Hr Advisor

Your career with UGL can be long, diverse, challenging and rewarding.

We work on challenging and exciting projects that shape the way we evolve, adapt, and transform the industries we work in. We rally together, drawing on the diverse skills across our teams and create environments where great ideas are heard. 

The Opportunity

Initially working on the Gippsland Line Upgrade, the HR Advisor will report to the HR Lead and will partner with the project operations to ensure all people deliverables are met and to deliver effective, high quality and accurate HR advice to people managers and employees ensuring the maintenance of effective working relationships.

Position will be located at South Wharf, Melbourne with weekly travel to the project site. A pool vehicle / kilometre reimbursement will be offered.

Key responsibilities include

• Provide timely and accurate HR/ER/IR advise to supervisors and managers
• Support managers/supervisors on all IR matters including EA interpretation, union matters and right of entry.
• Disputes management solutions in line with in with industrial instruments and fair treatment process/fair and just process
• Lead and support the mobilisation and demobilisation process and ensure all people requirements are met
• Ensure quality and professional process for onboarding of new hires
• Ensure the chart is kept up to date and promoted/published throughout
• Monitor compliance for project agreement
• Give advice to Managers and employees on a range of HR issues including remuneration, and retention initiatives and succession planning.
• Coordinate employee records administration to ensure compliance
• Regularly processes termination and salary administration data for managers and on-site personnel

Requirements to be successful

• 3+ years in an HR generalist role, with in depth exposure to IR, ER and training
• Multisite site based HR experience
• Tertiary qualifications in HR / IR or a related discipline
• Results/goal driven work experience and focus
• Strong communication skills (oral & written)
• Ability to work independently, to organise and prioritise demands, to handle multiple tasks simultaneously, to set and meet deadlines and to deliver results

What makes you right for UGL

• Ability to provide a safe, supportive, and positive workplace
• Empower a united and collaborative culture
• Deliver technical excellence and create efficient, innovative solutions
• Genuine concern for safety

Benefits

• Diverse opportunities to grow, back yourself and achieve
• Access to flexible working arrangements and 16 weeks paid primary parental leave options
• Staff discount program across shopping, food and wine, insurance, health & wellbeing, leisure, salary packaging and more
• Be supported to pursue educational and leadership development opportunities 
• Access endless career options and pathways, because UGL backs our own with a preference to promote from within. We are also a member of the CIMIC Group, one of the world leading international contractors.

The above qualifications and experience requirements are a guide to what we think will contribute to the success of this role, however if you do not tick all the boxes and feel that you could still be a fit then please apply, all applications will be considered. 

UGL is well-known and respected for providing end-to-end engineering, construction, and maintenance services within, rail and transport, communications and technology systems, oil and gas, power, renewables and resources, water, and defence markets. UGL partners with some of the world largest blue-chip companies and government agencies, private enterprises, and public institutions.

At UGL, we value diversity in the backgrounds, ideas, work styles and perspectives of our team. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourage people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers, and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

Please note that relevant screening checks may be conducted as part of the recruitment process. These may include a national criminal history check and for you to undergo pre-employment medical assessment including drug and alcohol screen.