Regional HR Manager

About the role

Heidelberg Materials Australia is seeking a Regional HR Business Partner to work closely with senior leaders across our Southern Region (VIC/TAS) and Alex Fraser Group (VIC/QLD), delivering strategic people solutions that enable safe, sustainable and high‑performing teams.

This is a highly influential role that sits on the HR Leadership team and Regional Leadership team providing expert advice across workforce strategy, employee relations, talent, capability and major change initiatives while also supporting complex operational environments with large blue‑collar workforces. The role also has 1 direct report.

Key responsibilities

• Act as a trusted advisor to regional and frontline leaders

• Translate business priorities into effective people and workforce strategies

• Lead and advise on complex employee relations, performance and investigation matters

• Support workforce planning, remuneration reviews and engagement initiatives

• Drive talent, succession, leadership and capability development activities

• Lead people aspects of major change programs and organisational design

• Provide workforce insights and data‑driven recommendations to leaders

• Lead and develop People & Culture advisory capability within the region

About you

You are a confident senior HR business partner with strong commercial judgement, capable of influencing at executive level while remaining closely connected to operational teams.

You will bring:

• Extensive experience as a senior HR / People & Culture Business Partner

• Strong knowledge of employment legislation, ER/IR and governance frameworks

• Experience supporting large, complex blue‑collar workforces

• Proven change leadership and transformation experience

• Strong stakeholder engagement and executive communication skills

• Experience with workforce strategy, talent management and capability uplift

About Heidelberg Materials

With more than 4,000 employees across 300 sites, we have an extensive production and logistics network across Australia.

We think global and act local - we benefit from global research and development enhanced by national collaboration to offer a comprehensive range of high-quality concrete, aggregates, road base, sand and asphalt products. We also produce a wide range of sustainable and recycled construction materials for civil construction and infrastructure projects.

We are driven by excellence and high performance and together we will shape Australia's construction materials industry building a legacy for generations to come.