HR and Industrial Relations Manager

Multicultural Consulting Services Pty; Perth; On-site; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Parental leave

Flexible arrangements

Professional development

Diversity-friendly

Job summary

Multicultural Consulting Services Pty. seeks an experienced HR and industrial relations leader to guide workforce planning and employee relations for a major rail infrastructure alliance in Perth.

You will work with project leaders to shape delivery outcomes and align HR strategies across partner organisations. The role requires navigating unionised workforces, large-scale projects and joint venture dynamics while driving performance, inclusion and safety across multidisciplinary teams.

Qualifications

• Experience leading HR and IR for large construction or infrastructure projects.
• Strong ability to navigate unionised workforces and collective bargaining.
• Proven capability to manage diverse, multi-partner alliance environments.
• Experience with joint ventures or alliance structures is advantageous.
• Excellent negotiation, communication and senior stakeholder influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Advise project leaders on people decisions that support delivery objectives.
• Develop coordinated HR and industrial relations plans across alliance partners.
• Guide workforce planning, talent development and organisational structure.
• Oversee employee relations cases and promote compliant outcomes.
• Build engagement, inclusion and safety into workforce initiatives.
• Strengthen performance and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.

Skills

HR management

Industrial relations

Union experience

Stakeholder influence

Contracting & alliances

Education

HR/IR degree

Job description

About The Employer

Our client delivers engineering and construction services across transport, defence and infrastructure. Its teams combine practical project expertise with coordinated delivery and a focus on sustainable outcomes.

About The Employer

Our client delivers engineering and construction services across transport, defence and infrastructure. Its teams combine practical project expertise with coordinated delivery and a focus on sustainable outcomes.

The Opportunity

Shape workforce planning and employee relations for a complex rail infrastructure alliance. This Perth leadership role combines strategic advice with practical support for a workforce drawn from several partner organisations.

Your Responsibilities

• Advise project leaders on people decisions that support delivery objectives.
• Develop coordinated HR and industrial relations plans across alliance partners.
• Guide workforce planning, talent development and organisational structure.
• Oversee employee relations cases and promote consistent, compliant outcomes.
• Build engagement, inclusion and safety into workforce initiatives.
• Strengthen performance and collaboration across multidisciplinary teams.

RequirementsSkills, Education And Requirements

• HR management experience in construction or infrastructure delivery.
• Strong industrial relations capability; unionised workforce experience is particularly valuable.
• Experience with large projects and varied workforce arrangements.
• Joint venture or alliance exposure is an advantage.
• Tertiary study in HR, industrial relations, law or a related discipline.
• Confident negotiation, communication and senior stakeholder influencing skills.

BenefitsWhy Join?

• Remuneration aligned with market conditions, experience and contribution.
• Opportunities to develop across transport, defence and renewable energy projects.
• Ongoing professional learning and pathways into future leadership roles.
• Parental leave provisions that accommodate different family needs.
• Flexible arrangements may be discussed according to the position and project requirements.

Applications from diverse backgrounds are welcomed.