Regional Human Resources Manager

Why You’ll Love Working With Us

Some of the key benefits for the position and employment at Programmed, include:

• A role with genuine influence: Partner with senior operational leaders to shape workforce strategy, drive organisational performance, and support the delivery of essential services across Western Australia, South Australia, and the Northern Territory.
• Diverse and interesting portfolio: Support a broad range of operational businesses spanning facilities management, remote village services, maintenance, grounds and landscaping, commercial painting, and critical infrastructure services.
• Autonomy and impact: Act as a trusted advisor within a dedicated portfolio, balancing strategic workforce initiatives with practical HR solutions that make a tangible difference to leaders and employees.
• Hybrid flexibility: Enjoy a flexible hybrid working environment that supports both collaboration and work-life balance, with opportunities to connect with teams across multiple locations.
• Vehicle allowance: Receive a generous annual vehicle allowance of $18,200, supporting travel across your operational portfolio.
• Career development: Be part of a collaborative and experienced HR Team, with access to learning, leadership development, mentoring, and professional growth opportunities.
• Attractive employment benefits: Competitive remuneration package, paid parental leave, novated leasing options, and access to our comprehensive Employee Assistance Program.
• Exclusive employee perks: Access discounts and benefits with more than 600 retailers, including Coles, Woolworths, Dan Murphy’s, The Good Guys, JB Hi-Fi, BCF, Supercheap Auto, and many more.

About the Opportunity

We are seeking an experienced and commercially minded Regional HR Manager to join Programmed’s Human Resources team.

In this pivotal role, you will provide dedicated HR leadership and support to our Facility Management and Property Services divisions across Western Australia, South Australia, and the Northern Territory. Supporting a diverse portfolio of services, our teams deliver everything from cleaning and catering at remote mining and energy sites, integrated maintenance of critical infrastructure, and grounds maintenance and landscaping, through to commercial painting and a broad range of property and facilities management solutions for customers across Australia.

Partnering closely with operational leaders, you will act as a trusted advisor, delivering both strategic and operational HR support that strengthens workforce capability, enhances employee engagement, drives business performance, and enables sustainable growth across a geographically dispersed and operationally diverse workforce.

This is a highly visible role where you will act as a trusted advisor to leaders across a geographically diverse portfolio. You will balance strategic workforce planning with hands-on HR delivery, providing guidance on employee relations, performance management, workforce development, change management, and organisational effectiveness.

Working within a fast-paced operational environment, you will be instrumental in helping leaders navigate people challenges, build high-performing teams, and create positive employee experiences across a diverse workforce.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with operational and functional leaders to deliver aligned people strategies and practical HR solutions.
• Provide expert advice and coaching on employment legislation, industrial relations, employee relations, and performance management.
• Support workforce planning initiatives to ensure the business attracts, retains, and develops talent.
• Lead and support organisational change, restructuring, and transformation initiatives.
• Partner with leaders to build leadership capability, employee engagement, and team effectiveness.
• Manage complex employee relations matters, investigations, and case management activities.
• Support remuneration, talent, succession, and workforce development initiatives across the region.
• Analyse workforce trends and people metrics to provide insights and recommendations that support business outcomes.
• Drive compliance with employment legislation, policies, procedures, and governance requirements.
• Collaborate with broader HR Team to deliver integrated HR solutions and initiatives.
• Contribute to continuous improvement activities that enhance people processes, systems, and employee experience.
• Foster a positive, inclusive, and high-performance culture across the region.

About You

You are a trusted and commercially minded HR professional who thrives in partnering with operational leaders to solve complex people challenges and drive business performance. You bring a pragmatic, solutions-focused approach, balancing strategic thinking with hands-on delivery to support both leaders and employees in a fast-paced operational environment.

While experience within facilities management, property services, remote mining, infrastructure, maintenance, construction, or other operational industries would be highly regarded, we welcome applicants from diverse sectors who can demonstrate strong business partnering capability and a passion for making a meaningful impact through people.

You will bring:

• Experience in a HR Business Partner, Regional HR Manager, or similar senior HR role.
• Strong knowledge of Australian employment legislation, industrial relations, and HR best practice.
• Experience supporting operational, blue-collar, multi-site, or geographically dispersed workforces.
• Proven capability managing employee relations matters and providing pragmatic, commercially focused advice.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication, and influencing skills.
• The ability to balance strategic thinking with practical, outcomes-focused HR delivery.
• Experience supporting organisational change, workforce planning, or business transformation initiatives.
• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Business, Psychology, or a related discipline, OR equivalent professional experience.

About Us

Programmed is a leading provider of operations and maintenance services across all industry sectors including education, health, infrastructure, manufacturing, transport and mining in Australia and New Zealand.

Our Maintenance divisions bring together our Facility Management and Property Services expertise, delivering essential services across facilities, assets, and property, from routine maintenance and refurbishment through to large-scale infrastructure operations and project delivery.

We encourage career development, support flexibility and care about your personal wellbeing and safety. Join the Programmed team today.

Work With Us

Submit your application today and join us on our mission to build outstanding people, strong customers, and great communities.

Our Commitment

Programmed and PERSOL supports a workplace culture of zero harm and encourages this in all that we do.

Programmed and PERSOL strives for diversity, inclusion and equality of our people. We seek a workforce that is representative of the communities we work in. We encourage people of all cultures, gender, age, sexual orientation or abilities to apply.