Senior HR Advisor

About Us

Centurion Asia Pacific Rentals & Services is part of the global Centurion Group, delivering equipment, infrastructure and specialist services across Accommodation & Camp Services, Water & Wastewater, Lifting, Power & Subsea, and Modular Buildings. Our diverse businesses provide opportunities to build careers across disciplines, businesses and markets, locally and globally.

About the role

This is a hands-on, autonomous role based in WA, supporting multiple business units across a global organisation. Working within a small corporate team, you will partner with leaders, manage day-to-day people challenges, and drive HR initiatives that strengthen capability, compliance and organisational performance. You will need to hit the ground running, bringing previous experience in a blue-collar environment and the ability to build credibility with both operational employees and senior leaders.

Responsibilities:

• HR Policy & Governance: Develop, review and improve HR policies, procedures and compliance frameworks.
• Recruitment & Onboarding: Manage end-to-end recruitment, onboarding and workforce planning activities.
• Employee & Industrial Relations: Provide practical advice and manage workplace investigations, performance matters and industrial relations issues.
• Talent & Capability Development: Support and lead performance management, succession planning and workforce capability initiatives.
• Business Integration & Change: Assist with acquisitions, organisational change and business integration activities.
• HR Projects & Leadership Coaching: Lead continuous improvement initiatives and coach leaders through people-related challenges.
• Provide advice on the Fair Work Act, NES, Modern Awards, enterprise agreements and employment contracts.
• Partner with business leaders to provide practical, commercially focused HR advice across the employee lifecycle.
• Identify people risks and provide practical solutions that support business performance and compliance.

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Employment Law, Industrial relations or relevant discipline (essential)
• Proven experience in a broad HR Generalist role with broad operational and strategic HR experience.
• At least 5 years of experience in a generalist role (highly regarded)
• Strong ER/IR capability, including investigations, performance and disciplinary matters.
• Exposure to enterprise agreement consultation and negotiation (desirable)
• Previous experience with EBAs (highly regarded)
• Strong knowledge of Australian employment legislation, awards and employment conditions (essential)

Selection Criteria

• Proven experience supporting blue-collar and operational workforces within industries such as engineering, mining, transport, logistics, construction or manufacturing.
• Highly organised with the ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced, multi-site environment.
• Willingness/Flexibility to travel between our sites (Bibra Lake, Malaga, Fremantle, Welshpool (HQ), Maddington)
• Commercially minded, pragmatic and confident working with senior leaders.
• Strong communication, negotiation and stakeholder management skills.
• High level of professionalism, resilience and discretion when handling confidential and sensitive matters.
• Proven ability to work autonomously, manage competing priorities and deliver outcomes across multiple business units.
• Unrestricted Australian Working Rights (essential)

The successful candidate will be required to undergo a pre-employment medical and provide a National Police Clearance.

If this sounds like you Apply Now! Or if you have any questions, please reach out to us at humanresources@centurionaprs.com.