Job Description
Join a complex, project-based business in the utilities sector at a pivotal stage of growth and capability uplift. This role partners with a portfolio spanning large-scale infrastructure and operational environments, alongside a corporate stakeholder group, with a major focus on leadership capability, talent development and organisational effectiveness.
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Working closely with senior leaders, you will play a key role in shaping and delivering people strategies that strengthen leadership capability, build talent pipelines and support long-term business performance. This is a highly visible partnering role where success will come from developing trusted relationships, understanding the operational realities of the business and helping leaders translate people priorities into action.
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The Role
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Partner with senior leaders to develop and execute people strategies aligned to business priorities.
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Drive leadership and management capability initiatives, including coaching, training and development programs.
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Lead succession planning, talent development and workforce planning activities to build future capability.
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Support leaders to identify organisational capability gaps and develop practical solutions to address them.
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Provide trusted advice across employee relations, industrial relations and workplace investigations.
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Partner with leaders to embed accountability, strengthen team effectiveness and support organisational change.
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Lead or contribute to strategic HR projects and broader organisational capability initiatives.
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About You
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Demonstrable track-record as a HR Business partner to senior leaders in sizeable, operational or project-based organisations. The client group is mostly white-collar or highly skilled labour professionals, therefore knowledge of site-based senior leadership challenges is preferred.
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Demonstrated success leading leadership capability, talent development and organisational effectiveness initiatives.
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Strong employee and industrial relations capability, including workplace investigations and dispute resolution. There is a dedicated IR function but as BP you will be the first respondent and need to be comfortable to handle things independently and know when to triage.
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The ability to identify people-related risks, provide practical advice and maintain momentum on key initiatives.
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Experience working in environments where operational priorities move quickly and competing demands need to be balanced effectively.
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A proactive and relationship-driven approach, with the ability to build trust, challenge constructively and deliver outcomes.
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This role is designed for an experienced (senior) HR Business Partner who is able to deliver with impact. Influencing skills are essential! This role offers the opportunity to make a genuine impact. You'll join a collaborative and well-regarded People team, work closely with engaged senior leaders and have the scope to shape leadership capability, succession planning and talent outcomes across a growing and agile business
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📌 Hr Business Partner (Utilities Sector) (Victoria)
🏢 Tandem Partners
📍 Victoria