Industrial Relations Manager Qld

Fortitude Valley, QLD, AU, 4006**About John Holland**:
At John Holland, our purpose is simple - we transform lives with everything we do.

We’ve always known that infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work every day.

That’s our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.

Be part of the team that’s up for the challenge of transforming lives.

**About you and the role**:
We are seeking a highly experienced Industrial Relations (IR) Manager to play a pivotal role in supporting our QLD region. Based in our Brisbane office, you will take charge of developing and executing effective IR strategies across multiple business units, while driving the overall IR capability within our teams.

**Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to)**:

- Development and implement (IR) strategies which enable Business Units to plan, win and deliver work.
- Hands-on involvement in managing the industrial risk on projects.
- Coach and build capacity of leaders to manage effective IR.
- Act as an escalation point and case manage significant ER matters in collaboration with our NASER team.
- Representation at relevant Courts and Tribunals.
- Undertake complex investigations as required.
- Lead EBA negotiations across all Business Units.

**To be successful in this role, you will have**:

- Bachelors degree and relevant experience in Law, Business, Industrial Relations, Human Resources or Employee Relations.
- Previous experience as an IR Manager working on complex infrastructure projects.
- Knowledge and understanding of the QLD IR environments and key stakeholders.
- Demonstrated experience dealing with Employee Relations, Industrial Relations or performance management in a unionised environment within the construction industry.
- Ability to influence stakeholders.

**As part of the team, you can help us transform lives.**:
Your success is reflected in ours, so we’re committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as we understand that different perspectives and ideas are critical to our long-term success.
We want you to be with us for the long term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.

**What's in it for you**:
We’re about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.

We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From generous leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.

**We offer**:
**Competitive** remuneration** **with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice options.

**Great leave benefits** including 18 weeks paid parental leave with super and up to an extra 18 weeks of super paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two extra days to prioritise your wellbeing.

**Career progression** underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you’ll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.

**Learning and development opportunities** where you’ll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, plus technical and leadership training and development opportunities.

**Inclusion, diversity and equity** is part of how we work. We want everyone at John Holland to feel that they belong - that’s why we’re working hard every day to foster a more inclusive culture, backed by a business-wide inclusion strategy to bring about meaningful change. We’ve also got active employee resource groups that support our commitments including those around gender equality and reconciliation.

**Flexible working that works for you** as we know flexibility means different things to different people. Whether it’s flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts or flexi-work, we’re committed to helping our people work flexibly.

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