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Senior Workplace Relations Consultant
About the Client
Our client is an innovative and fast-growing boutique consulting house and law firm dedicated to providing cutting-edge solutions to businesses in the Electrotechnology, Construction, and Trades industries. Renowned for their bespoke, commercial, and pragmatic workplace relations and legal advice, they partner with clients to navigate complex workplace challenges across the entire business lifecycle. Their comprehensive services include governance, risk management, and proactive strategies that foster compliance, mitigate risk, and drive positive workplace relations outcomes.
About the Role
As a Senior Workplace Relations Consultant, you will be a key architect of workplace relations frameworks for high-performing businesses in the construction and trades industries. You will be instrumental in ensuring compliance with industrial legislation, Modern Awards, and Enterprise Bargaining Agreements (EBAs) while delivering expert guidance on labour law, policy creation, and dispute resolution.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to collaborate with unions, employers, and employee representatives, shaping productive workplace relationships and resolving complex challenges. Your insights and leadership will empower businesses to build resilient, harmonious workplaces that drive commercial success.
Key responsibilities include:
You are an accomplished professional who thrives in dynamic and challenging environments. Your expertise and collaborative approach position you as a trusted partner to businesses navigating workplace complexities.
Experience: You bring a minimum of 6 years of experience in workplace relations or industrial relations, with a proven track record of success in EBA negotiations and addressing complex employment law issues.
Knowledge: A deep and current understanding of labour laws, Modern Awards, and Fair Work Commission processes.
Skills: Exceptional communication, negotiation, and analytical abilities, paired with conflict resolution expertise and the ability to build and sustain productive stakeholder relationships.
Education: A degree in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Law, or a related discipline.
You will excel in this role if you have a passion for delivering tailored solutions, the ability to navigate nuanced labour relations scenarios, and the confidence to engage with a diverse range of stakeholders.
What’s on Offer
Join a consultancy that celebrates expertise, nurtures professional growth, and empowers businesses to thrive in today’s evolving landscape.
Workplace Relations Advisor
| Job title : | Workplace Relations Advisor |
| Contract type : | Permanent |
| Location : | Melbourne |
| Sectors : | |
| Salary : | $135000 - $140000 per annum |
| Start date : | 2025-01-06 |
| Job Reference : | V-46861 |
| Contact name : | Brett Rose |
| Contact email : | brettr@whizdom.com.au |
| Job published : | 15 days ago |
About the Client
Our client is an innovative and fast-growing boutique consulting house and law firm dedicated to providing cutting-edge solutions to businesses in the Electrotechnology, Construction, and Trades industries. Renowned for their bespoke, commercial, and pragmatic workplace relations and legal advice, they partner with clients to navigate complex workplace challenges across the entire business lifecycle. Their comprehensive services include governance, risk management, and proactive strategies that foster compliance, mitigate risk, and drive positive workplace relations outcomes.
About the Role
As a Senior Workplace Relations Consultant, you will be a key architect of workplace relations frameworks for high-performing businesses in the construction and trades industries. You will be instrumental in ensuring compliance with industrial legislation, Modern Awards, and Enterprise Bargaining Agreements (EBAs) while delivering expert guidance on labour law, policy creation, and dispute resolution.
This role offers an exciting opportunity to collaborate with unions, employers, and employee representatives, shaping productive workplace relationships and resolving complex challenges. Your insights and leadership will empower businesses to build resilient, harmonious workplaces that drive commercial success.
Key responsibilities include:
- Providing expert advice on interpreting industrial instruments such as Modern Awards and EBAs.
- Facilitating complex enterprise bargaining negotiations and drafting agreements that align with client goals.
- Developing and implementing robust workplace relations policies and procedures.
- Leading the resolution of industrial disputes and workplace grievances through innovative and proactive solutions.
- Preparing strategic employer responses for Fair Work Commission matters.
- Offering forward-thinking advice on managing employee performance, conduct, and organizational culture.
You are an accomplished professional who thrives in dynamic and challenging environments. Your expertise and collaborative approach position you as a trusted partner to businesses navigating workplace complexities.
Experience: You bring a minimum of 6 years of experience in workplace relations or industrial relations, with a proven track record of success in EBA negotiations and addressing complex employment law issues.
Knowledge: A deep and current understanding of labour laws, Modern Awards, and Fair Work Commission processes.
Skills: Exceptional communication, negotiation, and analytical abilities, paired with conflict resolution expertise and the ability to build and sustain productive stakeholder relationships.
Education: A degree in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Law, or a related discipline.
You will excel in this role if you have a passion for delivering tailored solutions, the ability to navigate nuanced labour relations scenarios, and the confidence to engage with a diverse range of stakeholders.
What’s on Offer
- Competitive remuneration package including superannuation, income protection insurance, and performance incentives.
- A clear career pathway with opportunities for leadership roles, including progression to Employee Relations Manager or Employment Lawyer.
- Access to premium research tools, industry networks, and exclusive client partnerships.
- Invitations to high-profile industry events, advisory panels, and strategic forums.
- A dynamic, client-centric environment where your expertise will directly influence business outcomes and workplace excellence.
Join a consultancy that celebrates expertise, nurtures professional growth, and empowers businesses to thrive in today’s evolving landscape.