HR Manager - Sydney

Woolpert; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary Continuance Insurance

Novated leasing options

Salary sacrifice options

Discounted health insurance (Bupa)

Job summary

Woolpert is seeking a Human Resources Manager to support the HR Director across APAC. You will provide HR business partnering, employee relations, workforce planning and talent management, helping shape a newly created regional role that informs Woolpert’s growth strategy.

You will advise leaders on workforce planning, remuneration, policy changes and employment matters, while partnering with the Talent Acquisition Specialist to align recruitment with business needs.

Qualifications

• Minimum 6 years of HR experience, including generalist or business partnering.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Psychology or related field.
• Strong HR partnering, coaching and stakeholder management skills.
• Experience in employee relations, investigations, performance management and workforce planning.
• Knowledge of employment legislation and multi-jurisdictional priorities.
• Discretion, integrity and strong communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to deliver people strategies and initiatives across APAC.
• Lead employee relations, investigations and disciplinary processes as needed.
• Support workforce planning, capability and succession planning, and organisation design.
• Advise on remuneration reviews, position evaluation and employment policy changes.
• Analyse workforce data to provide insights and recommendations.
• Support HR systems, data quality and process improvements.
• Collaborate with Talent Acquisition to support recruitment activity.

Skills

HR partnering

Stakeholder mgmt

Coaching

Employee relations

Workforce planning

Change management

Remuneration reviews

Education

Bachelor's in HR / Business / Psychology

HR certification (AHRI/CIPD)

Tools

HRIS systems

MS Office

Job description

We’re proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work for the 10th time! We invest in advanced tools and professional development to empower our teams. Built on trust, respect, and shared success, our culture makes Woolpert more than a workplace it’s a community.

The opportunity with us as Human Resources Manager

We are looking for a Human Resources Manager to support our HR Director in delivering people strategies and initiatives across APAC. In this role, you will provide HR business partnering, employee relations, workforce planning, talent management, organisational change, and compliance support across your assigned client groups.

You will work closely with leaders, providing practical advice on workforce planning, position design, remuneration, and employment matters to support effective people's decisions.

This is an excellent opportunity to shape a newly created role with regional scope, influence Woolpert’s growth strategy across APAC, and become a trusted advisor to the HR Director.

You will be:

• Manage employee relations matters, including investigations, grievances and disciplinary processes, escalating significant risks to the HR Director.
• Coach managers on employee relations, performance, conduct,feedbackandeffectivemanagement.
• Support workforce planning, capability and succession planning, position design, organisational structure and change implementation.
• Provide advice on remuneration reviews, position evaluation, employee benefits, employment legislation, policy and compliance changes.
• Analyse workforce data to provide clear insights and recommendations on key people’s risks, trends and opportunities.
• Support HR systems, data quality, process improvement, culture, engagement, inclusion, wellbeing, and return-to-work activities where required.
• Work closely with the Talent Acquisition Specialist, providing workforce planning, position design, remuneration and employment advice to support recruitment activity.

We’re looking for someone who has:

• Minimum 6 years’ relevant HR experience, including substantial HR generalist or business partnering experience.
• A bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, Industrial Relations or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
• Strong HR business partnering, coaching and stakeholder management skills, with sound judgement and the ability to influence effectively.
• Demonstrated experience in employee relations, investigations, performance management, workforce planning, organisational change, and talent processes.
• Sound knowledge of employment legislation, contemporary HR practice, and the ability to manage priorities across multiple jurisdictions.
• High level of discretion, integrity and confidence in handling sensitive information, along with strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in HR systems and Microsoft Office applications.
• AHRI, CIPD or equivalent HR certification, training in workplace investigations, mediation, coaching or change management, and experience in architecture, infrastructure or geospatial industry would be well regarded.

With this role, the successful candidate must successfully pass pre-employment police background check as a condition of employment.

As part of Woolpert you will also have the following benefits:

• Woolpert’s Principal Program gives employees the opportunity to becomecompanystakeholdersand sharein thecompany’sgrowth and success.
• Employees receiveautomatic Salary Continuance Insurance provided byWoolpert.
• Novatedleasing and salary sacrifice optionsare availableto helpemployees make the most of theirincome.
• Discounted corporate health insurance through Bupa.

We value diversity and inclusion at Woolpert and are committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from First Nations peoples.

As this is a full-time, hybrid role and requires individuals with Full Working Rights in Australia. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Find out more about what Woolpert has to offer here: http://woolpert.com/about-us/

Woolpert is an equal-opportunity employer. Woolpert is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law. You may view more about EEO on our website: Equal-Employment-Opportunity-The-Law.pdf and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.

Applicants who require an accommodation throughout the application and interview process should request this in advance by contacting *****@woolpert.com.

If you need to reschedule or cancel your interview, please reach out to your recruiter by contacting **********@woolpert.com.