About the role

If you are an experienced Industrial Relations professional who thrives in enterprise bargaining environments, this is an opportunity to take a lead role in negotiating outcomes that directly impact employees, leaders and business performance. This is a role for someone who enjoys being at the centre of negotiations, influencing strategy and delivering outcomes in a large, unionised and highly regulated environment.

Key Responsibilities

- Advise on the practical application of enterprise agreements, awards, legislation and employment obligations.
- Be an adept collaborator, working seamlessly across departments partnering with Legal teams deliver on compliance requirements, support Project Managers to meet key milestones, and engage with IT professionals to translate IR requirements into technical solutions for the payroll system.
- Build and maintain effective relationships with union representatives, including proactive issue management and dispute avoidance.
- Identify compliance gaps and work with stakeholders to implement sustainable controls and governance processes.
- Contribute to enterprise bargaining strategy, negotiations, analysis and implementation activities.
- Assess the impact of industrial relations reform and contribute to regulatory submissions and business readiness activities.

The ideal candidate possesses the following

- Extensive experience advising on Australian employment and industrial relations legislation and industrial instruments.
- Significant experience managing union relationships in a large and complex organisation.
- Demonstrated enterprise bargaining experience, ideally within a highly unionised environment.
- Experience supporting large-scale organisational change programs from an industrial relations perspective.

Highly Regarded





- Experience within banking, financial services, infrastructure, utilities, transport, government, aviation, healthcare or other highly regulated sectors.
- Exposure to large-scale workforce transformation programs.
- Knowledge of payroll, workforce management and industrial compliance frameworks.

What’s on Offer

- Hybrid working arrangements.
- Attractive daily rate.
- A highly visible role influencing industrial relations strategy across a large and complex organisation.
- The opportunity to lead and support enterprise bargaining, union engagement and major workforce initiatives.

Please email your application to [email protected] or call directly – 0437 417 138 to discuss this chance further.

Acknowledgement of Country

Salt respectfully acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands across Australia as the continuing custodians of country and culture. We recognise the enduring connection that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have to the lands, waters, and skies.

We pay our respects to all First Nations Australians and their Elders past and present.

We’re proud to have won the Best Mid-Sized Recruitment Company to Work For at the 2023 TIARA Recruitment Awards, and to have been finalists, for the second year in a row, in the Client Service and Recruitment Leader of the Year categories! At Salt, our mission is Creating Futures by putting our clients, candidates, partners, and team members at the heart of everything we do. We extend our sincere appreciation to everyone who has contributed to our continued success.

Salt acknowledges the Traditional Owners of the lands across Australia as the continuing custodians of country and culture. We pay our respects to all First Nations Australians and their Elders past and present.

📌 Industrial Relations Senior Consultant (Melbourne)
🏢 Salt Recruitment
📍 Melbourne