Hr Advisor

Make your mark with Thiess  

Everyday, all around the world, Thiess supports and celebrates our people. We recognise talent and reward transparency. We champion diversity and embrace change.

Join us. Hone your skills and develop new ones. Take on big challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment.  

Thiess is the place to make things happen.  

About The Role

As a Human Resources Advisor, you will play a key role in providing high-level support to project personnel and ensuring compliance with company policies and legislative standards. Working closely with the HR Manager, you will contribute to maintaining a positive and inclusive culture, promoting safety initiatives, and driving continuous improvement in HR practices.

This role offers the opportunity for an enthusiastic HR Advisor to be FIFO on site on a 5/2 - 4/3 roster – 

Additionally, the role will:

• Promote and support a culture of safety compliance, demonstrating personal commitment to health, safety, training, and environmental initiatives.
• Provide HR assistance to managers in addressing health, safety, and environmental breaches.
• Develop and maintain effective working relationships with employees, managers, and external stakeholders.
• Liaise with payroll personnel to ensure accuracy of information and resolution of escalated complaints.
• Engage in community initiatives to demonstrate the company's commitment to sustainable communities.
• Support managers in resourcing and talent processes, ensuring fair and objective decision-making.
• Analyse HR data and performance information to provide insights and support decision-making.
• Foster an inclusive and diverse workplace culture, coaching and mentoring employees on leadership capabilities and behaviour/values

About You

The ideal candidate for this position should possess tertiary education in Human Resources, Business, or a related discipline. This educational background provides a solid foundation in understanding the principles and practices of HR management. Additionally, extensive experience in an HR Officer role is required, preferably within the mining or construction industry. This industry-specific experience ensures familiarity with the unique challenges and regulations associated with these sectors.

A key requirement for this role is a strong knowledge of modern HR principles, employment, and HR best practices. This expertise enables the candidate to effectively navigate and resolve various HR-related issues that may arise. Furthermore, exposure to open-cut mining operations is considered desirable, as it provides valuable insights into the specific demands and intricacies of this type of mining.

In addition to the qualifications and experience mentioned above, there are several additional requirements for this role. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills are essential for building positive relationships with employees, management, and external stakeholders. The ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team and across different sites is crucial, as the HR Officer will interact with individuals from various departments and locations

What Thiess Can Do for You 

• Help to grow your career, offering diverse and varied opportunities for advancement 
• Flexible working arrangements 
• Recently renovated corporate head office located in South Bank, Brisbane 
• World-class health & wellbeing programs  
• On-site gymnasium  
• Salary sacrifice options  
• A range of corporate discounts, including health insurance (Medibank), travel & retail products  

About us 

Thiess works with clients in Australia, Asia and the Americas in the dynamic field of open-cut and underground mining. 

The pioneering spirit of our founders – the legendary Thiess brothers – is our legacy, and inspires our vision to harness the power of people and technology to drive sustainable change. 

At Thiess, you will have the opportunity to play a part in the global energy transition. We are growing our commodities portfolio to include metals and minerals critical to the energy transition, and developing services to enable sustainable mining. 

We’re creating a culture of curiosity, knowledge-sharing, and continuous learning – supporting our people to contribute to Thiess’ success and continued growth in sustainable mining. 

We’ll support you to hone your skills and develop new ones, take on challenges and grow, through mentorship, collaboration and empowerment. We offer our people ongoing technical training and development opportunities so they can reach their full potential. We also invest in the workforce of the future, with a range of programs for people starting their careers. 

We recognise the value of an inclusive and diverse workplace through our vision of everyone matters always. We’re focused on creating an inclusive environment to enable our people to bring their best self to work because they feel safe, included and empowered. 

Learn more http://thiess.com/makeyourmark

Should you require assistance applying for this opportunity, please contact us at ******@thiess.com

How to Apply

This role is an opportunity to take the next step in your career. With our culture of recognition, development, and a stimulating and satisfying work environment, there is no better time to join Thiess.

Thiess follows a Pre-Employment Process for all successful applicants, which includes two employment references, a National Police Check and a medical assessment. These checks are essential to your application, and your recruiter will support you through the process.

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