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About the Role
As HR Manager, you will lead both the strategic and day-to-day delivery of HR across the Collective. Partnering closely with leaders, you will drive workforce planning and talent acquisition, strengthen performance management, and deliver continuous improvement initiatives for sustainable business growth.
Responsibilities
- Build strong relationships with leaders and act as a trusted advisor on people-related matters.
- Lead and strengthen organisational culture, ensuring values are embedded across the employee lifecycle.
- Champion initiatives that enhance employee engagement, performance, and the overall employee experience.
- Provide practical HR advice, coaching, and support to employees, managers, and directors across the Group.
- Drive strategic workforce planning and partner with leaders to identify current and future talent needs.
- Proactively assess workforce capability and identify future resourcing requirements.
- Lead end-to-end recruitment and support leaders to make informed hiring decisions aligned with business needs and culture.
- Manage employee relations matters, including performance management and disciplinary processes.
- Diagnose people and organisational challenges and implement practical, commercially focused solutions.
- Oversee onboarding, probation, performance review, and remuneration review processes across the business.
- Support leaders to build capability, accountability, and effective people management practices.
- Develop, review, and implement HR policies, procedures, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Ensure compliance with employment legislation, modern awards, and HR best practice.
- Lead the ongoing evolution of the HR function by developing scalable processes, systems, and frameworks that support growth.
- Build capability within the HR team and ensure the function remains responsive to changing business needs.
Requirements
- Demonstrated experience in a HR Manager, People & Culture Manager or similar generalist HR leadership role.
- Approximately 1-2 years operating at a management level.
- 6-10 years of broader HR experience.
- Exceptional communication, stakeholder management, and relationship-building skills.
- Ability to influence and partner effectively across all levels of the business.
- A practical, solutions-focused approach with strong judgement.
- Ability to navigate complex people matters with professionalism and empathy.
- Excellent organisation, attention to detail, and ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Proven experience leading employee relations matters and performance management processes.
- Experience working within construction, trades, manufacturing, or other operationally focused environments will be highly regarded.
- Experience working in an owner-led or founder-led business will be advantageous.
- A proactive mindset with the ability to balance strategic thinking and hands-on delivery across the full employee lifecycle.
- Applicants must have Australian working rights to be considered.
Skills
- Human Resources
- People & Culture
- Generalist HR leadership
- Communication
- Stakeholder management
- Relationship-building
- Influence
- Performance management
- Employee relations
- Workforce planning
- Talent acquisition
- HR policy development
- Compliance
- Process improvement
- Strategic thinking
- Hands-on delivery
Location
- Australia
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Management level
- Broader HR experience
Education Level
- Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources or a related discipline (preferred)
Benefits
- A pivotal HR leadership role within a growing and highly respected group of premium construction, landscape and manufacturing businesses.
- The opportunity to partner directly with business leaders and influence people strategy across multiple brands.
- A supportive, down-to-earth culture with passionate and talented people who genuinely enjoy what they do.
- Autonomy to drive initiatives, improve processes, and make a meaningful impact across the business.
- A collaborative and values-driven environment where your contribution will be recognised and valued.
About the Company
- Robert Plumb Collective is a dynamic construction services group with a strong emphasis on premium quality and innovation across the building, landscape and manufacturing sectors.
- With a forward-thinking approach and commonly held values, our team of over 190 dedicated employees, across 10 different brands, are committed to delivering excellence in all aspects of our work.
- Robert Plumb Management, a key part of the Collective, supports all our businesses with dedicated HR, Safety, Finance, and Operations services.