Snr IR Officer

Stefanutti Stocks Group; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Stefanutti Stocks Inland seeks an experienced Senior Industrial Relations Officer to join the project team on a large-scale construction project in Gauteng. The role requires leading IR guidance, disciplinary actions, and stakeholder engagement with a focus on fair policies and strong employee relations.

You will manage complex IR cases, coordinate CCMA/Bargaining Council matters, and support unions while ensuring compliance with SA labour legislation.

Qualifications

• Grade 12 / Matric.
• Relevant tertiary qualification in HR Management, Industrial Relations, Labour Relations or a related field (essential).
• Minimum 7 years' relevant Industrial Relations / Employee Relations experience.
• Strong preference for candidates with experience within construction, engineering, infrastructure, mining or project environments.
• Proven experience in managing complex disciplinary and grievance matters.
• Strong practical knowledge of South African labour legislation and sound IR practices.
• Proven experience in conducting and/or representing the employer in disciplinary hearings.
• Experience in the preparation and management of CCMA and/or Bargaining Council matters.
• Experience in union engagement, collective bargaining and workforce consultation.
• Experience dealing with industrial action, workplace conflict and employee grievances.
• Strong report writing, investigation and case management skills.
• Computer literate, with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure, site-based environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional IR guidance and support to project management, line management and HR.
• Ensure consistent and fair application of company policies, procedures and disciplinary standards.
• Advise management on disciplinary, grievance, incapacity, absenteeism and misconduct matters.
• Manage complex employee relations cases from investigation through to conclusion.
• Support the maintenance of positive and constructive employee relations across the project.
• Identify potential IR risks and recommend appropriate preventative or corrective interventions.
• Conduct and coordinate investigations into alleged misconduct.
• Draft and review notices, allegations, disciplinary documentation and supporting evidence.
• Initiate and/or represent the employer in disciplinary hearings.
• Coordinate and support grievance procedures.
• Provide guidance to management on appropriate disciplinary action and procedural requirements.
• Maintain comprehensive and accurate IR case files and registers.
• Monitor disciplinary and grievance trends and recommend interventions where recurring issues are identified.
• Prepare documentation and supporting evidence for external dispute resolution processes.
• Liaise with management, witnesses and relevant stakeholders in preparation for cases.
• Represent or support the company in conciliation and arbitration proceedings, where appropriately authorised.
• Maintain accurate records of referrals, outcomes, settlements and awards.
• Monitor compliance with settlement agreements and arbitration outcomes.
• Establish and maintain professional working relationships with recognised employee representatives and trade unions.
• Participate in union and employee representative meetings.
• Assist with collective bargaining and consultation processes where applicable.
• Address workforce concerns proactively and professionally.
• Facilitate communication between management and employee representatives.
• Support the management of shop steward activities and workplace representation structures.
• Assist management with the prevention and resolution of workplace conflict.
• Monitor the employee relations climate and identify potential areas of concern.
• Assist management with appropriate responses to threatened or actual industrial action.
• Support project management in maintaining workplace stability and continuity.
• Facilitate communication and engagement during periods of heightened employee relations risk.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation relating to industrial action or workforce disputes.
• Escalate significant IR risks to project and HR leadership.
• Monitor compliance with company IR policies, procedures, collective agreements and applicable employment requirements.
• Maintain disciplinary, grievance, dispute and employee relations registers.
• Compile weekly and monthly IR reports and statistics.
• Analyze trends relating to absenteeism, misconduct, grievances, disputes and other employee relations indicators.
• Provide management with practical IR recommendations based on identified trends and risks.
• Ensure IR documentation is properly maintained and available for internal or external audits.
• Conduct IR awareness sessions and training for supervisors and line management where required.

Skills

IR guidance & support

Disciplinary & grievance handling

Communication

Report writing

Education

Grade 12 / Matric

HR/IR/Labour Relations qualification

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

Outlook

PowerPoint

Job description

Stefanutti Stocks Inland is seeking an experienced and highly competent Senior Industrial Relations (IR) Officer to join the project team on a large-scale Multi-Disciplinary Construction Project in Gauteng.

Key Responsibilities

Industrial & Employee Relations

• Provide professional IR guidance and support to project management, line management and HR.
• Ensure consistent and fair application of company policies, procedures and disciplinary standards.
• Advise management on disciplinary, grievance, incapacity, absenteeism and misconduct matters.
• Manage complex employee relations cases from investigation through to conclusion.
• Support the maintenance of positive and constructive employee relations across the project.
• Identify potential IR risks and recommend appropriate preventative or corrective interventions.

Disciplinary & Grievance Management

• Conduct and coordinate investigations into alleged misconduct.
• Draft and review notices, allegations, disciplinary documentation and supporting evidence.
• Initiate and/or represent the employer in disciplinary hearings.
• Coordinate and support grievance procedures.
• Provide guidance to management on appropriate disciplinary action and procedural requirements.
• Maintain comprehensive and accurate IR case files and registers.
• Monitor disciplinary and grievance trends and recommend interventions where recurring issues are identified.

CCMA & Bargaining Council Matters

• Prepare documentation and supporting evidence for external dispute resolution processes.
• Liaise with management, witnesses and relevant stakeholders in preparation for cases.
• Represent or support the company in conciliation and arbitration proceedings, where appropriately authorised.
• Maintain accurate records of referrals, outcomes, settlements and awards.
• Monitor compliance with settlement agreements and arbitration outcomes.

Union & Workforce Relations

• Establish and maintain professional working relationships with recognised employee representatives and trade unions.
• Participate in union and employee representative meetings.
• Assist with collective bargaining and consultation processes where applicable.
• Address workforce concerns proactively and professionally.
• Facilitate communication between management and employee representatives.
• Support the management of shop steward activities and workplace representation structures.
• Assist management with the prevention and resolution of workplace conflict.

Industrial Action & IR Risk Management

• Monitor the employee relations climate and identify potential areas of concern.
• Assist management with appropriate responses to threatened or actual industrial action.
• Support project management in maintaining workplace stability and continuity.
• Facilitate communication and engagement during periods of heightened employee relations risk.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation relating to industrial action or workforce disputes.
• Escalate significant IR risks to project and HR leadership.

Compliance & Reporting

• Monitor compliance with company IR policies, procedures, collective agreements and applicable employment requirements.
• Maintain disciplinary, grievance, dispute and employee relations registers.
• Compile weekly and monthly IR reports and statistics.
• Analyse trends relating to absenteeism, misconduct, grievances, disputes and other employee relations indicators.
• Provide management with practical IR recommendations based on identified trends and risks.
• Ensure IR documentation is properly maintained and available for internal or external audits.
• Conduct IR awareness sessions and training for supervisors and line management where required.

Minimum Requirements:

Qualifications

• Grade 12 / Matric
• Relevant tertiary qualification in Human Resources Management, Industrial Relations, Labour Relations, Labour Law or a related field (essential)

Experience

• Minimum 7 years' relevant Industrial Relations / Employee Relations experience.
• Strong preference for candidates with experience within the construction, engineering, infrastructure, mining or project environment.
• Proven experience in managing complex disciplinary and grievance matters.
• Strong practical knowledge of South African labour legislation and sound IR practices.
• Proven experience in conducting and/or representing the employer in disciplinary hearings.
• Experience in the preparation and management of CCMA and/or Bargaining Council matters.
• Experience in union engagement, collective bargaining and workforce consultation.
• Experience dealing with industrial action, workplace conflict and employee grievances.
• Strong report writing, investigation and case management skills.
• Computer literate, with proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in a fast-paced, high-pressure, site-based environment.