Senior Employee Relations Advisor

• Max term 12 months | Hybrid working  
• Location: Brisbane - Fortitude Valley  QLD

About Ampol

We are proud of our heritage. We have been powering better journeys for all Australians for over 100 years. As Australia’s very own fuel brand we are committed to making those journeys easier by meeting Australia’s needs at every step with the care and service we all deserve. And, as we grow, we continue to evolve, to ensure we have low carbon solutions that will meet the needs of our customers well into the future. 

About the role

In this role, you will join a high performing and technical Employee Relations (ER) function who are focused on providing timely and accurate HR and ER advice to leaders and employees across the Ampol’s business.

 
Key responsibilities:

• Drive the negotiation and drafting of Enterprise Agreements, including strategy preparation
• Lead complex case management (including management of personal leave-related return to work strategies, investigations, disciplinary action and terminations)
• Provide advice in relation to Awards, Agreements and employment-related legislation
• Support and Advise to the business on restructures and the consultation processes
• Create and implement People & Culture policies and Enterprise Agreements

About you

Our ideal candidate will have exceptional stakeholder management skills, including strong verbal and written communication skills. You will have demonstrated experience in providing accurate, technically sound and practical ER advice.

Key skills and experience

• Degree in Law, HR or equivalent experience and extensive experience in an operational employee relations role
• Demonstrated experience in providing technical HR/ER advice and in undertaking complex case management
• Operational HR/ER experience in a unionised environment or experience with an employer association (highly desirable)

Our benefits

• We are flexible. Many of our teams have embraced hybrid work, balancing time spent remote working, with time spent at an office to connect and work together where it adds value.  
• We value recognition.  We have an internal recognition platform amplifying the achievements of those who do great work and demonstrate our capabilities and values.  
• Career development and learning opportunities including LinkedIn Learning and other tailored training solutions.  

We’re an equal opportunity workplace. We not only embrace diversity and inclusion; we celebrate what makes you unique. We welcome applications from people of all ages, cultural backgrounds, and diverse sexualities and genders (including if you identify as transgender). We also highly encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to apply for roles with Ampol.