ENGIE Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd is committed to equality, employment equity, and diversity. In accordance with the employment equity plan of ENGIE Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd and its employment equity goals and targets, preference may be given, but is not limited, to candidates from under-represented designated groups.  ENGIE Southern Africa

ENGIE Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd is committed to equality, employment equity, and diversity. In accordance with the employment equity plan of ENGIE Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd and its employment equity goals and targets, preference may be given, but is not limited, to candidates from under-represented designated groups.  ENGIE Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd reserves the right not to make an appointment to the posts as advertised. Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply for positions.

ENGIE Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd is committed to equality, employment equity, and diversity. In accordance with the employment equity plan of ENGIE Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd and its employment equity goals and targets, preference may be given, but is not limited, to candidates from under-represented designated groups.  ENGIE Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd reserves the right not to make an appointment to the posts as advertised. Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply for positions.

ENGIE is a world leader in low-carbon electricity production, centralized and decentralized energy networks, and associated energy efficiency services. The Group relies on its 4 key businesses - Renewables, Energy Solutions, Networks, Thermal & Supply, to help its customers meet their decarbonization goals. At ENGIE South East Asia, we mainly develop at this stage the Energy Solutions business with presence in Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines and China.

We have a purpose. We act to accelerate the transition towards a carbon-neutral economy by providing tailor-made integrated solutions for our customers in commercial buildings, industries, and cities, through reduced energy consumption and more environmentally friendly solutions. We develop a zero-carbon energy mix (gas and electricity) and drive our clients’ decarbonization journey. We are committed to achieve net-zero carbon in 2045 for ourselves, our clients, and the good of the planet.

We have a plan. We want to have a positive impact and meaning in our jobs to accelerate the energy transition and to meet the challenges of our century together. We defend a new model of society that reconciles economic performance, human progress and respect for the environment. We interact with a committed community that is shaking things up and inventing the future: we rely on the power of the collective and we identify and gather around us all the actors who make tomorrow’s world emerge. We take an active role in managing our careers, in a Group that allows everyone to fulfil their potential. We are constantly developing our practices. We ensure the building and development of our teams by embodying DEI culture and ENGIE Ways of Leading.

We are Transition Makers.

Reporting directly to the Vice President, HR in ENGIE AMEA and matrix reporting to the Country Manager of ENGIE South East Asia, the Head of Regional HR will lead and oversee all People & Culture vision and strategy that are aligned with the overall business objectives and build superior organisational capability through a diverse, talented and engaged workforce in an agile and effective organisational design. In line with our global strategy, the incumbent will lead the continual improvement and digitalisation of the functional processes and activities, embed business partnering within the organisation and be an active participant in business strategy and execution within the Southeast Asia business.

Responsibilities | You may be requested to perform duties outside of the listed scope of responsibilities from time to time, as required

1. Contribution to the South East Asia (SEA) business strategy and to the AMEA HR strategy and delivery of operational objectives
   • Act as a key member of both the SEA Executive Team and the AMEA HR Executive Team, contribute to the SEA business strategy development and implementation.
   • As an executive leader, oversee HR initiatives across all areas of the business by leveraging your expertise to identify opportunities, address challenges, and drive sustainable growth of the Group HR and SEA business strategy.

2. HR Strategy and Planning
   • Develop and implement the SEA People &culture strategy aligned with the ENGIE Group HR strategy and local Business Unit strategies.
   • Analyse market trends, economic factors, and industry-specific challenges to create proactive HR plans, solutions and interventions.
   • Collaborate with AMEA and ENGIE Group HR leaders to adapt and deploy company-wide HR initiatives at the local level.

3. SEA HR function Leader
   • Lead the HR function across SEA to achieve people and culture plans and strategic objectives.
   • Digitalisation of the function, where appropriate, including innovative people process activities.
   • Optimise and manage the Employee Lifecycle (Planning, Recruitment, Onboarding, Learning, Performance management, Reward & Recognition, Exit processes).
   • Deliver efficient and innovative Human Resource services to ensure development, enrichment and success of our people.
   • Manage the rollout of global HR processes, projects, and systems including the optimization of the functional capabilities within the HRIS.
   • Promote ethical behaviour and compliance with Group/Entities policies, labour agreements and labour legislation throughout the organization.
   • Play a lead role in supporting the health and safety function in the delivery of the One Safety strategy and necessary cultural change.

