Senior Human Resources Business Partner

The role

Due to continued growth, we have a new opportunity for an experienced Business Partner to join our team. The primary purpose of this role is to provide proactive People & Culture support to leaders and employees, while assisting with the delivery of Adbri and CRH People & Culture initiatives. You will partner with leaders across a range of people matters, including employee relations, performance management, employee engagement, change management, learning and development, and Industrial Relations activities.

Responsibilities

• Coach and partner with leaders to enhance people performance, engagement, and accountability, ensuring effective use of P&C frameworks, systems, and processes.
• Support Industrial Relations activities, including EA interpretation, union engagement, case management, and contributing to successful EA negotiations.
• Drive performance, capability, and career development, supporting leaders with MyCareer behaviours, goal setting, reviews, and development planning.
• Lead engagement and recognition initiatives to strengthen culture, connection, and employee experience, including survey action planning.
• Provide expert advice on complex people matters, including investigations, performance management, change management, and P&C policy application.
• Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) - implementation of people integration activities.

What you will need to succeed

• Degree in HR or equivalent.
• Experience within complex industrial organisations.
• Proven experience as a Senior P&C Business Partner supporting leaders across the full employee life cycle.
• Strong IR capability, including EA interpretation, negotiations, union liaison and case management.
• Experience in change management, organisational design, and project delivery
• Exceptional relationship building and influencing skills, with the ability to coach, guide, and challenge leaders constructively.
• A continuous improvement mindset with a track record of developing and implementing people management improvement initiatives.
• Strong analytical capability to interpret data, diagnose challenges and support informed decision making.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with confidence preparing reports, business cases and presentations.

Benefits of working with us

• Influence business decisions and drive meaningful change.
• Shape culture, capability, and employee experience.
• Enjoy flexible work and work-life balance.
• Access employee discounts at major retailers.
• Join a values-driven organisation with a strong safety culture.

Our business

Adbri is majority owned by CRH and is a market leader in the manufacture and supply of construction materials and industrial minerals which has been building a better Australia since 1882. Adbri's respected brands employ over 2800 people nationally producing cement, lime, concrete, aggregates, concrete products and industrial minerals. 

About CRH

CRH (NYSE: CRH) is the leading global provider of building materials solutions that build, connect and improve our world. Employing 80,000 people at 4,000 operating locations in 28 countries, CRH has market leadership positions in North America, Europe and Australia. As the essential partner for transportation and critical infrastructure projects, complex non-residential construction and outdoor living solutions, CRH’s unique offering of materials, products and value-added services helps to deliver a more resilient and sustainable built environment. The company is ranked among sector leaders by Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) rating agencies. A Fortune Global 500 company, CRH’s shares are listed on the NYSE and LSE.

For more information visit: www.crh.com

Creating a safe and supportive diverse workforce

Adbri recognises that diversity in our workforce drives innovation, encourages creativity and better equips us to be Always Ready. We are committed to increasing diversity within our workforce and our industry.

Employment in this role may be contingent upon the successful completion of pre‑employment checks, which could include a medical assessment, national police clearance, and reference checks. The specific checks required will vary depending on the nature and location of the position.

We will be progressively short listing - if this role looks like it could be your next role, apply now.

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