Training and Compliance Coordinator

Symal; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Wellness initiatives

Discounted health insurance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Symal is seeking a highly organised Training & Compliance Coordinator to join our People & Capability team on a 12-month parental leave contract. You will coordinate training, onboarding and compliance across office and site locations, manage records, and support apprentices and graduates while ensuring industry and client requirements are met.

This role suits a meticulous administrator who thrives on stakeholder engagement and multi-system environments, with experience in construction

Qualifications

• Previous experience in training coordination, compliance administration, workforce planning or HR support.
• Strong admin skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Experience maintaining databases and compliance systems.
• Strong stakeholder engagement across all levels of the business.
• MS Office proficiency, particularly Excel and Outlook.
• Exposure to systems such as Lucidity, HammerTech, Rail Industry Worker or Onsite Track Easy is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate training matrices, onboarding and compliance across office and site locations.
• Maintain training records and compliance systems; support apprentices and graduates.
• Coordinate onboarding requirements and ensure employees remain compliant with industry and client requirements.
• Liaise with managers, employees and training providers to identify training needs.
• Monitor training costs and report on training and compliance activities.
• Drive continuous improvement of training processes and systems.

Skills

Training coordination

Compliance administration

Workforce planning

HR administration

Stakeholder engagement

Attention to detail

Independent working

Tools

Lucidity

HammerTech

Rail Industry Worker

Onsite Track Easy

Excel

Outlook

Job description

Symal is a trusted partner in the building and construction industry.

We're an evolving and cohesive group of businesses offering fully integrated civil solutions across diverse sectors. Our group capabilities include self-performing civil infrastructure on large multi-million projects, plant and equipment hire, an Indigenous contractor, a waste resource and recovery business, and commercial, industrial and retail property development.

Together, we believe in fostering partnerships today to create a better tomorrow.

Make it yours

Join Symal on a 12-month parental leave contract and play a key role in supporting the training, compliance and workforce capability of one of Australia's leading infrastructure and construction businesses.

This is an opportunity to work across the entire Symal Group, partnering with operational leaders, project teams and employees to ensure our people remain compliant, qualified and ready to deliver major infrastructure projects across Australia.

Who we are

We're Symal, a proudly different group of companies with a story of significant growth, pushing what's possible as one of Australia's largest self-performing contractors.

We innovate with intent, problem solving and delivering the best outcomes to our partners, communities and each other. That's what has made Symal a success and will continue to into the future.

It's not what we do that defines us, it's how we do it, building better together.

The role

We're seeking a highly organised and proactive Training & Compliance Coordinator to join our People & Capability team on a 12-month fixed-term parental leave contract.

In this role, you'll coordinate training, onboarding and workforce compliance activities across both office-based and site-based employees. You'll be responsible for maintaining training records and compliance systems, supporting apprentices and graduates, coordinating workforce onboarding requirements and ensuring employees remain compliant with industry, legislative and client requirements.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys administration, stakeholder engagement and working across multiple systems in a fast-paced environment.

Your everyday

Coordinate and maintain training matrices, competency registers, licences and qualification records across the business.

Facilitate training bookings, onboarding requirements and refresher training to ensure workforce compliance.

Support apprenticeships, traineeships and graduate development programs by coordinating training activities and maintaining training records.

Manage employee onboarding and compliance requirements through various client and contractor management systems.

Liaise with managers, employees, training providers and external stakeholders to identify and address training and compliance needs.

Coordinate project-specific compliance requirements, including inductions, medicals, licences and access requirements.

Monitor training costs, process invoices and maintain accurate reporting across training and compliance activities.

Support the continuous improvement of training processes, compliance systems and workforce capability initiatives.

Who are you?

Previous experience in training coordination, compliance administration, workforce planning, HR administration or a similar support role.

Strong administration and organisational skills with exceptional attention to detail.

Experience maintaining databases, compliance systems and employee records.

Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to build relationships across all levels of the business.

Intermediate Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and Outlook.

Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently in a fast-paced environment.

Experience within construction, infrastructure, engineering or blue-collar industries will be highly regarded.

Exposure to systems such as Lucidity, HammerTech, Rail Industry Worker, Onsite Track Easy or similar platforms will be advantageous.

A career with us

At Symal, we've always known that people and performance make amazing things happen. Work like ours needs problem solvers, bold thinkers and genuinely good people. If you're looking for a supportive team and the opportunity to make an impact, now's the time to make it yours.

There are plenty of good reasons to dig into a career at Symal.

Forge pathways: Gain exposure to a diverse national workforce across multiple construction and infrastructure businesses.

Get ahead: Work alongside experienced HR, HSEQ and operational leaders while expanding your training and compliance expertise.

Keep well: Access wellness initiatives, discounted health insurance and an industry-leading employee assistance program.

Stay social: Join a collaborative team that values relationships, celebrates success and supports one another.

Diversity of thought fuels our progress

Our inclusion offerings are designed to open doors for individuals who may not see a traditional entry point into the construction industry. We're empowering women to thrive in construction through Shine, championing veteran career transitions through Resolve and building meaningful careers for Aboriginal people with Wamarra, helping you build a future where you belong.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, veterans and individuals from diverse cultural and life experiences are encouraged to apply.