4. Talent Acquisition, Retention and Organisational Development Capability
   • Implement the talent acquisition and retention strategy to attract and retain high-calibre talents that align with the organization's values and competency requirements of the ENGIE Ways of Working (WOWs) and ENGIE Ways of Leading (EWOLs) and business strategy.
   • Ensure the talent acquisition activities deliver effective and timely sourcing, screening and selection processes which are aligned with our diverse and inclusive culture.
   • Build individual, team and organisational capability to ensure ENGIE SEA delivers on its purpose to accelerate the transition to a carbon neutral economy.
   • Ensure development programs are based on the training needs analysis derived via the Performance, Planning and Review (PPR) process.
   • Implement performance management systems and processes to drive a culture of continuous feedback, coaching, and development.
   • Monitor performance metrics and provide insights to support data-driven decision-making.
   • New People Development Strategy (People & Position Review) – support the Group’s new People Development Strategy in unleashing employees’ performance, aspiration and potential for expertise and leadership growth. Identification of potentials through key criteria and fostering mobility as a key level for development. Ensure all people managers to be trained and equipped with the necessary training to manage people and career development. Partner with AMEA HR and Group HR for continued engagement on people and talents development in managing their learning and career development interventions. At local level, support the attraction, development and retention of youths through managing local Emerging Talent program to build pipeline of future talents.

5. Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
   • Develop and execute employee engagement initiatives that promote a sense of belonging and encourage a high-performance culture by ensure the SEA continues to increase the sense of inclusion and belonging for team members.
   • Deliver on the ENGIE Group targets of Gender balance managers (between 40% to 60%) by 2030 and met annual targets.

6. Employee Relations and Engagement
   • Ensure employee relations policies and procedures remain compliant with current legislation and that there is the required level of awareness of the policies and that applicable training for team members in relation to these obligations is undertaken annually.
   • Foster a positive and inclusive work environment by ensuring the HR team addresses employee concerns, conflicts, and grievances effectively in line with legal obligations and the company Workplace, Diversity and Inclusion policy.
   • Responsible for the annual employee engagement survey (ENGIE & Me) and shared accountability with the SEA Executive Team for improving the level of sustainable engagement for team members.

7. Compensation and Benefits
   • Oversee the continual implementation of competitive compensation and benefits programs in line with ENGIE Group standards utilising the Korn Ferry Hay Job Evaluation methodology.
   • Accountable for the annual remuneration review and bonus payments process in SEA in line with ENGIE Group policy and processes.
   • Accountable for timely accurate and efficient payroll activities across entities based in SEA in accordance with relevant legislation, enterprise agreements and relevant Awards and regulations.

Main Key Performance Indicators (not exhaustive) :

• • • Timely recruitment – within 45 days for managerial position and within 60 days for non-managerial position.
    • Managerial Gender Parity – achieve ultimate goal of between 40% to 60% female for managerial positions by 2030 with in place concurrent yearly progressive set milestones through external recruitment and internal mobility.
    • Build Learning Culture (Skills Inventory & Competency) – ensure at least 85% of our staff undergo training for continued upskilling with an average of at least 21 hours in a year.
    • Sustain Strong Employee Engagement & Retention – achieve strong participation (min 95%) and engagement score (min 94%) for our annual ENGIE & ME staff survey.

• Master/Bachelor’s Degree in Human Resources, Organizational Psychology, Business Management or equivalent.
• At least 15 years of relevant working experience in HR in a senior management leadership capacity, preferably in a global large operational organization within a matrix reporting structure.
• Solid understanding of local labor laws in the country of operations.
• Strong consultative and stakeholder management skills with ability to drive set objectives.. 
• Strong strategic and operational capabilities, people and leadership skills.
• Experience working in a multicultural environment and multidisciplinary teams.
• Strength in talent acquisition, management and development to build a competent and high performing organization to deliver our ENGIE purpose.
• Understanding of the market evolution and energy transition, its key drivers and their impact on the workforce and HR processes will be advantageous.
• Ability to manage conflicting and demanding priorities from various source of demand.  
• Ability to interact professionally with all organizational levels while maintaining strong ethics & professionalism and high standards of safety compliance.
• Proven problem-solving, organizational, analytical and critical thinking skills. Exhibits patience and meticulous attention to detail.
• Excellent leadership skills and ability to drive and influence change management.
• Goal-getting, driven, committed, with strong planning and execution capabilities.
• Demonstrates fluency in both written and spoken English, along with strong presentation skills.
• Occasional travel within the region when required.

