Corporate People

Mō tō mātou āhuatanga | Who we are

Tonkin + Taylor Group is Aotearoa New Zealand's leading engineering and environmental consultancy, renowned for our technical excellence and ability to solve complex challenges.

With offices across Aotearoa and Australia, we operate as a Group of specialist companies that bring together deep expertise across a spectrum of disciplines, including environmental science, geotechnical engineering, transport, water, waste, and energy.

Our work connects the needs of people, planet, and performance, delivering sustainable solutions that make a meaningful impact for our clients and communities.

As a 100% employee-owned company, our people are truly at the centre of who we are. We're driven by a shared mission: to create and sustain a better world. Join us and help shape an inclusive, high-performing and future-ready organisation.

Kei te hiahia mātou ki ōu | We want your leadership

We're looking for an accomplished Corporate People & Capability Director to lead our Group-wide people and culture strategy across New Zealand and Australia.

Reporting to the Chief Operating Officer (COO), you'll play a pivotal role in shaping how Tonkin + Taylor attracts, develops, and retains great people. You'll work with leadership to strengthen the People & Capability functions across our operating companies, building a cohesive, values-led approach that enables our people to perform and thrive.

You'll lead a small team of direct reports and work in close partnership with other senior P&C leaders across the operating businesses, ensuring alignment and delivering high-quality, fit for purpose people practices.

This is an opportunity to apply your strategic, commercial, and people leadership expertise within one of Aotearoa New Zealand's most trusted professional services organisations.

Ngā kawenga | What you'll be doing

You'll be responsible for:

• Shaping and implementing the Group-wide People & Capability strategy, ensuring alignment with business priorities and future workforce needs.
• Advising the COO, Group Leadership Team and Board on people strategy, workforce risk, remuneration and organisational performance.
• Leading strategic initiatives in remuneration, reward, employment relations, organisational design, and workforce transformation.
• Overseeing the governance, policy, and risk frameworks that ensure fair, consistent people practices across operating companies and regions.
• Advancing leadership, talent, and capability development programmes that enable our people to perform at their best.
• Promoting a culture of inclusion, well-being, and engagement that reflects our values and supports collaboration across the Group.
• Driving the development of robust People systems, data, and analytics that support confident, evidence-based decisions.
• Championing change initiatives that build agility, innovation, and future-readiness within the business.

Na tōu rourou | What you'll bring

• Extensive senior People & Culture leadership experience across complex, multi-entity environments.
• Proven track record in designing and leading enterprise-wide people strategies that drive performance, alignment, and engagement.
• Experience partnering with Boards, COOs, and senior executives, providing trusted, strategic advice.
• Strong understanding of New Zealand and Australian employment law, HR governance frameworks, and remuneration practices.
• Commercial and financial acumen with the ability to connect people decisions to business outcomes.
• Experience in professional services, engineering, technical, or consulting sectors preferred.
• A collaborative, values-led approach and the ability to lead through complexity and change with clarity and empathy.

Ngā hua | Our benefits

At T+T, our people enjoy:

• The opportunity to shape and execute people strategies working alongside senior executives.
• Exposure to a broad range of business leaders and expertise across New Zealand and Australia.
• Ongoing professional development and learning opportunities.
• Employee ownership and a genuine voice in the business.
• Flexible working arrangements that support work-life balance and connection.
• An annual wellbeing allowance and access to comprehensive wellbeing initiatives.
• Active social networks and a modern, collaborative work environment.

We embrace flexible working at T+T and aim to work in ways that support our people, clients, and communities. Our commitment to inclusion means you can bring your whole self to work and thrive alongside passionate professionals who care about what they do.

Toroa tā mātou pae tukutuku mō ētehi atu kōrero | For more information, check out our website

We'll review applications and schedule interviews as we receive them, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

For further information on T+T, go to or please contact Ronny Bilkhu via