Senior ER Consultant - Flexible Work & Wellness Leave

Western Power; Perth; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible leave options

Salary packaging

Wellness days

Employee recognition program

Job summary

Western Power is growing its Employee Relations team in Perth and seeking a Senior Employee Relations Consultant for a two-year fixed term. The role provides expert ER/IR advice, partnering with leaders to handle performance, grievances and investigations, and driving enterprise-wide change to support a cleaner energy future.

You will build strong relationships with unions and stakeholders, interpret enterprise agreements and contribute to negotiations while promoting a healthy work environment

Qualifications

• Experience in Employee Relations and Industrial Relations.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and relationship-building skills.
• Sound judgement and ability to manage sensitive matters.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and conflict resolution capabilities.

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 policy

Stakeholder engagement

Job description

Western Power is growing its Employee Relations team in Perth and seeking a Senior Employee Relations Consultant for a two-year fixed term. The role provides expert ER/IR advice, partnering with leaders to handle performance, grievances and investigations, and driving enterprise-wide change to support a cleaner energy future.

You will build strong relationships with unions and stakeholders, interpret enterprise agreements and contribute to negotiations while promoting a healthy work environment