O&M Procurement Officer

ENGIE Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd is committed to equality, employment equity, and diversity. In accordance with the employment equity plan of ENGIE Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd and its employment equity goals and targets, preference may be given, but is not limited, to candidates from under-represented designated groups. ENGIE Southern Africa (Pty) Ltd reserves the right not to make an appointment to the posts as advertised. Candidates with disabilities are encouraged to apply for positions.

The Opportunity:

Excellent new opportunity for an entry level People Officer to join our Culture & Capability team to provide administration and project support with a high level of confidentiality, maturity and professionalism. 

The People Officer will be customer focussed and is responsible for activities related to the recruitment and onboarding of new employees, learning and development, diversity, equity and inclusion as well as support the People Leadership team with the implementation of strategic initiatives and projects. 

The incumbent will have exposure and development opportunities in different facets of human resources and will have the opportunity to grow their people career with us.

This role will report to the Head of Culture & Capability and can be worked flexibly from the office and home – hybrid work model.

Reasonable requests for part time work will be considered.

Key Responsibilities:

• Prepare employment contracts and new starter administration.
• Assist with recruitment, onboarding and induction activities.
• Administer and maintain ENGIE’s internal learning management system (LMS), including creating and updating courses, assigning learners, tracking progress, and generating reports.
• Respond to employee inquiries and requests and provide general information and assistance on people policies and procedures and management of the team central email.
• Coordination and support of people team related meetings, workshops and events, including for diversity, equity and inclusion.
• People team invoicing and budget support.

About You:

To be successful in this role, you will have previous experience in human resources administration and have knowledge and understanding of human resources regulatory and compliance requirements.  You are able to work independently and collaborate as part of a team with excellent written communication skills with good attention to details.

Next Steps:

If you have the relevant experience and interested in the role, apply with a covering letter to address each of the key responsibilities and an up-to-date resume.

Only applicants with unlimited work rights in Australia will be considered.

Please note we consider applications on an ongoing basis and therefore encourage you to apply at your earliest opportunity.

Government and some client directions regarding vaccination against COVID-19 apply to various aspects of ENGIE’s work across Australia. If your application is successful, ENGIE may require you to provide evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 as necessary to comply with any such government and client directions that apply to your work in this position.

ENGIE is an equal opportunity employer, promoting diversity and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. All applications are screened based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without any regard to origin, age, carer’s responsibilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, religion, marital status, health, disability or political opinions.  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people of the LGBTIQA+ community are encouraged to apply. Our differences are our strengths!

About ENGIE Australia & New Zealand:

ENGIE has operated in Australia since 1996 and is supporting the transition to a carbon-neutral economy by providing energy solutions to households, businesses and communities.

Globally, ENGIE has been driving innovation for more than 180 years. Today, ENGIE is changing the face of energy and services by creating and developing a diverse range of energy solutions, supported by global expertise, and delivered by local teams who understand their local markets.

In Australia we have an ambitious goal – to achieve net zero by 2045 by deploying renewable energy, hydrogen, storage and e-mobility infrastructure at pace, while leading the transformation from coal-fired power to a clean energy future at our Hazelwood Rehabilitation Project.

We have more than 1,000MW of low-carbon generation capacity and almost 3,000MW of renewable energy under development. Our retail business has more than 700,000 customer accounts across Australia.

ENGIE’s trading arm, Global Energy Management & Sales (GEMS) provides low-energy supply agreements, energy trading, risk management and asset management services to business customers.

Our Business Units

Thermal & Supply

• Simply Energy is one of Australia’s fastest growing energy retailers, with more than 700,000 electricity and gas customer accounts in Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia, The Australian Capital Territory and Queensland.
• Simply Energy offers simple and affordable energy plans for Australian households and businesses.
  They offer 100% carbon neutral plans certified by Climate Active where carbon emissions are offset from energy usage.
• Our gas power plants in South Australia are an essential component of our strategy to achieve a sustainable energy future, and we remain committed to optimizing their performance and reducing emissions while we invest in the energy systems of tomorrow.
• The Hazelwood Rehabilitation Project is a dedicated business stream leading the safe, stable and sustainable rehabilitation of the former Hazelwood Power Station and Mine, which ceased operation in 2017.

