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People
In today's global economy, leading
strategically is critical to our growth,
execution and ultimate success.
By continuing to build an inclusive,
high performance culture based on
accountability and collaboration we will
strengthen our people's commitment and
continue to attract and retain key talent.
Over the past 12 months one of our key
people focuses has been in the area
of leadership.
To drive a consistent culture of
great leadership we have developed a
leadership framework and added a Senior
Leadership Program to our suite
of Leadership development programs.
In our experience, people work best
when they know what is expected of them.
Our Leadership Framework sets out what
we expect of leaders at each leadership
level across all business units and the key
behaviours which will drive our success.
The introduction of our Senior
Leadership Program `Stepping Up' ensures
that our future senior leaders are equipped
to successfully lead and manage a diverse
workforce in a global marketplace. A key
focus of the Program is the development
of strategic and commercial leadership
capability, a key requirement in today's
complex and competitive business
environment to win business and execute
work successfully.
This Program is testament to our
commitment and our ongoing investment
in our people who are the foundation of our
success.
Recruitment & Retention
Demand for key talent continues and our
streamlined recruitment processes have
assisted us in securing the appointment of
a number of key positions during the year.
Throughout the year we have also
continued to have as a priority the ability
to `grow our own' from within our talented
workforce and a number of key internal
promotions have occurred.
We have continued to engage with
indigenous consultants and suppliers to
assist us in providing employment and
training opportunities and on-site services
for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders
as part of our Indigenous Participation
Program.
Our annual Graduate intake remains
strong with significant interest in our
Program. We have maintained attracting
women into our Program with a 30%
intake again this year. We are currently
undertaking a review of our Program to
further enhance both the tailored training
modules and the on-the-job learning
experience.
Our 2013 Employee Opinion Survey
overall satisfaction score of 70%
confirmed that our employees continue
to see us as an Employer of Choice and
indicated that some of the best things
about working for the Company is our
teamwork and our ability to provide
challenging work and job satisfaction.
Learning and Development
We continue to provide first class L&D
opportunities.
Of particular note was the delivery of
our 8th Emerging Leaders Program. This
Program now in its 6th year continues to
achieve excellent results. This year there
was a significant increase in the number
of high potential women attending the
Program which supports our gender
diversity plan to increase the number
of women in management roles.
Safety training remained a key focus
and we rolled out an additional three
new Programs: The Workplace Health
and Safety Program is an 18 module
Program and throughout the year a
variety of Project Management staff have
commenced working their way through
the modules; Leading Safety for Managers
and Leading Safety for Supervisors
are Programs to equip leaders with the
knowledge, skills and techniques to build
a strong safety culture and drive positive
safety performance.
Our international
and domestic
workforce continues
to show steady growth,
with 12,000 people
working across our
projects including a
permanent base of
around 3,000 staff.
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