People Advisor

Sydney, NSW, AU, 2009

**About John Holland**:
At John Holland, our purpose is simple, we transform lives with everything we do. We've always known at its heart infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work.

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

Be part of a team that thrives on rising to the challenge of transforming lives for good.

**About the role**:
We are currently looking for a People Advisor to join a Sydney based project. As our People Advisor you will work closely with the project providing HR advice on matters such as recruitment, on-boarding, training and development, performance management, remuneration and cultural diversity.

As an HR professional at John Holland, this role opens up a world of opportunity within our business with many new projects on the horizon. We see great things in the future for John Holland and we want you to be a part of it.

**Responsibilities of the role**:

- Build positive relationships through influence and negotiation with employees, managers, subcontractors, and external stakeholder groups across the business
- Prepare and conduct induction programs for new employees as required, supporting the HR Advisor where required
- Assist in the implementation of training and development initiatives in the organisation
- Provide advice to employees and managers on the organisation’s performance management process and system
- Assist to obtain recommendations on salary benchmarking and remunerations packages
- Deliver presentations, facilitate meetings and engage with various work groups to achieve desired outcomes
- Provide counselling and support to managers and employees with regard to problems affecting work performance
- Promote the awareness of the EAP and assist employees in need of support
- Build and encourage cultural diversity

**What we are looking for**:
- Post-secondary school training or TAFE certificate in HR, IR/ER, Education, Psychology or Business
- Degree or higher in Business, Human Resource Management, Legal, Finance or other associated disciplines
- Strong understanding of Employment law and ER
- Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of national and state regulatory frameworks
- Knowledge of contractual and commercial awareness

**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.