Employee Relations Specialist
- Provide specialist employee and industrial relations expertise across Aurizon.
- Support enterprise bargaining negotiations and manage dispute resolution processes.
- Contribute to the development and execution of employee relations strategy.
Location: Flexible
Remuneration/Benefit: Negotiable
12 Month Fixed Term Contract | Flexible Location (Brisbane or Perth Preferred) | Potential for Permanent Opportunity
Are you an Employee Relations professional looking to take the next step in your career?
Aurizon is seeking an Employee Relations Specialist to join our Employee Relations team on a 12-month fixed term contract. This is an exciting opportunity to work on a broad range of strategic ER initiatives, including enterprise bargaining, dispute resolution, employee relations strategy and key business projects. This role also offers genuine development opportunities, with the possibility of ongoing career opportunities.
About the Role
Reporting to the Manager Remuneration & Employee Relations, you will provide specialist employee and industrial relations expertise across Aurizon. Your focus will be on delivering strategic and operational ER support, bargaining, partnering with business leaders and stakeholders to navigate complex industrial and employee relations matters. Aurizon currently has 18 enterprise agreements spanning rail, maintenance, infrastructure and ports. With over 6,000 employees and a national footprint, Aurizon offers both the scale and complexity that ER professionals value.
Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting enterprise bargaining negotiations and implementation activities
- Providing expert advice on employee and industrial relations matters
- Managing and supporting dispute resolution processes Contributing to the development and execution of employee relations strategy
- Supporting major business initiatives
- Enterprise Agreement and Award interpretation
- Preparing ER documentation, briefs and recommendations for key stakeholders
- Partnering with leaders to ensure consistent and compliant employee relations practices
- Supporting advocacy activities and external tribunal matters where required
- Contributing to continuous improvement of ER frameworks, tools and processes.
About You
You are an established ER specialist or HR practitioner with solid ER experience who enjoys solving complex workplace challenges and influencing positive business outcomes.
To be successful, you will bring:
- Experience in Employee Relations, Industrial Relations or Workplace Relations
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Employee Relations, Industrial Relations, Law or a related discipline
- Sound knowledge of Australian employment legislation and industrial instruments
- Experience supporting bargaining, disputes and complex ER matters
- Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- The ability to balance commercial outcomes with compliance and employee experience
- A proactive mindset and desire to continue developing your ER expertise.
Why Join Aurizon?
This role provides a unique opportunity to broaden your ER capability while working on high-profile initiatives across a large and complex national organisation.
What we offer you:
At Aurizon, we support the development and growth of our employees. With a national portfolio of operations, we offer long-term and exciting career opportunities.
Some of our benefits include:
- Development and growth opportunities.
- Access to mentoring and development programs.
- Discounts on selected health insurance funds, personal travel, gyms, vehicles and retail brands.
- Parental leave program and super booster.
About Aurizon.
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Aurizon is Australia’s largest rail freight operator and a top 100 ASX company. Each year, we deliver more than 250 million tonnes of Australian commodities right across the country. Aurizon is crucial to the Australian economy, connecting miners, primary producers and industry with international and domestic markets.
Look to Aurizon for a diverse and collaborative culture.
At Aurizon, we are proud of our diverse, collaborative, creative and high-performance culture. We celebrate the contribution of every employee and provide opportunities for career development in a dynamic, caring, and inclusive work environment.
To learn about us and our company values, please visit www.aurizon.com.au/careers
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