Senior People & Culture Advisor

About Heidelberg Materials Australia

Heidelberg Materials Australia is one of the nation's leading suppliers of building and construction materials, supporting infrastructure, commercial and residential projects across the country.

With a proud history spanning more than 140 years globally and a strong national footprint, we are committed to building a sustainable future while investing in our people, communities and operations. At Heidelberg Materials, our people are at the heart of our success, and we strive to create an environment where everyone can thrive.

The Role

As a trusted advisor and business partner to leaders and employees, you will provide practical, commercially focused HR and employee relations advice across a broad range of people matters. You will support the delivery of generalist HR activities across the employee lifecycle, including workforce planning, organisational change, performance and talent processes, employee engagement and HR projects.

You will independently manage a range of complex employee relations matters, including workplace investigations, employee grievances, misconduct and disciplinary processes, and formal performance management. You will partner with leaders to navigate sensitive and challenging situations, ensuring matters are managed fairly, consistently and in accordance with procedural requirements and legislative obligations.

Working closely with operational and corporate stakeholders, you will deliver practical people solutions, strengthen leadership capability and contribute to a positive, accountable and high-performing workplace culture.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide timely, practical and commercially focused HR and employee relations advice to managers and employees.
• Manage generalist HR activities across the employee lifecycle, including workforce planning, organisational change, performance and talent processes, and employee engagement.
• Partner with the Recruitment team and hiring managers to provide HR support and guidance throughout recruitment and onboarding activities, as required.
• Coach and advise leaders through complex employee relations matters, including misconduct, grievances, complaints, disciplinary processes and formal performance management.
• Independently plan and conduct workplace investigations, including developing investigation plans, conducting interviews, reviewing evidence, determining findings and preparing comprehensive investigation reports.
• Prepare and review formal employee relations correspondence, including allegations, meeting invitations, show cause letters, warnings and outcome letters.
• Build leadership capability through coaching, training and practical guidance on employee relations, workplace conduct, respectful behaviours, performance management and people leadership.
• Partner with recruitment teams and operational leaders to support effective talent acquisition and onboarding.
• Support organisational change, workforce planning, talent and performance processes and broader people initiatives.
• Contribute to HR projects, policy development, reviews and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ensure people and employee relations matters are managed consistently, confidentially and in accordance with procedural fairness, employment legislation, industrial instruments and company policies.
• Prepare HR reports and workforce insights to support informed business decision-making.
  

About You

You are an approachable, confident and commercially minded HR professional with strong generalist HR and employee relations experience. You are comfortable operating autonomously, managing sensitive and complex matters, exercising sound judgement and providing clear, practical advice and recommendations to leaders.

You have the confidence to challenge and influence where required, while maintaining a balanced, fair and solutions-focused approach. You enjoy building relationships, developing leadership capability and working collaboratively with stakeholders to achieve positive people and business outcomes.

You are resilient, adaptable and comfortable navigating challenging workplace situations in a fast-paced, operational environment.

Experience & Qualifications

• Previous experience in a People & Culture Advisory role or similar generalist HR role.
• Strong working knowledge of Australian employment legislation, industrial relations principles, Modern Awards, enterprise agreements and procedural fairness requirements.
• Demonstrated experience independently managing end-to-end workplace investigations and complex employee relations matters, including investigation planning, interviewing, evidence assessment, findings and reporting.
• Practical experience managing disciplinary, misconduct, grievance, complaint and formal performance management processes from commencement through to outcome.
• Proven ability to prepare comprehensive investigation reports and clear, procedurally sound employee relations correspondence.
• Experience providing practical HR advice and recommendations to managers across a broad range of employee lifecycle matters.
• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources or a related discipline.
• Experience working within a multi-site or operational environment is highly regarded.
• Strong Microsoft Office skills and experience using HRIS platforms, with exposure to SAP and Workday highly regarded.
  

What We Offer

At Heidelberg Materials, we are committed to supporting our employees both professionally and personally.

Our benefits include:

• Competitive salary package
• Flexible and hybrid working opportunities where appropriate
• Learning and development programs
• Career growth opportunities within a national business
• Material Benefits employee discount program
• Novated leasing options
• Salary sacrifice opportunities
• Paid parental and grandparent leave
• Discounted health insurance and wellbeing initiatives
• Travel, accommodation and car hire discounts
• JB Hi-Fi and retail partner discounts
• Supportive, inclusive and values-driven culture
  

Our Commitment to Inclusion

At Heidelberg Materials Australia, we value diversity and believe that an inclusive workplace drives innovation, collaboration and success. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse candidates, and members of the LGBTQIA+ community.

Applicants must have unrestricted Australian working rights.

We’ll Make It Happen