Senior HR Manager Job at Randstad (Adelaide)

Senior HR Manager

Randstad

Location:
Australia , Adelaide

Category:
Human Resources

Contract Type:
Not provided

Salary:

180000.00 - 200000.00 AUD / Year

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Job Description:

As a Senior HR Manager, you will lead the 'Project Sunset' phase for a major civil infrastructure development in Adelaide. With the construction phase winding down, our client is moving into the critical window of demobilisation, site handover, and workforce transition. The purpose of your role will be to mitigate industrial risk, manage the phased exit of hundreds of site-based employees and subcontractors, and ensure 100% compliance with legislation.

Job Responsibility:

Project Close-Out & Transition (HR Focus)
Workforce Reduction & Demobilisation: Systematically manage the reduction of personnel over a six-month period
Industrial Relations Management: Serve as the primary HR liaison for all union interactions, finalise the close-out of all project-specific Enterprise Bargaining Agreements (EBAs), and manage all complex or outstanding grievance cases
Legal & Statutory Compliance: Ensure all procedures for redundancy and termination comply with the requirements of the Statutes Amendment (Building and Construction Industry Review—Penalties) Act 2025
Talent Strategy & Redeployment: Collaborate with executive leadership to identify and secure 'high-potential' personnel for transition and placement into upcoming infrastructure projects
Site Decommissioning Support: Oversee the human resources elements of the site facility handover and dismantling

Requirements:

Heavy Industry Specialisation & Leadership: led the entire Human Resources and Industrial Relations function for significant, large-scale civil projects or within a similarly structured, heavily unionised industry
comprehensive experience across the full employee lifecycle in a project environment: from mobilisation and site start-up to demobilisation and redundancy management
Industrial Relations Mastery (Adelaide Focus): deep, current, and practical understanding of Industrial Relations, including key unions, common disputes, and resolution mechanisms
expert in the interpretation and application of highly complex Enterprise Bargaining Agreements (EBAs)
expertise extends to managing and resolving disputes at all levels
Financial Rigour and Payroll Governance: demonstrable expertise in the meticulous management of high-stakes financial processes related to employee remuneration
specifically includes managing and forecasting substantial redundancy budgets
critical experience in preparing for and successfully navigating 'Certified Payroll' or similar large-scale, complex wage compliance audits
8 years experience

What we offer:

High-Stakes Leadership
Local Impact
Network Growth
Significant Influence
Impact
Strategic Networking

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
March 11, 2026

Expiration:
March 15, 2026

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