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HR Manager - Sydney

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In-Office
Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
Senior level
In-Office
Sydney, New South Wales, AUS
Senior level
Support the HR Director across APAC by managing employee relations, coaching leaders, workforce and succession planning, organisational change, remuneration advice, compliance, talent processes, and workforce analytics. The role partners with managers and Talent Acquisition, supports HR systems and process improvement, and advises on employment legislation, culture, inclusion, wellbeing, and return-to-work activities. A police background check and full Australian working rights are required.
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At Woolpert, you’ll do work that matters.

As a leading global architecture, engineering, and geospatial firm, we help clients solve complex challenges that shape communities, strengthen critical infrastructure, advance technology, and improve the world around us. Here, you’ll collaborate across disciplines, tackle meaningful projects, and build a career defined by growth, opportunity, and impact.

Great Place to Work®!

We’re proud to be certified as a Great Place to Work® for the 10th time! We invest in advanced tools and professional development to empower our teams. Built on trust, respect, and shared success, our culture makes Woolpert more than a workplace it’s a community.

The opportunity with us as Human Resources Manager

We are looking for a Human Resources Manager to support our HR Director in delivering people strategies and initiatives across APAC. In this role, you will provide HR business partnering, employee relations, workforce planning, talent management, organisational change, and compliance support across your assigned client groups.

You will work closely with leaders, providing practical advice on workforce planning, position design, remuneration, and employment matters to support effective people's decisions.

This is an excellent opportunity to shape a newly created role with regional scope, influence Woolpert’s growth strategy across APAC, and become a trusted advisor to the HR Director.

You will be:

  • Manage employee relations matters, including investigations, grievances and disciplinary processes, escalating significant risks to the HR Director.
  • Coach managers on employee relations, performance, conduct, feedback and effective management. 
  • Support workforce planning, capability and succession planning, position design, organisational structure and change implementation.
  • Provide advice on remuneration reviews, position evaluation, employee benefits, employment legislation, policy and compliance changes.
  • Analyse workforce data to provide clear insights and recommendations on key people’s risks, trends and opportunities.
  • Support HR systems, data quality, process improvement, culture, engagement, inclusion, wellbeing, and return-to-work activities where required.
  • Work closely with the Talent Acquisition Specialist, providing workforce planning, position design, remuneration and employment advice to support recruitment activity.

We’re looking for someone who has:

  • Minimum 6 years’ relevant HR experience, including substantial HR generalist or business partnering experience.
  • A bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, Industrial Relations or a related discipline, or equivalent relevant professional experience.
  • Strong HR business partnering, coaching and stakeholder management skills, with sound judgement and the ability to influence effectively.
  • Demonstrated experience in employee relations, investigations, performance management, workforce planning, organisational change, and talent processes.
  • Sound knowledge of employment legislation, contemporary HR practice, and the ability to manage priorities across multiple jurisdictions.
  • High level of discretion, integrity and confidence in handling sensitive information, along with strong written and verbal communication skills.
  • Proficiency in HR systems and Microsoft Office applications.
  • AHRI, CIPD or equivalent HR certification, training in workplace investigations, mediation, coaching or change management, and experience in architecture, infrastructure or geospatial industry would be well regarded.

With this role, the successful candidate must successfully pass pre-employment police background check as a condition of employment.

As part of Woolpert you will also have the following benefits: 

  • Woolpert’s Principal Program gives employees the opportunity to become company stakeholders and share in the company’s growth and success. 
  • Employees receive automatic Salary Continuance Insurance provided by Woolpert. 
  • Novated leasing and salary sacrifice options are available to help employees make the most of their income. 
  • Discounted corporate health insurance through Bupa. 

We value diversity and inclusion at Woolpert and are committed to creating a workplace that reflects the diversity of the communities we serve. We welcome applications from First Nations peoples.

As this is a full-time, hybrid role and requires individuals with Full Working Rights in Australia. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

If you believe you might be a good fit and would like to join our Woolpack, click on the APPLY NOW button to submit your application. If you don’t meet all the preferred qualifications for this position, we encourage you to still apply!




Find out more about what Woolpert has to offer here:  http://woolpert.com/about-us/

Woolpert is an equal-opportunity employer. Woolpert is committed to the full inclusion of all individuals. We recruit, train, compensate, and promote regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.  You may view more about EEO on our website: Equal-Employment-Opportunity-The-Law.pdf and EEO is the Law Poster Supplement.

Applicants who require an accommodation throughout the application and interview process should request this in advance by contacting your Recruiter

To all agencies: Please, no phone calls or emails to any employee of Woolpert or any of our subsidiaries about this requisition. All resumes submitted by search firms/employment agencies to any employee at Woolpert via email, the internet, or in any form and/or method will be deemed the sole property of Woolpert, unless such search firms/employment agencies were engaged by Woolpert's Talent Acquisition Team for this requisition and a valid agreement is in place. In the event a candidate who was submitted outside of Woolpert's applicant process is hired, no fee or payment of any kind will be paid.

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