Make it yours.
Experience the excitement of building a career in an evolving construction business where people and performance make amazing things happen.
This is Wamarra
Taking its name from the Wiradjuri word meaning ‘to build,’ Wamarra is a majority Aboriginal-owned, self-performing civil contractor working across Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland.
Wamarra specialises in comprehensive construction services, with a diverse portfolio of complex projects and services. Our distinctive focus lies in fostering long-term, meaningful employment opportunities and skill development for our First Nations workforce.
The role:
Working closely with the leadership team, this role will see you providing HR advice to line managers on a wide range of matters relating to legislation and policy, employee relations and the end-to-end employee life cycle.
Your impact:
You will play a key role in shaping the employee experience by supporting management in all things people related.
Your every day:
- Provide expert IR advice and conduct relevant research to understand changes to IR climate and impacts on the Wamarra business.
- Support the General Manager and relevant stakeholders with people processes such as remuneration review, goal setting, performance management and employee onboarding
- Coordinate social procurement reporting including data management, audit reviews and support for tenders and bids
- Maintain employee records and databases and complete administrative tasks associated with employee matters
- Facilitate and deliver HR projects and initiatives in coordination with the Learning & Development, Talent Acquisition and Organisation Development teams, in accordance with the overarching HR strategy.
Who are you?
You’ll come to us with:
- Previous experience in an HR Coordinator or Administrator role
- A keen interest in industrial relations and some exposure to working with enterprise agreements, award interpretation and unionised workforces
- The agility to move between tasks and projects of a strategic nature and administrative nature
- A passion for creating a great employee experience
Excellent stakeholder management and a demonstrated ability to build compelling professional relationships
A Career with us
Wamarra is an equal opportunity employer. Our teams are made up of individuals with diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives, with aligned ways of working, enabling us to overcome any challenge, advance our careers and outperform competitors.
Perks and benefits include:
- Annual social calendar of activities and events
- A corporate social responsibility program to support not-for-profits and social enterprises
- Bonus leave days including your birthday off, Christmas shopping day and flexi Fridays
- Access to corporate and retail discounts, healthcare benefits, EAP, health and wellness support
We’re committed to ensuring that our recruitment process is fair, inclusive, free from bias and accessible for all candidates.
Social responsibility
We are a socially responsible business – it’s part of our DNA and who we are as an Aboriginal-owned and operated business.
Our aim is the integration and longevity of Aboriginal people in civil construction projects and industry. That means we lead with an awareness of our cultural values and Aboriginal aspirations and invest in Aboriginal people and organisations that support meaningful careers and the sustained livelihood of Aboriginal people and their families.
We are an inclusive workplace and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, veterans, and individuals from diverse cultural and life experiences are encouraged to apply.
