People & Culture Business Partner

About the Role

Based in either Brisbane or Melbourne, Reporting to the P&C Lead, this role partners with Contract Managers and operational leaders to deliver both strategic and operational people solutions across a geographically dispersed workforce. You will play a key role in supporting workforce planning, employee relations, performance management, organisational change, stakeholder engagement, and talent initiatives.

Regular travel to operational sites across Australia will be required.

As a trusted People & Culture partner, you will work closely with leaders to align people strategies with operational objectives, build leadership capability, and support a high-performing and engaged workforce.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with Contract Managers and operational leaders to deliver people initiatives aligned to business objectives.
• Provide expert advice and support across the employee lifecycle.
• Coach leaders on performance management, employee engagement, and workforce planning.
• Manage employee relations matters, including investigations, grievances, and conflict resolution
• Build strong stakeholder relationships across multiple locations nationally
• Support organisational change, workforce transitions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Provide guidance on employment legislation, policies, and people practices.
• Contribute to strategic people projects and organisational outcome

About you?

To be successful, you will have:

• Experience within Defence, Operations & Maintenance, Engineering, Infrastructure, Resources, or a similar operational environment
• 5+ years' experience in a Human Resources or People & Culture Business Partner role.
• Strong stakeholder management, influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience managing employee relations and performance management matters.
• Well-developed communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills
• Sound knowledge of Australian employment legislation and employee relations practices.
• Degree qualifications in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Business, or a related discipline, or equivalent HR experience and professional qualifications

Why Join Us?

• Flexible working arrangements.
• Opportunity to support nationally significant Defence contracts.
• National role with exposure to senior operational stakeholders.
• Diverse role spanning business partnering, workforce planning, employee relations, and organisational initiatives.
• Collaborative team environment focused on performance, safety, and continuous improvement.

If you are a commercially minded HR professional who enjoys partnering with leaders to solve business challenges and drive people outcomes, we would love to hear from you.

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