This is an opportunity to join a well-established and growing Construction SME organisation in Sydney CBD, operating across multiple states, recognised for its collaborative culture, strong leadership team, and commitment to investing in its people. With a diverse workforce of 120 + employees based across multiple projects and sites, this is a business that places significant importance on employee experience, talent attraction, L&D; and fostering an engaged and high-performing culture.
Working closely with senior leaders, this is a 12 month contract with the potential to go perm.
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Reporting directly to the CEO and ELT, you will be the HR Manager for the business, delivering a broad range of HR and talent acquisition responsibilities across the employee life cycle.
Key responsibilities include:
- Managing end-to-end recruitment, from workforce planning and sourcing through to offer management and onboarding.
- Building talent pipelines and proactively talent pooling for future projects
- Onboarding of new employees and offboarding
- Providing HR guidance and support to leaders and employees on policies, procedures, and people-related matters.
- Managing performance issues, coaching managers on grievance handling, advising on fairwork and employment legislation when needed
- Managing the annual performance reviews and coaching through performance conversations and coaching through performance conversations
- Partnering with leaders to drive employee engagement, culture, and workplace initiatives.
- Supporting career development, performance review processes, goal setting, and succession planning activities.
- Coordinating learning and development programs, training opportunities in line with and professional development initiatives.
What you'll need to succeed To be successful in this role, you'll bring a combination of HR generalist capability, recruitment expertise, and a genuine passion for supporting people.
- Significant experience as an HR Manager, People & Culture Manager or HR Generalist who enjoys recruitment and talent management
- Experience working in the Construction, Engineering or Architecture industries
- Experience of working in a smaller, SME style business with a headcount of circa 100 employees
- Strong ER knowledge of employment legislation, awards and performance management issues
- A passion for recruitment and someone who enjoys finding the best talent as this will be a key part of the role
- Experience of working with construction and project management stakeholders
- Experience using HRIS platforms and managing HR reporting and insights
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships at all levels.
- Knowledge of WHS and compliance
What you'll get in return
- In return, you'll join a supportive and people-focused organisation where your contribution will make a genuine impact.
- A varied and rewarding role with broad exposure across HR and Talent
- The opportunity to work closely with an engaged leadership team and workforce across the creative space
- Be at the coalface of the business having a real impact on its success
- Salary on offer is 130 – 140K base + super with benefits
- Full time role with 1 day a week from home
- Central CBD offices with easy access to public transport
- Fun, fast paced and collaborative culture
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV, including information on your notice period and highlighting any experience in the construction sector.
📌 People & Talent Manager (Sydney)
🏢 Hays
📍 Sydney