People Advisor VIC/SA/TAS

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 seeking expressions of interest for the position of People Advisor, VIC/SA/TAS. Reporting to the People Manager Vic/SA/TAS, this role will provide human resource management support and advice to Projects across the region, including guidance on resource planning, recruitment, onboarding, training and development, performance management, remuneration and cultural diversity.

This role works collaboratively with the National Infrastructure People team, key leaders in the VIC/SA/TAS business and the wider People team to identify and understand business challenges, and find opportunities to deliver solutions to enhance employee and business performance. The role will advise and support on people initiatives throughout the employee lifecycle from pre contracts to project delivery and demobilisation phase.

Responsibilities of the role include:

• Provide general assistance to the Human Resource function in the implementation of HR strategies and projects
• Partner with the People Manager to provide operational support and advice in relation to the employee and project lifecycle
• Build positive relationships through influence and negotiation with employees, managers, and external stakeholder groups across the business
• Continuously seek ways of improving processes and strive towards efficient ways of working
• Provide counselling and support to managers and employees with regard to problems affecting work performance
• Provide support regarding people capability queries (induction, onboarding, performance management and development planning)
• Coordinate programs as required for the successful delivery and execution of the Infrastructure and John Holland People Strategy
• Provide support coordinating and managing annual cyclical People programs, such as remuneration reviews, performance reviews, and talent management.

To be successful in this key role, 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
• Experience in a generalist HR Advisor role or similar
• Demonstrate knowledge and understanding of national and state regulatory frameworks
• Knowledge of contractual and commercial awareness
• Knowledge of employment legislation, including government policy
• Experience in HR project work, leading an initiative or desired outcome
• Strong interpersonal skills and social awareness with proven stakeholder management experience in an advisory level

As part of the team, you help us deliver on our promise to 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 different perspectives and ideas will deliver our long-term success.

We'll do all we can to help you develop your skills, and make a difference, right from the start. We have a flexible workplace and focus on all aspects of your physical and mental health and safety. 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 its flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts, flexi-work, we're committed to helping our people work flexibly.