of companies with a story of significant growth, pushing what’s possible as one of Australia’s largest self-performing contractors.

We innovate with intent – problem solving and delivering the best outcomes to our partners, communities and each other - that’s what has made Symal a success and will continue to into the future.

It’s not what we do that defines us, it’s how we do it, building better together.

The role:

In this newly created role, the Performance & Reward Lead supports the design, delivery and governance of performance and remuneration frameworks across Symal Group and its businesses.

This includes remuneration frameworks, annual remuneration review, job architecture, performance planning and review cycle, short‑ and long‑term incentives, and reward analytics.

The role also provides specialist support for Executive remuneration—specifically coordinating inputs, data, modelling and documentation for the CPO and Company Secretary for Nomination and Remuneration Committee and ASX reporting purposes.

Your everyday:

• Reporting directly to the CPO, your responsibilities will include:
• Accountability for the performance planning and review cycle cadence and timelines, and leading modelling, benchmarking and timeline for the annual REM Review.
• Supporting goal-setting frameworks, calibration design and performance differentiation.
• Provide analytics, insights and reporting on remuneration review recommendations and outcomes.
• Establish and maintain a contemporary and market competitive Remuneration Framework to drive organizational and individual performance, and to support engagement and retention.
• Develop and maintain role architecture framework including job families, levels, and standardised role profiles, including a contemporary and market competitive REM framework to drive organisational and individual performance.
• Support design, refinements, invitation and scorecard administration, and eligibility/ participation maintenance for the Short-Term Incentive Plans (STIs).
• Produce inputs for Nomination and Remuneration Committee papers as requested by the CPO and Company Secretary.
• Adhere to ASX corporate governance expectations for remuneration data accuracy and controls.
• Maintain audit-ready processes and participate in internal/external audits as required.

Who are you?

• Experience at Manager or Lead level in remuneration, performance management, or reward frameworks with a complex or multi-business organisation.
• Strong understanding of job architecture, including job families, levels, role profiling and remuneration benchmarking.
• Proven capability managing annual remuneration review cycles, including modelling, benchmarking and governance.
• Skilled in analysing remuneration and performance data to generate insights, recommendations and executive‑ready reporting.
• Familiarity with ASX corporate governance expectations, remuneration reporting requirements and audit‑ready processes.
• Demonstrated ability to prepare high‑quality inputs for Executive and Board‑level papers, ideally for Nomination & Remuneration Committees.
• Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands‑on delivery in a newly created role.
• Collaborative working style with the ability to partner across HR, Finance, and business leaders.
• Confident communicator who can influence senior stakeholders, including Executives and the CPO.
• Commercially minded, with an understanding of how reward and performance systems influence behaviour, engagement and retention.
• Discreet and trustworthy, with a strong sense of confidentiality and professionalism.
• Passion for developing your career with Symal and be mentored by industry experts.

A career with us

At Symal, we've always known that people and performance make amazing things happen. Work like ours needs problem solvers, bold thinkers and genuinely good people. If you're looking for a passionate team and a pathway to career success, now's the time to make it yours.

There are plenty of good reasons to dig into a career at Symal.

• Forge pathways: We open doors to diverse, challenging and future-shaping construction projects to expand your experience and develop your career.
• Get ahead: From early career support and specialised learning to leadership development, we back you with tailored development programs to help you reach your goals. Success is defined by your direction and progress.
• Keep well: A healthy and happy workplace builds a brighter future. With wellness benefits, discounted health insurance, a perks and rewards platform and an industry-leading employee assistance program, we’re here to support you when you need it.
• Stay social: People are the core of Symal. Our leading-edge work and breakout spaces stocked with snacks bring the best out of our teams and keep them fuelled for their next challenge, while our social calendar is stacked with events to connect, celebrate and reward our people.

Diversity of thought fuels our progress

Our inclusion offerings are designed to open doors for individuals who may not see a traditional entry point into the construction industry. We’re empowering women to thrive in construction through Shine, championing veteran career transitions through Resolve and building meaningful careers for Aboriginal people with Wamarra - helping you build a future where you belong.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, veterans and individuals from diverse cultural and life experiences are encouraged to apply.

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