HRNZ 2023 Talent Acquisition Award Winner Tonkin + Taylor is New Zealand’s leading engineering and environmental consultancy, renowned for our technical excellence in solving complex challenges. We are proudly a New Zealand, employee-owned company and our collective mission is to create and sustain a better world.With offices right across the country and in Australia, we are always looking for technical specialists and industry leading engineers, scientists, planners and project managers to join us. Our aim is to be the best to work for and the best to work with. If you'd like to help us create a positive and lasting impact on our world, find out more about the opportunities we have for you!

Joined the Capability team to cover a team member on leave and helped build and implement our new Learning Management System, a business critical project for T+T Group. Plus developed new learning content and facilitated learning programmes to enable high performing teams.

Partnered with client group leaders to identify their talent needs and managed the end-to-end recruitment process and talent related key projects to attract top local and global talent to T+T

Partnered with leaders across my client groups and provided advice and guidance across all aspects of the employee lifecycle.Delivered on global talent goals to attract and retain top talent. Implemented initiatives which delivered amazing candidate and employee experiences.

Best Performance HR Winner- BOBs (Best Ottawa Business Awards) 2020Partnered with client group leaders and provided advice and guidance across all aspects of the employee lifecycle - recruitment, onboarding/offboarding, talent planning/succession, compensation, benefits, employee engagement, change processes, learning & development, health & safety, performance management, employment relations, employment legislation and Prontoforms policies.Facilitated the rem cycle, annual salary surveys, reported key metrics and completed job evaluations for new and existing roles.Designed and implemented programs that tied to Prontoforms mission and values, to engage, motivate and support employees to perform at their best.

Partnered with the Talent Consultants to find, fit and retain exceptional talent for clients.

Managed the full recruitment cycle for a busy HR team on a short term contract.

Provided trusted confidential HR advice to client group managers and employees.Supported HR Business Partners and leaders with employment relations matters, change processes, the performance and remuneration round, compensation and job evaluations.Trained in Hay Job Evaluation methodology. Completed People metrics and reporting for compliance, audit and performance purposes.Prepared employment related letters such as; internal offers, contract extensions, parental leave confirmation and supporting documentation.Key member of a design thinking agile working group that created digital solutions to Kiwibank’s on-boarding processes for new starters and their leaders, paperless offer process and other new ways of working.

Provided generalist HR support across the entire employee lifecycle including Recruitment, Selection & On boarding, Health, Safety & Wellness, Payroll Administration, Metrics Reporting, Learning & Development and Orientation & Induction Coordinator. Assisted with the annual remuneration review process, including completing regular external salary surveys, preparation of remuneration letters at mid year and end of year.Organized new employee orientations and inductions for all new employees nationwide. Coordinated the end to end recruitment process including preparation of all employment documentation.Chair of MAS’s Health and Safety Committee and coordinator of health, safety and wellness initiatives.Payroll administrator for the preparation and processing of MAS’s biweekly payroll process.Booked learning and development courses, managed the learning and development budget, organized group learning events. Planned and organized recognition award quarterly events and end of year christmas functions. Benefits administrator, coordinated the renewal process for the Group life insurance plan and administered other benefits.

Provided efficient and effective administration services in support of lending, investments, credit control, general insurance and life and disability insurance.Promoted to Human Resources as HR Administrator in Jan 2015.