Capability Partner

At McNab, we know capability is built through strong partnerships, practical solutions and a genuine commitment to helping people grow. We are looking for a Capability Partner who brings curiosity, commercial thinking and a collaborative mindset to shaping frameworks, coaching leaders and turning insight into action.

About the role

Reporting to the Learning, Talent & Capability Manager or Talent & Capability Lead, this role will play a pivotal part in designing, implementing and maintaining McNab's capability framework. Working closely with business leaders and subject matter experts, you will identify critical competencies, assess capability gaps and translate them into targeted learning and development solutions that support business priorities and future workforce needs.

In this role, you will:

• Partner with McNab Group business leaders to assess current and future capability needs and align these to the capability framework
• Design, maintain and continuously improve the capability framework so it reflects legislative requirements, role expectations, business priorities and emerging industry needs
• Establish clear capability design standards, proficiency levels and quality requirements
• Coordinate the review and approval of capability sets with People Partners, subject matter experts and business leaders
• Shape clear capability pathways that support development plans, role progression and internal talent pipelines
• Use workforce insights, industry trends and business data to continuously evolve the capability framework and anticipate future capability requirements.
• Administer and maintain the capability system, ensuring accurate structure, functionality and user support across the business
• Coach and support leaders and team members to use the framework effectively in development conversations, annual reviews and growth planning
• Use data, feedback and emerging technology to identify future capability needs and report on framework adoption, capability gaps and user experience
• Partner with learning specialists to align learning solutions with identified capability requirements and broader learning strategy

About you

We are looking for someone who can build trust quickly, influence across the business and bring structure to complex capability challenges.

The successful candidate will have:

• A tertiary qualification in Business, Human Resources, Education or a related discipline
• Strong experience in capability framework development and implementation
• Experience partnering with leaders to influence workforce capability, organisational development or talent initiatives will be highly regarded.
• Confidence coaching and mentoring leaders and team members to build capability and support meaningful development conversations
• Experience embedding development frameworks into career pathways, performance planning and growth initiatives
• Confidence in system administration and a practical approach to improving processes and user experience
• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to work collaboratively across teams and with stakeholders at all levels
• Clear and engaging communication skills, with a people-focused and solutions-driven approach
• A curious, adaptable and continuous learning mindset, with the confidence to challenge, improve and move things forward
• A strong understanding of the construction industry and relevant legislative and compliance requirements is desirable

About McNab

McNab is one of the largest Construction, Development and Property groups in Australia, with turnover now exceeding $1bn each year. Despite our growth and size, we've never lost our small company DNA - which centres around genuine care for our staff, customers and all our stakeholders. Success for us isn't about awards or growth, it's when we deliver so well that our customers are proud to wear a McNab T-Shirt on weekends!

We genuinely care. We make it easy. We deliver certainty.

This is our promise - to our clients, and everyone we deal with. Delivering on these three things really, really well is what drives us at McNab. Everything we do, from recruiting and training to performance and promotion, centres around this promise.

We leverage the entire McNab Group to deliver certainty for our clients at a time of unprecedented uncertainty in the industry. And our approach works. From delivering our own property developments, to manufacturing our own building products, and a plethora of aligned businesses, your career at McNab goes well beyond traditional construction roles.

McNab benefits:

• Additional leave benefits, birthday leave and buy back leave options
• Competitive parental leave program with flexible options, no employment lead time required
• Annual allowances for items such as health and fitness passport and uniforms
• Employee referral program and bonuses
• Access to the Employee Assistance Program and McNab Wellbeing Program, covering everything from finances to fitness to mental health
• Internal development opportunities through tailored training programs
• Social club events and general awards and celebrations

This is a great opportunity to shape McNab's capability future by building practical frameworks, lifting leader confidence and supporting the growth of our people. If you are a collaborative and forward-thinking capability professional who enjoys making a real impact, we'd love to hear from you.