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- Eight Mile Plains, free onsite staff parking
- Leadership development programs & one‑on‑one mentoring
- Collaborative team focused on providing excellent HR support
We are seeking an organised and proactive HR Coordinator to join our National Corporate team. Reporting to the National HR Manager, this role will support the delivery of effective HR services across Seymour Whyte’s corporate and project teams.
This is a varied role offering exposure across employee relations, performance and talent, remuneration and benefits, learning and development, onboarding and employee engagement. You will work closely with members of the National HR team while building strong relationships with stakeholders across the business.
We're keen to hear from candidates who are excited by the opportunities listed below. You don't need to tick every box or have experience in every area. If you're eager to learn, contribute and grow your HR career, we'd love to hear from you.
What you’ll be doing
- Supporting national HR processes, programs and projects, including Health and Wellbeing, Reconciliation Action Plan, and Diversity and Inclusion initiatives
- Maintaining HR policies and procedures and assisting employees and managers with policy-related enquiries
- Providing employee relations support, including assistance with legislation, Awards and Enterprise Agreement interpretation
- Coordinating and facilitating corporate inductions for new employees
- Preparing accurate and timely People, Learning and Development, and Industrial Relations reports.
- Supporting performance, talent and succession processes through administration, correspondence and reporting
- Assisting with annual remuneration reviews and bonus activities
- Supporting the Training Manager and broader Learning and Development function
- Coordinating activities associated with the Corporate Engagement Survey
- Maintaining HR systems and records across multiple systems
- Administering employee programs, including the Castor employee share program, Purchased Leave program and annual employee awards
- Managing the HR mailbox in collaboration with the National HR team
- Contributing to projects that improve HR services and the employee experience across Seymour Whyte.
About you
You will bring some HR experience and enjoy working in a busy, collaborative environment where accuracy, discretion and responsive support are important. Experience within the construction industry is also highly regarded but not essential.
You will also have:
- Qualifications in Human Resources Management or a related discipline, or a willingness to work towards a relevant qualification
- Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to work effectively with project and corporate teams
- Excellent organisation and time-management skills
- The ability to handle sensitive and confidential information professionally
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail
- Experience using HR information systems, ideally including PageUp, Culture Amp and ReadyHR (UKG)
- A current driver’s licence.
Seymour Whyte benefits:
- Workplace banking benefits and everyday financial discounts.
- Birthday leave, recognising the importance of personal milestones.
- The option to purchase additional leave to support travel, study or life commitments.
- Travel benefits, along with retail, lifestyle and wellness discounts.
- Fitness & wellbeing discounts through WHEREFIT (gym, meal plans, fitness brands)
- Shopping and lifestyle discounts via Flare and CommBank Workplace Banking
- Structured career pathways with opportunities for global mobility.
- Leadership development programs and one‑on‑one mentoring to support professional growth.
- Employee recognition and awards that acknowledge contribution and achievement.
- An employee share program, providing the opportunity to invest in the long‑term success of the business.
We are a successful civil contracting business who has been operating in Australia for over 35 years. With the agility and personal connection of a Tier 2, yet the expertise of a Tier 1, and the enhanced resources of one of the largest, world-class construction companies, VINCI, our employees and clients get the best of three worlds.
As a progressive, leading civil engineering firm built on the strong foundations of our unique history, we engage, enable and empower our people to be better. With you, we are altogether stronger, in building the future we want.
Many of our projects are located in regional areas, therefore all applicants must hold a current Driver’s Licence and have their own transport.
Seymour Whyte is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we encourage applications from candidates with diverse backgrounds, including veterans.
Our commitment to an equitable construction industry extends to an inclusive culture that embraces our differences and gives everyone the opportunity to grow and be equally valued. We're unified in our direction toward having a workplace that is balanced and fair for all.
Next steps
- Submit your CV online to apply for this role
- All successful applicants will be required to undergo a pre-employment medical and criminal history check.
- Applications will only be accepted from candidates who have the right to work in Australia
To learn more about us, visit
Reference code: 494023
Our Talent Acquisition team is managing the recruitment of this role. Unsolicited applications, candidate profiles and speculative approaches from recruitment agencies will not be accepted.