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Industrial Relations Specialist

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Overview

At CleanCo Queensland, we’re leading the charge toward a clean energy future, crafted in Queensland.

We are a low-emission energy retailer, generator and developer backed by the Queensland Government. We empower our customers to make the transition to safe, reliable, low-emission energy through innovation, collaboration and operational excellence.

We are leaders in Queensland’s energy transition, supplying large-scale, low-emission energy to our customers and their communities. Our aim is to create a better energy future for our customers, communities and Queensland.

As part of our purpose, we are delivering clean energy solutions to help our customers thrive in a net zero future. We do this through a no-coal portfolio and a reliable firming asset base and because we are owned by the Queensland Government, we reinvest our profits back into the state.

Our values guide everything we do: we are Genuine, Courageous, Collaborative, and Curious. These values shape our voice — we are friendly and approachable, honest and transparent, accessible and inclusive, and always engaging and enthusiastic.

We invest in and advocate for a clean energy future in Queensland by engaging with our customers and communities to deliver better energy solutions.

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Our enterprise strategy is underpinned by strong growth ambitions and a bias to action. This strategy focusses on three core elements over the horizon to 2030:

continuing customer growth and product innovation
rapid portfolio growth
integrated sustainability.

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About the Role

Industrial Relations Specialist, CleanCo

The Industrial Relations (IR) Specialist will be a trusted partner to leaders and employees across CleanCo, coaching and providing best practice advice to enable effective implementation of relevant enterprise agreements, compliance with obligations and achievement of positive outcomes in line with the People and Enterprise Strategies. The IR Specialist will play a key role in developing, implementing and maintaining the IR Strategy which identifies the IR Specialist’s involvement and value-add in areas of stakeholder relations, change management consultation, enterprise agreement negotiations and interpretation and managing interactions with unions. The IR Specialist will work collaboratively with the Employee Relations (ER) Specialist in the delivery of their role responsibilities (e.g. end to end case management of people related matters) and will continuously drive the development, implementation and maintenance of P&C systems and processes.

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Industrial Relations & Enterprise Bargaining

Developing and implementing enterprise agreements into the workplace.
Develop and implement negotiation strategies that balance employee interests with organisational priorities.
Formulate and execute plans for employee consultations, ensuring effective communication during periods of organisational change, policy updates, or significant business shifts.
Contribute to an IR portfolio that delivers consistent unbiased support, advice and assistance on IR matters.
Providing IR advice and interpretation of contemporary IR and people related issues.
Undertaking research into IR issues including the monitoring of new IR developments within the Queensland Electricity industry, the National Energy Industry and the broader ER and IR environment.
Maintain and apply mature specialist skills and knowledge of relevant enterprise agreements and employment law that are applicable across the CleanCo workforce and work sites.
Support remuneration and benefits processes; through the review and understanding of underpinning enterprise agreements, supporting the Remuneration Analyst determine the underpinning classifications for CleanCo roles.
Lead and support in the preparation and delivery of advocacy on behalf of CleanCo’s employment and industrial interests, before the Fair Work Commission and other relevant Commissions and Tribunals.
Lead the development and enhancement of People and Culture policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with evolving legal requirements and industry standards.
Provide specialist support in the continual development and improvement of best practice initiatives, guides and training sessions of relevant people related policies, procedures, and frameworks.
Collaborating with the ER Specialist in the delivery of their key responsibilities (not limited):
Supporting leaders with the resolution of sensitive, complex, and confidential employee relations matters ensuring outcomes are resolved through leader accountability and local-level issues resolution.
Providing advice and support to leaders on complex performance, conduct and discipline matters, including conducting workplace investigations.
Investigating and resolving complex employee grievances, with an in-depth understanding of legal and regulatory frameworks, making technical recommendations to business leaders throughout the process.

Industrial Relations & Enterprise Bargaining

Developing and implementing enterprise agreements into the workplace.
Develop and implement negotiation strategies that balance employee interests with organisational priorities.
Formulate and execute plans for employee consultations, ensuring effective communication during periods of organisational change, policy updates, or significant business shifts.
Contribute to an IR portfolio that delivers consistent unbiased support, advice and assistance on IR matters.
Providing IR advice and interpretation of contemporary IR and people related issues.
Undertaking research into IR issues including the monitoring of new IR developments within the Queensland Electricity industry, the National Energy Industry and the broader ER and IR environment.
Maintain and apply mature specialist skills and knowledge of relevant enterprise agreements and employment law that are applicable across the CleanCo workforce and work sites.
Support remuneration and benefits processes; through the review and understanding of underpinning enterprise agreements, supporting the Remuneration Analyst determine the underpinning classifications for CleanCo roles.
Lead and support in the preparation and delivery of advocacy on behalf of CleanCo’s employment and industrial interests, before the Fair Work Commission and other relevant Commissions and Tribunals.
Lead the development and enhancement of People and Culture policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with evolving legal requirements and industry standards.
Provide specialist support in the continual development and improvement of best practice initiatives, guides and training sessions of relevant people related policies, procedures, and frameworks.
Collaborating with the ER Specialist in the delivery of their key responsibilities (not limited):
Supporting leaders with the resolution of sensitive, complex, and confidential employee relations matters ensuring outcomes are resolved through leader accountability and local-level issues resolution.
Providing advice and support to leaders on complex performance, conduct and discipline matters, including conducting workplace investigations.
Investigating and resolving complex employee grievances, with an in-depth understanding of legal and regulatory frameworks, making technical recommendations to business leaders throughout the process.

About You

- Demonstrated experience in employee and industrial relations, including consultancy, influencing and negotiation skills to achieve successful outcomes with key stakeholders, including advocacy before legal and industrial tribunals and the preparation and presentation of submissions.
- Demonstrated experience in a heavily unionised environment with multiple stakeholders, including government.
- Demonstrated experience and capability in supporting the delivery of complex industrial enterprise processes that deliver successful organisational restructure and industrial reform in a large, diverse, decentralised and customer focused organisation.
- Demonstrated experience contributing to negotiations for enterprise agreements.
- High level interpersonal, communication (both verbal and written) and influencing skills to manage complex and sensitive issues with the ability to consult, collaborate, negotiate, and resolve conflict effectively with a diverse range of stakeholders.
- Detailed knowledge of State and Federal IR legislation, systems and practices including Awards, Agreements and relevant associated legislation and proven ability to interpret and apply relevant Statute law.
- Strong organisation, planning and time management skills with the ability to manage competing priorities and stakeholder expectations.
- Minimum Bachelor qualification, preferably in Law, Human Resources Management, Business Management or related discipline.
- Post graduate qualification in Employee Relations / Industrial Relations is desirable.

How to Apply

To be considered, please provide the following information in your online application, for the assessment of your suitability:

Your current CV highlighting your relevant experience, qualifications, and achievements.

We encourage applications from neurodivergent people, people with disability, First Nations people, and those from diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds. Adjustments to the recruitment process are available on request.

For more information or assistance with your application, including options for adjustments, please reach out to us.

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Applications close midnight, Sunday the 26th of January 2026