Crafting the HR Blueprint to Enable a Rapid Growth Organisation
National Intermodal are transforming Australia’s future supply chains by developing modern intermodal precincts to allow freight to move seamlessly between transportation modes, maximising efficiency, contingency and sustainability.
They are an infrastructure delivery organisation building intermodal precincts across Australia and once built they will eventually operate these precincts and railways.

30+
Roles
Set commercially driven and competitive remuneration benchmarks for over 30 roles
300% +
Projected Headcount
Efficiently create a workforce plan and talent strategy that will enable the organisation to scale and increase headcount by 300% over the coming years.
77%
Employee Engagement Score
Measured a 77% engagement score, achieving a 5% uplift from previous years.
About National Intermodal Corporation
National Intermodal are reenvisaging the future of freight within Australia.
Deliverables
- Performance Management Framework
- Renumeration Policy with fully mapped grading structure
- Talent Acquisition and Onboarding Strategy
- Workforce Planning
The Goal
The Gap
The Gamble
Implementing progressive HR frameworks from scratch at speed.
The Gain
How We Helped National Intermodal Corporation
- Provided expertise as their Fractional Chief People Officer, ensuring senior-level commitment and precision.
- Conceptualised and enacted a performance management framework, intrinsically linking it with the very KPIs driving the business.
- Implemented a remuneration framework, reflecting market standards, ensuring talent attraction and retention.
- Devised a customised workforce planning and onboarding framework, enabling smart growth, and ensuring every hire added strategic value.
- Implemented a robust recruitment approach, leveraging both in-house and external expertise to attract the best talent.
Results
National Intermodal now boasts a robust HR framework, ensuring smooth operations, attracting top-tier talent, and maintaining engagement at peak levels.
- Operational Excellence: The performance management framework linked to operational KPIs led to an improvement in efficiency across various departments, allowing for streamlined operations and growth.
- Financial Clarity: The remuneration framework ensured that salaries and bonuses were now aligned with industry standards, providing a strong growth platform for the organisation to not only attract but retain key talent
- Recruitment Efficiency: By developing an internal recruitment approach, hiring time was reduced by 30%, saving significant financial resources in the process.
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