People Adviser

Queensland Rail; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Base salary + superannuation

Hybrid working arrangements

Learning & development opportunities

Health and wellbeing programs

Inclusive team environment

Job summary

Queensland Rail has a new opportunity for a Permanent People Adviser to join our HR Central People Services team, supporting over 8,000 employees across Queensland.

You’ll partner with leaders across a diverse, operationally complex organisation, delivering expert advice on policy, entitlements, recruitment, performance, absenteeism and people management.

This role offers the chance to develop HR generalist expertise in a collaborative team and contribute to a sustainable, inclusive workplace.

Qualifications

• Demonstrated experience as HR Adviser, HR Generalist or People Adviser in a medium to large organisation.
• Experience advising employees at all levels on policy interpretation, legislation, performance management and attendance.
• Understanding of employment law, industrial instruments and current HR practices.
• Excellent interpersonal and written communication skills.
• High attention to detail and strong time management in a high-volume environment.
• Able to balance multiple priorities and stakeholder expectations.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert HR advice and coaching to leaders on HR and ER issues, including performance management and policy application.
• Deliver tailored support on people matters, ensuring policy and legislative compliance.
• Prepare accurate HR documentation and reports to support operations and governance.
• Support end-to-end employee lifecycle through HR systems and processes.
• Partner with leaders to drive practical people solutions aligned to objectives.

Skills

HR advisory experience

Interpersonal skills

Written communication

Stakeholder management

Policy interpretation

Education

Tertiary qualifications

Tools

MS Office Suite

SAP

ServiceNow

SuccessFactors

TRIM

Job description

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You’ll connect Queensland. We’ll connect you to an amazing career.

Queensland Rail stands on the foundation of true connection, encompassing the relationships we foster within our teams and the communities we serve across the state. For 160 years, we've been instrumental in linking people and places, and now we invite you to contribute to our proud legacy and shape a brighter, sustainable future.

Learn more about Queensland Rail’s purpose, people, and progress – watch our short video here

About this Opportunity

Queensland Rail has a new opportunity for a PermanentPeople Adviser to join our HR Central People Services team.

Supporting over 8,000 employees across Queensland, you'll partner with leaders across a diverse and operationally complex organisation, providing expert advice on a broad range of people matters. This role offers the opportunity to develop deep HR generalist expertise while working with a supportive and highly collaborative team.

In this role, you will deliver guidance on a wide range of people and culture matters including policy and enterprise agreement interpretation, salary and entitlements, recruitment and onboarding, performance management, absenteeism, and general people management.

Purpose That Counts - Key responsibilities

• Provide expert HR advice and coaching to leaders on a wide range of HR and ER issues, including performance management, workplace behaviour, and policy application.
• Deliver tailored support on people matters, ensuring compliance with policies, enterprise agreements, and legislation.
• Prepare accurate documentation and reports to support HR operations and maintain compliance with governance principles.
• Support the end-to-end employee lifecycle through the effective management of HR systems, workflows and people processes.
• Partner with leaders to build capability and drive consistent, practical people solutions aligned to organisational objectives.

For further information about this role view the Position Description here

People Who Count - About you

Demonstrated experience in a HR Adviser, HR Generalist or People Adviser role within a medium to large organisation.

Proven experience advising employees at all levels with HR matters, such as policy and enterprise interpretation, employment legislation, performance management, absenteeism, and employeecomplaints/grievances, harassment/bullying.

Sound understanding of employment legislation, industrial instruments and contemporary HR practices.

Exceptional interpersonal communication and written skills.

Demonstrate high attention to detail.

Strong time management and organisational skills – ability to balance multiple priorities and a high volume of time-sensitive matters.

This is an excellent opportunity for an HR professional looking to broaden their advisory capability, work across a diverse range of employee relations matters, and build strong stakeholder management skills within one of Queensland's largest employers.

We encourage you to highlight any relevant:

• Tertiary qualifications
• Exposure to systems such as:
• MS Suite
• SAP, ServiceNow or SuccessFactors
• TRIM

Benefits that Count

All that Queensland Rail achieves each day relies on the hard work and talent of our teams. That’s why we offer a range of attractive benefits designed to help you bring your best, including

• Starting base salary $121,800 + 12.75% Superannuation
• Hybrid working arrangements
• Ongoing learning and development opportunities
• Access to health and wellbeing programs
• Inclusive and supportive team environment

Your journey matters. Make it with us.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

Queensland Rail acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Elders of the lands and waterways our network traverses.

Our teams are People who Count. We encourage diversity in our teams, including different genders, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religions, neurodiversity, education levels and many more aspects. No two journeys are the same, and it’s because of our differences that as a collective, we achieve great things.

We provide reasonable adjustments to support candidates and employees.

If you do require a reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact Louisa via the details below.

Applicants for roles at Queensland Rail may undergo pre-employment alcohol and drug testing if they advance in the recruitment process. The selection process may also include psychometric assessments, pre-employment health checks and background screenings, which could involve criminal history and credit checks, if this applies to the pre-employment requirements for this role.

For roles that have pre-employment qualifications, we will also be required to do formal qualification verification processes to ensure qualifications align to Queensland Rail's pre-employment frameworks.

Queensland Rail pays its respect to Elders past and present. Queensland Rail also acknowledges the contributions of First Nations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) peoples within Queensland Rail and the communities we serve.