Senior Employee Relations Consultant (2‑Year Term) – Perth

Western Power; Perth; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

Flexible work arrangements

Additional leave up to four weeks

Salary packaging

Discounted health insurance

Gym membership

Employee recognition program

Renewable energy culture

Wellness leave days

Parental leave

Job summary

Western Power in Perth is seeking a Senior Employee Relations Consultant for a two-year fixed-term role. You will provide expert advice on employee and industrial relations matters, support leaders, and help ensure compliance with enterprise agreements and policies.

You will influence negotiations, manage disciplinary matters, grievances, disputes, and workplace investigations, and build strong relationships with unions and stakeholders while contributing to organisational change and continuous

Qualifications

• Experience in Employee Relations, Industrial Relations or Human Resources.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and conflict resolution capabilities.
• Ability to influence and coach leaders through challenging workplace situations.
• Extensive experience managing complex employee and industrial relations matters.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert advice on employee and industrial relations matters.
• Partner with leaders to manage performance, disciplinary matters, grievances, redundancies and workplace investigations.
• Support dispute resolution processes and work towards positive outcomes at the enterprise level.
• Build effective relationships with unions, employee representatives and key stakeholders.
• Interpret and provide advice on enterprise agreements, employment contracts and industrial instruments.
• Contribute to organisational change and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop, review and implement employee relations policies, procedures and standards.
• Support enterprise bargaining activities and industrial negotiations.
• Mitigate organisational risk through sound ER advice and practical solutions.

Skills

Employee relations

Industrial relations

HR experience

Stakeholder engagement

Negotiation

Conflict resolution

Job description

Western Power in Perth is seeking a Senior Employee Relations Consultant for a two-year fixed-term role. You will provide expert advice on employee and industrial relations matters, support leaders, and help ensure compliance with enterprise agreements and policies.

You will influence negotiations, manage disciplinary matters, grievances, disputes, and workplace investigations, and build strong relationships with unions and stakeholders while contributing to organisational change and continuous