Renewables

• With 165MW of operating wind farms in South Australia and 3000MW of identified pipeline of solar, wind and large-scale batteries under development, ENGIE is making a sizeable contribution to the progress of renewable energy production in Australia.
• We strive for operational excellence in all aspects of green hydrogen production, including process design, equipment selection, and when up and operational in the optimization of our asset infrastructure. ENGIE and Mitsui are developing one of the world’s first industrial-scale renewable hydrogen projects to provide feedstock into Yara Pilbara Fertilisers' (Yara) existing ammonia operations near Karratha in Western Australia.

Energy Solutions

• ENGIE is building the future of electric vehicle fast charging stations in Australia for both fleets and the public. ENGIE is aiming to be operating 300 charging points across Australia by 2024.  With approximately 1,000 charge points scheduled to be installed by 2025, this will mean the ENGIE public rapid charger network will be accessible within 10km for around 80% of the Australian population, and our Fleet network will be helping business and government to accelerate their decarbonisation goals.

Global Energy Management & Sales (GEMS)

• GEMS provides energy supply solutions and risk management services to support its clients through their decarbonization journey, while optimizing ENGIE’s assets and contributing to value creation.
• ENGIE is leading the Australian green corporate Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) market, with several high-profile partnerships including Coles, Pepsi, L’Oréal Australia, Sanitarium, Veolia and NAB.
• Ensures a secure and sustainable energy future for B2B clients in line with a low carbon strategy by supporting customers in the transition towards a carbon neutral economy by offering them innovative, competitive and green solutions.  As well as through providing best in class risk management services tailored to our customers’ individual needs.
• GEMS has expertise in energy supply and global commodities; risk management and market access; green & low carbon solutions; and asset management and flexibility services.

The Opportunity:

Newly created role to support our growth ambitions!  This is a 12 month opportunity.

The Senior People Acquisition Specialist will ensure the best candidates are attracted and selected in a fair, efficient and positive process through leading end-to-end best practice and understanding commercial needs and priorities to support workforce planning. 

The incumbent will work closely with the People Partnering team and Hiring Managers to proactively attract, engage and onboard the required talent based on the team and business needs.

This role will report to the Head of Culture & Capability and can be worked flexibly from the office and home – hybrid work model.

This is a full time role, however reasonable requests for part time work will be considered.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop and implement ENGIE ANZ’s candidate attraction and sourcing strategies.
• Manage end-to-end recruitment and selection services for ENGIE ANZ.
• Develop and maintain a strong candidate pipeline through networking, referrals, research, targeted marketing and a variety of talent attraction and engagement methods, processes, and tools.
• Analyse recruitment data and performance metrics to inform decision-making and drive continuous improvement.
• Partner with ENGIE ANZ’s leaders to clarify future talent needs and proactively address talent gaps and develop strategies to create candidate talent pools and a strong talent pipeline that supports organisational workforce planning and ENGIE’s talent strategy.
• Partner with the Corporate Affairs and Internal Communications team to develop ENGIE’s Brand and Employee Value Proposition and position ENGIE as an employer of choice

About You:

To be successful in this role, you will be a well-seasoned Senior Talent Acquisition Specialist with demonstrated experience in end-to-end recruitment and senior leader search, preferably gained from a changing environment and a large, complex matrix organisation.  You will have prior experience with developing and implementing proactive talent acquisition strategies and able to maintain in-depth knowledge of market trends and provide insights and recommendations to the People team/business.

You possess superior skills in attracting top talent and recognise the value that different perspectives and cultures bring to an organisation.  You have financial acumen and able to manage the recruitment budget and optimise resources.

Experience with using HRIS and applicant tracking systems (ATS) will be required. 

In-house recruitment experience within the energy, construction and mining industries will be well regarded.

Next Steps:

If you have the relevant experience and interested in the role, apply with a covering letter to address each of the key responsibilities and an up-to-date resume.

