Title:  Senior Industrial Relations Advisor

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 Senior Industrial Relations (IR) Advisor to play a pivotal role in supporting our NWPA Victorian Projects. Based in our Melbourne Project office in the Northern Suburbs. You will take charge of developing and executing effective IR strategies across multiple Projects, while driving the overall IR capability within our teams.

Key responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Development and implement (IR) strategies which enable Projects to plan, win and deliver work.
• Provide strategic advice on employment and industrial relations matters to Project Managers.
• Coach and build the capacity of leaders to manage effective IR.
• Collaborate with National / Regional IR Manager to develop and implement organisational IR strategies
• Support complex IR / ER matters in collaboration with our National Advisory Service team.
• Undertake complex investigations as required.
• Lead Enterprise Agreement negotiations as required

To be successful in this role, you will have;

• 5+ years in a similar position, preferably in Victoria working on complex Construction Projects
• Experience providing enterprise agreement interpretation and industrial relations advice
• Demonstrated experience building relationships and managing stakeholders including Unions
• Knowledge and understanding of the Victorian IR environment and the key stakeholders.
• A sound knowledge and understanding of the relevant Employment Legislation
• Tertiary qualification in Industrial Relations, Human Resources, Employee Relations or similar

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.