Title:  Senior Workplace Relations Specialist

About VHBA  

The Victorian Health Building Authority (VHBA) is responsible for the rollout of the Victorian Government's multi-billion-dollar health capital projects. We're delivering world-class health facilities across Victoria including new public hospitals and emergency care, community health services, ambulance branches, residential aged care and mental health facilities. VHBA also provides technical support across engineering, property, asset management and environmental sustainability disciplines. 

The Opportunity:  

The Senior Workplace Relations Specialist is a key leadership role within the People and Capability team at the Victorian Health Building Authority (VHBA), responsible for leading the strategic and operational management of employee relations (ER) and industrial relations (IR). This role ensures compliance with employment legislation, WorkCover legislation, industrial instruments, and workplace policies while fostering a positive, constructive climate. The position acts as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, manages return to work, employee investigations, administers the internal review of actions process, and resolves complex workplace matters with professionalism, fairness, and integrity, and contributes to a culture of making VHBA a great place to work.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Strategic leadership of employee and industrial relations function across VHBA.
• Case management, return to work and WorkCover management.
• Stakeholder management, internal governance and risk reduction.

We are looking for:

• Expertise in employee relations and deep knowledge of Employment and Industrial Law as well as industrial instruments, and government employment frameworks.
• Proven experience in complex case resolution.
• High-level advisory, influencing and stakeholder management skills.
• Integrity, resilience and sound judgement.

To learn more about the opportunity and view the full requirements please download a copy of the Position Description HERE. 

Interested in working with VHBA? 

Please click the “Apply” button to submit a copy of your resume and a cover letter expressing your interest and suitability for the role.

We don’t want you to miss out! Please only apply for this position via the “Apply” button as emailed applications will not be considered.

Applications close 11.59pm on Thursday 26th of June, 2025.

If you require any adjustment to the recruitment and selection process or need an alternative format to any of the application material, please contact VHBA.recruitment@health.vic.gov.au

Further information:

Want to know more about VHBA? Check out our website and LinkedIn. 

VHBA is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fostering a values-led, diverse and inclusive workplace. We believe our teams should represent the diversity of our communities in which we work, and we actively embrace and celebrate people from all walks of life. 

All prospective employees undergo a National Criminal Records Check. You must be an Australian Citizen or Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa. Preferred candidates will be subject to pre-employment checks including, but not limited to, police checks, reference checks, qualification checks and role related clearances.