Senior Industrial Relations Advisor / Industrial Relations Manager

Service Stream Limited; Melbourne; Híbrido; AUD 120 000 - 180 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Hybrid working

Career development

Employee discounts

Paid leave

Diversity & inclusion

Resumo da oferta

Service Stream Limited is seeking a Senior Industrial Relations Advisor / Industrial Relations Manager to strengthen our ASX-listed business. You will manage complex ER/IR across multiple units, lead bargaining and advise senior leaders on employment law and organizational risk.

You will engage with unions, represent the company in tribunals, and help develop IR strategy while supporting workforce planning and change initiatives. Hybrid working and career development are offered.

Qualificações

• Experience in industrial relations in a complex or unionised environment (or consulting to these environments).
• Demonstrated experience leading enterprise bargaining negotiations and managing union relationships.
• Strong advocacy and dispute resolution capability, including experience representing employers in Fair Work Commission and other industrial matters.
• Excellent understanding of employment legislation, enterprise agreements, modern awards and industrial frameworks.
• Strong commercial acumen, strategic thinking capability and ability to balance legal, operational and business considerations.
• Experience supporting operational leaders within blue-collar, field-based or industrial workforces.

Responsabilidades

• Manage a complex ER/IR portfolio across multiple business units and operational environments.
• Lead enterprise bargaining negotiations, including bargaining strategy development, industrial risk assessment and stakeholder management.
• Support the development and implementation of broader industrial relations strategy, including benchmarking, trend analysis, workforce risk identification and comparative analysis across industries and enterprise agreements.
• Represent the business in industrial tribunals and commissions, including the Fair Work Commission, conciliations, conferences and other workplace litigation matters.
• Provide strategic and commercially focused advice to senior leaders on industrial relations, employment law, performance management, disciplinary processes, workplace change and organisational risk.
• Act as an escalation point for complex and sensitive workplace matters, including investigations, disputes, grievances and high-risk employee relations issues.
• Develop and deliver training, coaching and upskilling initiatives for leaders across the business on employment law, industrial instruments, workplace obligations and effective people management practices.
• Partner closely with operational leadership teams to support workforce planning, organisational change initiatives and productivity improvement programs.
• Engage proactively with unions, employee representatives and external stakeholders to support constructive industrial relationships and positive business outcomes.

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Senior Industrial Relations Advisor / Industrial Relations Manager

We have an opportunity for a Senior Industrial Relations Advisor or Industrial Relations Manager to join our growing ASX-listed company. We are continuing to evolve and strengthen our capability in this area, and you will be integral to continue building our partnership with operational leaders to provide strategic, commercially focused and pragmatic industrial and employee relations support.

You’ll be joining a collaborative and high-performing team with both autonomy and support to develop your career in a complex, unionised and operationally diverse environment, while contributing to broader organisational strategy and workforce outcomes.

About the role

In this role you will:

Manage a complex ER/IR portfolio across multiple business units and operational environments.

Lead enterprise bargaining negotiations, including bargaining strategy development, industrial risk assessment and stakeholder management.

Support the development and implementation of broader industrial relations strategy, including benchmarking, trend analysis, workforce risk identification and comparative analysis across industries and enterprise agreements.

Represent the business in industrial tribunals and commissions, including the Fair Work Commission, conciliations, conferences and other workplace litigation matters.

Provide strategic and commercially focused advice to senior leaders on industrial relations, employment law, performance management, disciplinary processes, workplace change and organisational risk.

Act as an escalation point for complex and sensitive workplace matters, including investigations, disputes, grievances and high-risk employee relations issues.

Develop and deliver training, coaching and upskilling initiatives for leaders across the business on employment law, industrial instruments, workplace obligations and effective people management practices.

Partner closely with operational leadership teams to support workforce planning, organisational change initiatives and productivity improvement programs.

Engage proactively with unions, employee representatives and external stakeholders to support constructive industrial relationships and positive business outcomes.

About you

You have experience in industrial relations and ready to take the next step in your career or embrace a new challenge in a growing business with a strong pipeline of contracts and an interest in diversifying its portfolio of services.

Our ideal candidate may have:

Experience in an industrial relations role within a complex or unionised environment (or consulting to these environments).

Demonstrated experience leading enterprise bargaining negotiations and managing union relationships.

Strong advocacy and dispute resolution capability, including experience representing employers in Fair Work Commission and other industrial matters.

Excellent understanding of employment legislation, enterprise agreements, modern awards and industrial frameworks.

Strong commercial acumen, strategic thinking capability and ability to balance legal, operational and business considerations.

Experience supporting operational leaders within blue-collar, field-based or industrial workforces will be highly regarded.

Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to influence and build credibility across all levels of the business.

Tertiary qualification in Law, Commerce or similar would be highly desirable.

About us

Service Stream is a growing ASX-listed business that develops and operates Australia's essential services networks across telecommunications, utilities, transport, defence, and social infrastructure industries - we keep communities connected.

Your next role comes with:

Flexibility – This role offers hybrid working and flexible hours.

Career development – we offer growth opportunities and support internal mobility across our business. You will also have access to skill enhancement through our online learning system.

Access - discounts for hundreds of businesses such as Woolworths, Air BNB, The Iconic, JB HI-FI, Dan Murphys, Bupa Health Care, and Specsavers. We also offer access to novated leasing and a share matching program.

Paid leave - parental, cultural, community service, defence, study, corporate volunteering and purchased leave available.

Culture – we are dedicated to fostering a workplace environment that values diversity and inclusion, and meaningful recognition. You'll be joining a team of 5, supported by a wider People & Experience Team of over 60.

Keeping Communities Connected - We specialise in the design, construction, installation, operation and maintenance of critical assets across Australia's essential infrastructure networks.

Keeping Communities Connected - We specialise in the design, construction, installation, operation and maintenance of critical assets across Australia's essential infrastructure networks.