Manager Employee Relations

Organisation/Entity: Transport For NSW- Job Category: Human Resources & Recruitment- Job Location: Sydney, NSW, AU, 2020- Job Ref No: 77824- Employment Type: Permanent Full-Time- Salary Range: $138670.0-$155309.0**About us**

Transport for NSW keeps our State moving by providing safe, integrated and efficient transport systems. We put our customers at the centre of everything we do - and we do a lot. We connect people, communities and industry and manage how they use our road, rail and maritime networks and services, and even active modes like walking and cycling. The work we do connects the journeys you take every day.

We are a state government organisation made up of more than 28,000 people and we're in the middle of delivering the largest transport infrastructure program in Australia's history. We work across planning, policy and procurement, harnessing data and technology to develop smarter and more adaptive transport solutions.

That means job opportunities in metropolitan and regional areas right across NSW - you have the chance to be part of creating a lasting legacy that will benefit generations to come.

**About the team**

TfNSW’s Employee Relations unit is a force for change, working to make TfNSW a great place to work for its 28,000+ employees. The unit oversees all aspects of industrial relations including enterprise agreements, industrial disputes, risk minimisation and everything in between.

We navigate a complex industrial landscape to achieve strategic and operational workforce relations outcomes for TfNSW, working closely with stakeholders across TfNSW leadership, unions, legal, state and federal groups. Our ambitious and supportive team includes experts from legal, HR, change management, industrial and employee relations backgrounds.

**The opportunity**

The role leads the Employee Relations function by partnering closely with a project team to deliver on a significant program of work focussed on improving the electrical isolations process across Sydney Trains. The role enables the employee and industrial relations strategy to support the Electrical Isolations Improvement Program business objectives and ensures that the interests of both staff and the organisation are reflected in the industrial relations environment and that there is a collaborative and engaged workforce during a period of significant change.

**Key accountabilities**
- Provide professional advice and support and coach leaders to foster collaborative workplace relations, enhance productivity, employee relations, understanding of industrial instruments and interpreting and meeting requirements identified under the Enterprise Agreement and addressing potential industrial relation requirements.
- Shape and implement Employee Relations frameworks and strategies aimed at enabling the workforce priorities and ensure high levels of engagement and a collaborative approach to issues resolution and change.
- Provide professional industrial relations advice on and input into policies, procedures and systems, and the development and implementation of initiatives to improve management practices across the organisation.
- Ensure the maintenance of appropriate records and represent Transport for NSW before appropriate Industrial Tribunals and other forums.
- Conduct high level negotiations dealing with important industrial matters including Enterprise Bargaining negotiations, promoting interest-based bargaining.
- Liaise with transport industrial organisations and Unions on matters relating to the development and implementation of new and amended policies, strategies or programs, ensuring the organisation responds to current and emerging industrial relations issues given the risks and public perception issues that have potential to arise.
- Provide impetus for change through the provision of data which supports both the purpose of the Transport Cluster, identifies trends and areas of opportunity and the development of customer and employee focused change strategies, programs and initiatives, as well as becoming a key driver of change.
- Demonstrate the five ways of leading behaviours to deliver organisational outcomes for our customers, our people and communities for the greater good.

Please view the role description here.

**About you**

To be successful in this role, you will need:

- Proven high level strategic thinking, analytical and problem-solving skills in an industrial environment.
- Comprehensive knowledge of the industrial relations discipline.
- Strong negotiation skills and proven ability to be innovative in resolving conflict.
- Tertiary qualifications in a relevant field or equivalent experience.

**Salary and Benefits**

The salary for this position is Transport Service Grade 9A ($138,670) - 9E ($155,309) per annum including superannuation and leave loading.

For more information on Employee Benefits at TfNSW please click here.

**Interested?**

Joining Transport for NSW, you’ll have access to a range of unique