People & Culture Business Partner

Benmax Group; Canberra; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

Benmax Group, based at our Hume, ACT office with travel to Canberra and Queanbeyan, is seeking a Senior People & Culture Business Partner. You’ll act as the primary P&C contact for managers and employees, offering trusted guidance on complex workplace matters in a busy industrial environment.

Recruitment and learning & development sit with specialists; you focus on advisory and employee relations. You’ll partner across the employee lifecycle, support organisational change, and influence managers

Qualifications

• Senior HR Advisor/People & Culture focus with industrial relations experience.
• Confident applying Australian employment legislation, modern awards and enterprise agreements.
• Skilled at coaching managers through difficult or sensitive matters.
• Proven ability to build genuine relationships with people at all levels, from shop floor to senior leadership.
• Sound judgement navigating contested or sensitive workplace matters.

Responsibilities

• Advise managers and employees on employment legislation, modern awards, enterprise agreements and workplace obligations.
• Partner with managers across the employee lifecycle, from probation and leave through to remuneration and role transitions.
• Own employee relations matters end to end, including performance, misconduct, grievances and investigations.
• Coach and influence managers to build their confidence in managing people issues.
• Monitor employee relations trends and bring practical recommendations to leadership.
• Contribute to enterprise agreement processes and support organisational change.

Skills

Senior HR Advisor

Employee relations

Coaching managers

Industrial relations

Legislation knowledge

Stakeholder engagement

Education

HR degree

Job description

Benmax is a mechanical services company known for quality, innovation and a genuine commitment to our people. We operate in construction and manufacturing, where our workforce is direct, experienced and accustomed to getting things done. Our People & Culture team is a trusted partner to the business, working closely with leaders to shape culture, build engagement and support growth.
We're looking for a People & Culture Business Partner who can operate with the same authority as our workforce with someone who is equally at home in a workshop as they are advising senior leaders. This is a senior advisory role reporting to the People & Culture Manager. You'll be primarily based at our Hume, ACT office, with travel required between our local Canberra and Queanbeyan sites, giving you direct, day-to-day contact with the business across all locations.
You'll be the primary P&C contact for managers and employees, providing trusted, commercially minded guidance on the more complex matters that come with an industrial environment. Recruitment and learning and development sit with specialists within the team, so you can stay focused on advisory and employee relations work.

What you’ll be doing

• Advise managers and employees on employment legislation, modern awards, enterprise agreements and workplace obligations
• Partner with managers across the employee lifecycle, from probation and leave through to remuneration and role transitions
• Own employee relations matters end to end, including performance, misconduct, grievances and investigations
• Coach and influence managers to build their own confidence in managing people issues
• Monitor employee relations trends and bring practical recommendations to leadership
• Contribute to enterprise agreement processes and support organisational change

What you’ll bring

• Demonstrated experience in a senior HR Advisor, People & Culture or Business Partner role, with a strong employee and industrial relations focus, gained in a private sector, commercial environment
• Confident applying Australian employment legislation, modern awards and enterprise agreements
• Skilled at coaching managers through difficult or sensitive matters, and handling performance and behavioural issues in a structured, compliant way
• Proven ability to build genuine relationships with people at all levels, from the shop floor to senior leadership
• Sound judgement when navigating contested or sensitive workplace matters
• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Business or a related discipline (desirable)