Australian Naval Infrastructure Pty Ltd (ANI) is the owner, developer and manager of the Osborne Naval Shipyards, supporting the Commonwealth’s Naval Shipbuilding Plan. ANI is responsible designing, constructing and managing the shipyard infrastructure, including the new Nuclear-Powered Submarine Construction Yard (NPSCY) to support the AUKUS program, and operating and maintaining common use facilities.
ANI is delivering a multi-year, multi-billion-dollar infrastructure program of national significance. The organisation is entering a period of significant workforce growth, organisational change and increasing delivery complexity, and we’re seeking a highly capable People & Culture Business Partner to support this next phase.
About the role
As the People & Culture Business Partner,you will work closely with the Program Director and leadership team to ensure people strategies, decisions and interventions directly enable program delivery. It is a critical, trusted advisor role requiring strong judgement, senior stakeholder capability, and the confidence to operate in a rapid-paced, project-driven environment.
Key responsibilities
Act as the primary P&C; partner to the Program Director and leadership team
Embed People & Culture initiatives in ways that align with delivery pressures and timeframes
Change, integration & complexity
Play a key role in managing people impacts associated with capability partner integration
Support leaders through organisational change, ambiguity and workforce growth and advise on organisational design and role clarity
Workforce planning, resourcing & onboarding
Partner with Talent Acquisition and program leadership on workforce planning across ramp-up, peak and transition phases
Oversee onboarding to ensure new starters are set up for success within ANI
Performance, leadership & capability uplift
Coach leaders on performance management, development and employee engagement
Spend meaningful time uplifting leader capability across the division
Employee relations & investigations
Confidently manage complex employee relations matters and investigations
Governance, compliance & ways of working
Support workforce reporting and people-related governance requirements
About you
The ideal candidate will bring:
- Demonstrated experience in HR / People & Culture with strong generalist and business partnering experience
- Experience within infrastructure, large scale project delivery, construction or similar environments
- Proven capability partnering with senior leaders in complex, quick-moving settings
- Experience supporting organisations through integration, merger or large-scale change (highly desirable)
Why Join ANI
This is a rare opportunity to influence strategic communications and reputation outcomes across one of Australia's most significant infrastructure and defence programs. You will work alongside highly skilled professionals delivering nationally important projects that directly contribute to Australia's sovereign capability and long-term national security objectives.
- ANI offers a collaborative and supportive working environment,
- flexible work arrangements including a 9-day fortnight,
- the opportunity to make a lasting impact through strategic, executive and corporate communications on projects of national significance.
Applicants must be Australian citizens and either hold or be able to gain and maintain a Defence security clearance.
Applicants will be required to consent to background checks.
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