Payroll Team Lead - - 257539

Position Information

Ref #

300042118

Region

Perth, WA

Classification

Professionals

Date Posted

20-Feb-2026

Description & Requirements

As the Payroll Team Lead, you will provide day-to-day oversight and hands-on support across weekly payroll cycles within a complex, multi-award project environment. Leading a small team of Payroll Administrators, you will allocate workflow, review payroll outputs prior to submission and act as the first escalation point for payroll queries, while still being actively involved in payroll processing and reconciliations. This role suits a Senior Payroll Officer or Payroll Supervisor from a resources, construction or project-based environment who is looking to step into a leadership role while remaining operationally hands-on.

Working with Monadelphous offers many benefits, some of which include:

Leading and mentoring a small payroll team in a supportive, collaborative environment
Long-term energy and resources projects with strong pipeline visibility
Exposure to complex, multi-award payroll across major projects
Genuine development pathways within a stable ASX-200 company
A safety-driven culture that values accountability and continuous improvement

Key Responsibilities:

Hands-on involvement in weekly payroll processing across multiple projects
Overseeing workflow and supporting a small team of Payroll Administrators (2–4 team members)
Reviewing, auditing and approving payroll data prior to submission
Acting as the primary escalation point for payroll, leave and timesheet queries
Coordinating payroll inputs including timesheets, allowances, cost coding and leave
Ensuring payroll compliance with awards, EBAs and legislative requirements
Partnering with HR, Finance and Project teams to ensure payroll accuracy and alignment with project requirements
Supporting payroll set-up for new projects and campaigns
Contributing to payroll process improvements, reporting enhancements and system optimisation
Supporting audits and maintaining strong payroll controls
Occasional travel to onshore Oil & Gas facilities may be required

What you’ll bring:

Experience as a Senior Payroll Officer, Payroll Supervisor or Payroll Team Lead within a high-volume environment
Proven experience in weekly payroll processing and end-to-end payroll cycles
Experience working within resources, construction, engineering or project-based environments (highly regarded)
Demonstrated experience supporting or mentoring payroll staff
Strong understanding of payroll legislation, awards and EBAs
High attention to detail with strong reconciliation and problem-solving capability
Confident stakeholder engagement across HR, Finance and project teams
Strong systems capability across payroll and time & attendance systems
Ability to manage competing priorities within a fast-paced project environment
A hands-on, practical leadership style with a focus on continuous improvement

Life at Monadelphous
There’s lots to get involved in, celebratory or cultural events and so much more. We work hard to make Monadelphous a truly great place to work.

We celebrate our diversity and shared values and are committed to inclusion and equal opportunities for all. We’re committed to hiring locally, encourage people of all diverse backgrounds to apply and strongly encourage women and First Nations people to submit an application

About us
Monadelphous is an ASX-200 company providing multidisciplinary construction, maintenance and industrial services to many of the largest companies in the resources, energy and infrastructure sectors. Established in 1972, we’ve been working in Australia and around the world for more than 50 years. We work on the biggest projects and ensure our teams have a variety of opportunities available to follow their career path of choice.

Our Maintenance and Industrial Services division specialises in providing comprehensive, multidisciplinary maintenance and improvement solutions for customers across Australia and internationally, through a network of supporting workshops and operations in key regional areas, within the resources, energy and industrial sectors. Our expertise encompasses a wide range of services including the planning, management and execution of mechanical and electrical maintenance services, shutdowns, civil and infrastructure works, fixed plant maintenance services, access solutions, specialist coatings and rail maintenance services.

We work with some of the most successful energy companies on some of the largest and most significant projects and facilities in Australia and overseas. We deliver a diverse range of services to onshore and offshore operations.

Safety is at the forefront of everything we do, and we live by our promise: The Safe Way is the Only Way. Apply now to get started. A career at Monadelphous is a career with a difference. Make it yours.