About the role
Heidelberg Materials Australia is seeking a Regional HR Business Partner to work closely with senior leaders across our Southern Region (VIC/TAS) and Alex Fraser Group (VIC/QLD), delivering strategic people solutions that enable safe, sustainable and high‑performing teams.
This is a highly influential role providing expert advice across workforce strategy, employee relations, talent, capability and major change initiatives while also supporting complex operational environments with large blue‑collar workforces.
Key responsibilities
Act as a trusted advisor to regional and frontline leaders
Translate business priorities into effective people and workforce strategies
Lead and advise on complex employee relations, performance and investigation matters
Support workforce planning, remuneration reviews and engagement initiatives
Drive talent, succession, leadership and capability development activities
Lead people aspects of major change programs and organisational design
Provide workforce insights and data‑driven recommendations to leaders
Lead and develop People & Culture advisory capability within the region
About you
You are a confident senior HR business partner with strong commercial judgement, capable of influencing at executive level while remaining closely connected to operational teams.
You will bring:
Extensive experience as a senior HR / People & Culture Business Partner
Strong knowledge of employment legislation, ER/IR and governance frameworks
Experience supporting large, complex blue‑collar workforces
Proven change leadership and transformation experience
Strong stakeholder engagement and executive communication skills
Experience with workforce strategy, talent management and capability uplift
About Heidelberg Materials
With more than 4,000 employees across 300 sites, we have an extensive production and logistics network across Australia.
We think global and act local - we benefit from global research and development enhanced by national collaboration to offer a comprehensive range of high-quality concrete, aggregates, road base, sand and asphalt products. We also produce a wide range of sustainable and recycled construction materials for civil construction and infrastructure projects.
We are driven by excellence and high performance and together we will shape Australia's construction materials industry building a legacy for generations to come.
Skills Required
- Extensive experience as a senior HR / People & Culture Business Partner
- Strong knowledge of employment legislation, employee relations and industrial relations (ER/IR)
- Experience supporting large, complex blue-collar workforces
- Proven change leadership and transformation experience
- Strong stakeholder engagement and executive communication skills
- Experience with workforce strategy, talent management and capability uplift
- Ability to lead complex employee relations, performance and investigation matters
What We Do
Heidelberg Materials is a global manufacturer of building materials, including cement, aggregates, ready-mixed concrete, and asphalt, committed to leading the industry toward carbon neutrality and a circular economy.
