Senior HR Business Partner

Coates; Sydney; On-site; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career progression

Employee discounts

Extra leave program

Novated leasing

Parental leave 12 weeks

Job summary

Coates is seeking a Senior People Business Partner to support the East Business Unit (NSW & ACT) & Asset Services from Ingleburn. You will partner with ELT and manage up to 54 branches plus national teams, delivering strategic HR support aligned to the HR and Safety Plans.

This role requires strong IR knowledge, stakeholder management, and a proactive, business-focused mindset. You will drive workforce planning, policy interpretation, and risk management while coaching managers through

Qualifications

• Degree qualifications in HR or a similar field.
• 10+ years experience as HR generalist or business partner.
• Experience in industrial relations with knowledge of awards and agreements.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing experience.
• Experience working in a matrix organisation with multiple executives.
• Advocate of staff development across levels.
• Champion of safety-first culture.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to implement people plans for the East business unit.
• Lead the implementation of national HR initiatives and projects as required.
• Provide advice to stakeholders on HR policies, legislation and workplace practices.
• Support performance development processes and staff development initiatives.
• Monitor legislative compliance and manage grievances and disciplinary investigations as required.
• Coach managers in people management, industrial relations and change management.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Influencing skills

Industrial relations knowledge

Workforce planning

Safety culture advocate

Education

Degree in HR or related field

Job description

Coates is proudly Australian owned and has a long history of supporting customers to deliver major projects. We provide end-to-end solutions across five key areas: Equipment Hire, Engineering Solutions, Industrial Solutions, Power & HVAC, and Training.

About us

Proudly Australian owned, Coates has a long history of supporting customers to deliver major projects and an exciting future focused on growth. We provide end-to-end solutions spanning Equipment Hire, Engineering Solutions, Industrial Solutions and Power & HVAC.

The next step in your career starts here…

• Well defined career path to set you up for a successful HR vocation.
• Inclusive office culture and free on-site parking.
• Strategic HR leadership role partnering directly with ELT

Reporting directly to the Group Manager People & Culture (with a dotted line to the Executive General Manager - East), this Senior HR Business Partner will be responsible for Coates' East Business Unit (NSW & ACT) & Asset Services based at Ingleburn. You will be managing up to 25 stakeholders, including ELT, and overseeing 54 branches in addition to national teams for Asset Services and Power & HVAC.

The Senior People Business Partner will provide business-focused, strategic, proactive and operational HR support to enable the effective delivery of the Coates Hire Strategy and Business Plan as well as the HR & Safety Business Plan. You will identify and promote innovation in all aspects of people management and must be able to develop and interpret HR policies, advise on aspects of employment legislation, advise on risk management and coach and support managers in dealing with people management, industrial relations, organisational change, workforce planning and the efficient, effective and flexible utilisation of current and future workforce resources.

You’ll enjoy variety in your role including:

• Partnering with senior leaders to implement the people plans for the East business unit.
• Lead the implementation of various national initiatives - lead projects as required.
• Providing advice to stakeholders on relevant HR issues, including policies and practices, procedures, legislation, and workplace related issues.
• Ensuring continual development of employees through the performance development process.
• Monitoring organisational legislative compliance in relation to workplace practices.
• Provide fair and consistent management of grievances and disciplinary investigations as required.

This role is challenging! You will have many competing priorities, but the workload is varied and bustling. We anticipate you will .

• Degree qualifications in HR or a similar field.
• Significant experience (10+ years) as a Human Resources generalist and / or business partner.
• Significant experience in industrial relations with a sound knowledge of industrial and employee relations theory, principles, policies and practices.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing experience.
• Managed challenging employee relation situations and as such, have excellent knowledge of employment legislation and ability to interpret awards and agreements.
• An advocate of staff development at all levels.
• Champion Coates' Safety-First culture.
• Worked in a matrix style organisation, taking direction from several executives.

What you'll get in return:

• Development and career progression pathways
• Access to our employee discounts, benefits, and wellbeing program
• Purchased additional leave program.
• Novated leasing and salary sacrifice
• 12 weeks Paid Parental Leave in addition to government parental leave scheme.
• Volunteering opportunities through the Coates Foundation

Looking for more reasons to join Coates?

At Coates, we know that people, organisations and communities thrive when everyone feels valued and included. We're proud to be implementing our second Reconciliation Action Plan and are committed to improving gender representation. We also provide opportunities for growth through our leadership and development programs.

But our impact doesn't stop there. Coates supports local and national charities through the Coates Foundation and invests in more sustainable equipment solutions to help create a greener future for all. Visit careers.coates.com to learn more about our values and opportunities.

Diversity and inclusion are at the heart of our culture. Coates welcomes candidates from all backgrounds, experiences and perspectives to apply.