Make it yours 

Join Symal on a 12-month parental leave contract and play a key role in supporting the training, compliance and workforce capability of one of Australia's leading infrastructure and construction businesses. 

This is an opportunity to work across the entire Symal Group, partnering with operational leaders, project teams and employees to ensure our people remain compliant, qualified and ready to deliver major infrastructure projects across Australia. 

Who we are 

We're Symal, a proudly different group of companies with a story of significant growth, pushing what's possible as one of Australia's largest self-performing contractors. 

We innovate with intent, problem solving and delivering the best outcomes to our partners, communities and each other. That's what has made Symal a success and will continue to into the future. 

It's not what we do that defines us, it's how we do it, building better together. 

The role 

We're seeking a highly organised and proactive Training & Compliance Coordinator to join our People & Capability team on a 12-month fixed-term parental leave contract. 

In this role, you'll coordinate training, onboarding and workforce compliance activities across both office-based and site-based employees. You'll be responsible for maintaining training records and compliance systems, supporting apprentices and graduates, coordinating workforce onboarding requirements and ensuring employees remain compliant with industry, legislative and client requirements. 

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys administration, stakeholder engagement and working across multiple systems in a fast-paced environment. 

Your everyday 

• Coordinate and maintain training matrices, competency registers, licences and qualification records across the business. 

• Facilitate training bookings, onboarding requirements and refresher training to ensure workforce compliance. 

• Support apprenticeships, traineeships and graduate development programs by coordinating training activities and maintaining training records. 

• Manage employee onboarding and compliance requirements through various client and contractor management systems. 

• Liaise with managers, employees, training providers and external stakeholders to identify and address training and compliance needs. 

• Coordinate project-specific compliance requirements, including inductions, medicals, licences and access requirements. 

• Monitor training costs, process invoices and maintain accurate reporting across training and compliance activities. 

• Support the continuous improvement of training processes, compliance systems and workforce capability initiatives. 

Who are you? 

• Previous experience in training coordination, compliance administration, workforce planning, HR administration or a similar support role. 

• Strong administration and organisational skills with exceptional attention to detail. 

• Experience maintaining databases, compliance systems and employee records. 

• Strong stakeholder engagement skills with the ability to build relationships across all levels of the business. 

• Intermediate Microsoft Office skills, particularly Excel and Outlook. 

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work independently in a fast-paced environment. 

• Experience within construction, infrastructure, engineering or blue-collar industries will be highly regarded. 

• Exposure to systems such as Lucidity, HammerTech, Rail Industry Worker, Onsite Track Easy or similar platforms will be advantageous. 

A career with us 

At Symal, we've always known that people and performance make amazing things happen. Work like ours needs problem solvers, bold thinkers and genuinely good people. If you're looking for a supportive team and the opportunity to make an impact, now's the time to make it yours. 

There are plenty of good reasons to dig into a career at Symal. 

• Forge pathways: Gain exposure to a diverse national workforce across multiple construction and infrastructure businesses. 

• Get ahead: Work alongside experienced HR, HSEQ and operational leaders while expanding your training and compliance expertise. 

• Keep well: Access wellness initiatives, discounted health insurance and an industry-leading employee assistance program. 

• Stay social: Join a collaborative team that values relationships, celebrates success and supports one another. 

Diversity of thought fuels our progress 

Our inclusion offerings are designed to open doors for individuals who may not see a traditional entry point into the construction industry. We're empowering women to thrive in construction through Shine, championing veteran career transitions through Resolve and building meaningful careers for Aboriginal people with Wamarra, helping you build a future where you belong.