Only applicants with unlimited work rights in Australia will be considered.

Please note we consider applications on an ongoing basis and therefore encourage you to apply at your earliest opportunity.

Government and some client directions regarding vaccination against COVID-19 apply to various aspects of ENGIE’s work across Australia. If your application is successful, ENGIE may require you to provide evidence of vaccination against COVID-19 as necessary to comply with any such government and client directions that apply to your work in this position.

ENGIE is an equal opportunity employer, promoting diversity and committed to creating an inclusive environment for all. All applications are screened based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without any regard to origin, age, carer’s responsibilities, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, religion, marital status, health, disability or political opinions.  Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, people from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people of the LGBTIQA+ community are encouraged to apply. Our differences are our strengths!

About ENGIE Australia & New Zealand:

ENGIE has operated in Australia since 1996 and is supporting the transition to a carbon-neutral economy by providing energy solutions to households, businesses and communities.

Globally, ENGIE has been driving innovation for more than 180 years. Today, ENGIE is changing the face of energy and services by creating and developing a diverse range of energy solutions, supported by global expertise, and delivered by local teams who understand their local markets.

In Australia we have an ambitious goal – to achieve net zero by 2045 by deploying renewable energy, hydrogen, storage and e-mobility infrastructure at pace, while leading the transformation from coal-fired power to a clean energy future at our Hazelwood Rehabilitation Project.

We have more than 1,000MW of low-carbon generation capacity and almost 3,000MW of renewable energy under development. Our retail business has more than 700,000 customer accounts across Australia.

ENGIE’s trading arm, Global Energy Management & Sales (GEMS) provides low-energy supply agreements, energy trading, risk management and asset management services to business customers.

Our Business Units

Thermal & Supply

• Simply Energy is one of Australia’s fastest growing energy retailers, with more than 700,000 electricity and gas customer accounts in Victoria, South Australia, New South Wales, Western Australia, The Australian Capital Territory and Queensland.
• Simply Energy offers simple and affordable energy plans for Australian households and businesses.
  They offer 100% carbon neutral plans certified by Climate Active where carbon emissions are offset from energy usage.
• Our gas power plants in South Australia are an essential component of our strategy to achieve a sustainable energy future, and we remain committed to optimizing their performance and reducing emissions while we invest in the energy systems of tomorrow.
• The Hazelwood Rehabilitation Project is a dedicated business stream leading the safe, stable and sustainable rehabilitation of the former Hazelwood Power Station and Mine, which ceased operation in 2017.

Renewables

• With 165MW of operating wind farms in South Australia and 3000MW of identified pipeline of solar, wind and large-scale batteries under development, ENGIE is making a sizeable contribution to the progress of renewable energy production in Australia.
• We strive for operational excellence in all aspects of green hydrogen production, including process design, equipment selection, and when up and operational in the optimization of our asset infrastructure. ENGIE and Mitsui are developing one of the world’s first industrial-scale renewable hydrogen projects to provide feedstock into Yara Pilbara Fertilisers' (Yara) existing ammonia operations near Karratha in Western Australia.

Energy Solutions

• ENGIE is building the future of electric vehicle fast charging stations in Australia for both fleets and the public. ENGIE is aiming to be operating 300 charging points across Australia by 2024.  With approximately 1,000 charge points scheduled to be installed by 2025, this will mean the ENGIE public rapid charger network will be accessible within 10km for around 80% of the Australian population, and our Fleet network will be helping business and government to accelerate their decarbonisation goals.

Global Energy Management & Sales (GEMS)

• GEMS provides energy supply solutions and risk management services to support its clients through their decarbonization journey, while optimizing ENGIE’s assets and contributing to value creation.
• ENGIE is leading the Australian green corporate Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) market, with several high-profile partnerships including Coles, Pepsi, L’Oréal Australia, Sanitarium, Veolia and NAB.
• Ensures a secure and sustainable energy future for B2B clients in line with a low carbon strategy by supporting customers in the transition towards a carbon neutral economy by offering them innovative, competitive and green solutions.  As well as through providing best in class risk management services tailored to our customers’ individual needs.
• GEMS has expertise in energy supply and global commodities; risk management and market access; green & low carbon solutions; and asset management and flexibility services.