Senior Workplace Relations Expert

3 weeks ago


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia Transurban Full time
Senior Workplace Relations Consultant

We're seeking a Senior Workplace Relations Consultant to provide specialist advice on strategic and operational workplace relations matters. You'll join our innovative People and Culture team, who are committed to fostering a lawful, ethical, and responsible workplace culture.

This role will suit someone with a curious mind and transferable skills and experiences, including:

  • Workplace Relations experience and provision of advice in a large and complex workplace setting
  • Tertiary qualifications in a related discipline (Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Law, Commerce, Psychology, Business or similar)
  • Legal qualification advantageous but not essential
  • Approachable, with highly developed interpersonal skills and advanced influencing skills
  • Ability to empathise and deal sensitively with issues which impact on employee wellbeing
  • Knowledge of workplace and employment related legislation and regulation
  • Experience in the development of P&C and WR related policies, procedures and guidelines
  • Experience in interpreting and working with Enterprise Agreements, Modern Awards and Common Law Contracts
  • People leader experience advantageous but not essential

As a Senior Workplace Relations Consultant, you'll contribute to lasting and positive changes that shape the future of our workforce and communities. It's meaningful, challenging, and exciting work.

Day-to-day, you will:

  • Provide workplace relations advice for resolving complex cases (disputes, grievances, misconduct)
  • Guide and coach leaders on P&C policies, practices, employment obligations
  • Conduct and support the management of workplace investigations and conduct matters
  • Ensure compliance with workplace legislation, regulations and various employment instruments
  • Support enterprise bargaining and industrial relations activities
  • Manage workplace relations projects and provide SME input on other projects
  • Advise on workplace relations matters that arise during organisational change

We offer a range of flexible working and leave options, so you can balance your work and life commitments and interests. We treat everyone with fairness, consideration and respect, regardless of gender, gender identity, marital or family status, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, religious beliefs, cultural or socio-economic background, perspective, and experience.

We strongly encourage applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds and lived experiences, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people living with disability.

Job Type: Permanent



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