Part Time HR Administrator

HR Administrator - Part time

Sunrise Surveying is looking for a proactive Part-Time HR Administrator to keep our HR and recruitment administration running smoothly. This is a school-hours role (3 days per week) and is ideal for someone organised, reliable, and keen to grow and develop HR skills in a supportive environment.

You'll be the backbone of the HR "engine room" — recruitment coordination, onboarding/offboarding, HR inbox management, records and calendars — with support and guidance available as you build capability.

Who are we?

Sunrise Surveying are a professional, tight knit team of skilled and experienced Surveyors and associated Professionals who take pride in their ability to provide quality surveying and responsive service to their clients.

We have offices in Brisbane, Toowoomba, Sunshine Coast, Rockhampton and Yeppoon.

We actively build an inclusive, supportive culture through respectful leadership, teamwork, and ongoing development—so people feel good coming to work

The role

• Monitor the HR inbox and respond to routine queries using templates

• Coordinate onboarding admin (contracts/letters, forms, right-to-work checks, induction scheduling, probation reminders)

• Coordinate offboarding admin (checklists, file closure, equipment return coordination)

• Maintain employee files and registers (SharePoint/OneDrive), ensuring document control and accuracy

• Maintain key trackers and calendars (probation reviews, training/qualifications where relevant, policy acknowledgements)

• Provide a simple monthly HR admin summary (actions due, outstanding documents, compliance exceptions)

• Post and maintain job ads (Seek/Indeed/LinkedIn as required)

• Manage applications, candidate communication, and maintain the recruitment pipeline

• Schedule interviews and coordinate calendars with managers

• Coordinate reference checks (where approved) and maintain recruitment records

• Prepare offer packs using templates and manage acceptance paperwork

• Experience in HR admin and recruitment coordination

• Strong written communication, attention to detail, discretion, and follow-through

• Confident using Microsoft 365 (Outlook, Teams, Word, Excel; SharePoint/OneDrive ideal)

• Comfortable chasing information and closing loops with busy stakeholders

• A genuine interest in developing HR knowledge and skills

• Experience in professional services/engineering/construction environment

• Diploma or Degree in HR required

• Australian work rights are required for this position

• 3 days per week, school hours (e.g., 9:00am–2:30pm) – flexible by agreement

• Location: Bowen Hills

• Opportunity to grow into broader strategic HR responsibilities over time

• Flexible school-hours role with consistent part-time work

• Hands-on exposure to recruitment and HR processes

• Support to build HR skills, templates, and systems

• A role where organisation and initiative make a real impact