People & Culture Business Partner - 12-Month Contract

The Company

Our client is a well-established Australian construction and property group with a strong national presence and a growing portfolio of major projects across Australia and New Zealand.

Bringing an agile approach, commercial mindset and commitment to delivering high-quality outcomes, the business has built an impressive reputation across construction, fit-out and refurbishment.

It is an exciting time to join as the organisation continues to secure significant projects and expand its pipeline. This opportunity offers the stability of an established business alongside the pace, variety and energy of a growing organisation.

The Opportunity

This is a 12-month parental leave contract supporting a varied portfolio of approximately 250 employees across corporate and operational functions.
Working closely with senior leaders, you will provide practical and commercially focused People & Culture advice across finance, technology, legal, risk, marketing and selected construction teams.

The portfolio includes teams at different stages of growth and maturity, creating plenty of variety across employee relations, performance, engagement, workforce planning and broader people initiatives.
This is an opportunity to step into an established portfolio, build trusted stakeholder relationships and play an important role in keeping key people priorities moving across the business.

You will have the opportunity to:

• Partner with senior leaders to provide practical and commercially considered People & Culture advice
• Manage employee relations matters, including performance concerns, conflict resolution, disciplinary processes and employment exits
• Support leaders through performance and remuneration review cycles
• Deliver engagement initiatives informed by employee feedback, survey results and people trends
• Provide insights and reporting to support workforce planning and business decision-making
• Support talent identification, succession planning, reward and recognition, and employee induction processes
• Ensure people practices remain compliant with relevant legislation and responsive to business needs
• Work collaboratively with the national People & Culture team to deliver consistent support across locations
• Support both office-based and site-based employee groups
• Travel occasionally to the ACT to build relationships and provide face-to-face support

The role will receive support from a People & Culture Coordinator, although it will not carry direct people leadership responsibility during the contract.

About You

This opportunity will suit an experienced People & Culture Business Partner or Manager who enjoys being close to the business and is comfortable working across a broad operational remit.

A strong foundation in employee relations and performance management will be essential, along with the confidence to advise senior stakeholders and navigate complex or sensitive matters with sound judgement.

Experience supporting both corporate and operational, site-based or project-based employee groups would be highly regarded. Backgrounds across construction, resources, manufacturing, engineering or similarly fast-moving environments are also likely to translate well.

The role is ideal for someone who is practical, adaptable and confident stepping into an established portfolio, building relationships quickly and delivering trusted support from day one!

Please apply today or contact Emilia Rodriguez on 0497 938 177 or emilia@levyl.com.au with any confidential queries.

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