Senior HR Advisor | 6-month contract | Mascot location

Exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Advisor or Business Partner with a construction or rail background to join one of Australia’s leading infrastructure organisations!

• True generalist role, supporting project leaders across the employee lifecycle
• Opportunity to drive key people initiatives around DEI, engagement and performance
• Based in Mascot, 4-5 days onsite, circa $150k + super or competitive day rate.

The Company

A leader in their field, our client has delivered some of Australia’s most recognisable infrastructure projects in urban and regional cities. With a workforce of circa 10,000, they are proud of their high employee engagement and retention, as well as their ability to attract some of the best talent in the market. They’re in an exciting period of growth, which is in addition to their current pipeline of projects as they begin to expand into new streams of the sector which will see them lead the way to a more sustainable future.   

The Leaders

As the Senior HR Advisor, you will report to the Project Director who is incredibly experienced and renowned in industry. Their style is to work in partnership with P&C to create an engaged, safe and inclusive environment onsite. More broadly, you will sit as part of a high-performing P&C team who drive best practice and deliver innovative people solutions that are commercially sound.

The Opportunity

As the Senior HR Advisor, you will be the point of contact for all people-related matters onsite.

This includes employee relations, managing onboarding for new employees and assisting with the rollout of training initiatives.

Most importantly, you will build constructive and positive relationships with stakeholders and employees, as well as external stakeholders across the broader organisation.

Your role will see you:

• Provide support to leaders around performance management systems to enhance performance and culture
• Facilitate meetings and engage with various stakeholders on the project to influence outcomes from a people perspective, aligned to broader objectives of the site
• Partner with leaders to drive engagement and performance through coaching and advice, uplifting their capability
• Support all employees and managers on matters in the workplace
• Engage with the local community to garner interest in the project and enhance interest in the positive outcomes it will deliver for the local area
• Work with the Group’s broader team around DEI, engagement and resourcing for the project.

About You

The ideal candidate will have experience providing advisory or business partnering support, in a generalist capacity, within the construction or rail sector. You will be comfortable being hands-on, working to build positive relationships with employees and managers.

Strong experience in managing employee relations in a unionised environment is also advantageous as is having worked in a similar environment, driving engagement and high performance.

You will leverage your previous experience to influence stakeholders of all levels across the business and influence change through high impact engagement.

Overall, you will be collaborative with a passion for curating meaningful careers for employees and enjoy working in a complex and fast-paced environment.   

The Process

We are looking to move quickly with this process as there is an immediate need.

The interview process will include an initial meeting with a Levyl consultant, followed by what we anticipate being two-rounds of interviews.

Should you be successful, you will be required to undergo a background and medical check which will be completed by the client.

Please contact Matthew Bransby-Bell on 0448 198 544 with any questions. We look forward to hearing from you.

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