Title:  Training 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 for good.

We are now seeking a Training Advisor to support the development, coordination and delivery of learning programs for the Sydney Metro West – Linewide Project. In this role, you’ll partner with teams to uplift skills, streamline processes and help ensure our people have the knowledge and confidence to thrive.

About the Project

Sydney Metro West is a transformational 24 km underground railway connecting Sydney CBD to Parramatta, with stations at Westmead, Parramatta, Sydney Olympic Park, North Strathfield, Burwood North, Five Dock, The Bays, Pyrmont and Hunter Street.

The Linewide package connects the entire system, delivering the critical rail infrastructure and technology that bring the metro network to life.
Project offices are located across several Sydney locations including the CBD, Clyde, Rosehill, The Bays and Burwood North.

About the Role

As the Training Advisor, you will provide vital support across the full spectrum of learning and development activities — from induction and soft skills training to onboarding, professional development programs and systems capability uplift.
Working closely with the project team and subject matter experts, you’ll help deliver high quality learning solutions, support organisational initiatives and ensure our training systems and processes run smoothly and efficiently.

Key Responsibilities
•    Provide advisory support to the team on the Project training matrix, training needs, capability development and organisational effectiveness
•    Support the end to end delivery of learning and development programs across Linewide
•    Develop, coordinate and refine training content, materials and guidelines in partnership with subject matter experts
•    Assist in workforce learning planning activities and contribute to capability development strategies 
•    Support process improvements across learning systems, programs and workflows to enhance overall efficiency and quality
•    Facilitate training sessions, inductions, presentations and workshops as required
•    Administer and monitor online performance and development systems, ensuring data accuracy and recommending development opportunities
•    Build strong relationships across internal teams and external training partners to ensure seamless learning delivery
•    Support key programs including onboarding, competency development, and the Rail TAO process for Linewide 

What We’re Looking For

Qualifications
•    Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Education/Training, Organisational Development or a related field 
•    Additional qualifications in learning style assessments or psychometric tools 

Experience & Skills
•    Experience in Learning & Development, Organisational Development or HR advisory roles
•    Experience coordinating L&D on construction projects
•    Strong stakeholder management and relationship building skills
•    Ability to deliver, facilitate and support training initiatives across diverse teams
•    Understanding of HR systems, development planning tools and performance management processes
•    High level of professionalism, confidentiality and attention to detail
•    Excellent communication, team player and system focussed 

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 when you join John Holland?

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.

Flexiblility 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.