Workplace Relations & Payroll Compliance Specialist (Hybrid)

Sydney Water; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 98,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive Remuneration

Hybrid Work Environment

Continuous Professional Growth

24/7 Wellbeing Support

Discounted Private Health Insurance

Family First

Fitness Passport

Novated Leasing

Job summary

Sydney Water is seeking a Workplace Relations Coordinator to support workplace and industrial relations, payroll compliance, and enterprise agreement implementation across the organisation. You will work closely with the Workplace Relations Project Specialist to drive wage compliance reviews, investigations, and employee relations matters.

The role coordinates projects, maintains compliance records, prepares documentation, conducts research, and supports queries while promoting continuous

Qualifications

• Requires qualification in Human Resources, Employee Relations, Industrial Relations, Business, Law or related discipline.
• Good judgement, clear communication and practical approach to workplace relations.
• Experience in HR, legal services, administration, project coordination or related environment.
• Exposure to Australian employment legislation, Modern Awards and enterprise agreements.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage competing priorities.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate workplace relations activities, including stakeholder engagement, meetings, documentation, enterprise agreement implementation, and project administration.
• Support payroll compliance reviews and remediation by gathering, validating, and analysing payroll, roster, timesheet, and employment data.
• Maintain compliance records, audit evidence, and documentation to support wage audits and regulatory obligations.
• Assist with governance and assurance activities, including policy reviews, compliance monitoring, audit reporting, and action tracking.
• Coordinate contractor and employment compliance processes, including right-to-work checks, compliance monitoring, and record management.
• Support workplace relations projects through reporting, stakeholder communication, risk and issue tracking, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Skills

HR experience

Industrial relations

Governance

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/IR/Business/Law

Tools

Dayforce

Job description

Sydney Water is seeking a Workplace Relations Coordinator to support workplace and industrial relations, payroll compliance, and enterprise agreement implementation across the organisation. You will work closely with the Workplace Relations Project Specialist to drive wage compliance reviews, investigations, and employee relations matters.

The role coordinates projects, maintains compliance records, prepares documentation, conducts research, and supports queries while promoting continuous