A rare hands-on HR Business Partner opportunity with a growing Australian group entering its next chapter of expansion. Perth-based, covering WA/SA/NT across two complementary brands. Report directly to the GM People, Safety & Culture. Close-knit team of high-performing peers.

About the opportunity

HeXTalent is partnering with a well-established Australian group with a strong national footprint. The business operates across two complementary brands, has successfully integrated multiple acquisitions over recent years, and is in a genuinely healthy commercial position, with the momentum and appetite to selectively grow from here.

The exciting part: the business is actively preparing for its next chapter of expansion. A refreshed executive team is in place, the operating rhythm is stable, and the leadership group is deliberately positioning the organisation for the next growth phase.

For someone joining as HR Business Partner across WA, SA and NT, this is a genuine inflection-point moment — a chance to step into a growing business as it enters its next chapter, and help shape the people function through what comes next.

Happy to share the full business context and identity in a private conversation with suitable applicants.

The role

Reporting to the GM People, Safety & Culture, the HR Business Partner (WA/NT/SA) is a true HR generalist and business partner role, hands-on across the full employee lifecycle and providing strategic HR advice across the region.

You'll partner with Regional Managers, Branch Managers and the sales leadership team of the second brand, providing dedicated guidance and coaching to 9 people leaders across a region of 136 employees on people processes, recruitment, engagement, performance management and retention.

Key responsibility areas

- Business partnering — trusted advisor to Regional and Branch Managers on people processes, engagement, performance management,



and attraction/retention
- Employee lifecycle management — E2E HR administration via ELMO, ensuring compliance with employment law, awards and company policies
- Employee relations — proactive management of complex performance, conduct, grievance and disciplinary matters; coaching leaders through performance conversations; investigations conducted fairly and equitably
- Talent acquisition & onboarding — hands-on delivery across sourcing, shortlisting, interviewing and onboarding. Active partnership with hiring managers — coaching, not shortlist-owning
- Learning & development — assist in creating and delivering training material through ELMO and in-person facilitation; work with senior management on succession and development
- Culture, DEI & workforce improvement — active contributor to the PSC Strategic Plan; lead assigned strategic initiatives
- WHS & Return to Work — assist the GM PSC and HSE Manager with ICAMs, safety inspections and RTW/injury management

FY27 focus areas: Leadership Pathway Development · Attraction & Retention · DEI · Wellbeing.

About you

Essential

- Minimum 5 years' experience in an HRBP or similar generalist role
- Relevant HR qualification or equivalent skills and experience
- Proven track record building trusted stakeholder relationships as an HRBP / trusted advisor
- Demonstrated experience in a fast-paced, complex, energetic environment
- Strict commitment to confidentiality
- Exposure to (or genuine interest in) work with safety elements




- Effective verbal and written communication
- Excellent time management and attention to detail
- High-level MS Office (particularly Word and Excel)

Highly regarded:
- Prior use of ELMO
- Warehousing, distribution, retail, heavy vehicle or FIFO HR experience
- Bachelor of Business / Management or equivalent
- Perth-based (relocation candidates considered)

Behaviours + fit The team you'd be joining is warm, tight-knit and highly collaborative. The right person will be:

- Positive, self-motivated, with a "can do" attitude
- Authentic and consistent — the same person in every conversation, whether with leadership, peers, or stakeholders
- Willing to be the doer AND the coach — this seat is hands-on
- Confident with humility — able to hold their own with demanding stakeholders while genuinely learning the business
- Team-first — no politics, jumps in and helps the other HRBPs when needed

What's on offer

- Base salary $140,000 + super
- Pool car for work travel
- Laptop, iPhone, company credit card
- AHRI membership paid
- Mental Health First Aid accreditation training available
- Direct exposure to the Executive Leadership Team and CEO — a rare depth of visibility for an HRBP-band role
- Genuine autonomy across your region with strong team support behind you
- Meaningful project work through the next growth chapter — leadership pathway development from scratch, DEI, retention initiatives, achievement review system
- A close-knit, high-performing PSC team of peers who help each other freely
- First-week onboarding in Melbourne, fully paid and supported

To apply Apply directly through this ad with your CV, or reach out for a confidential conversation. We'll share the full business context and identity on qualified conversations.

Jeff Teale · Founder & Director, HeXTalent ? [email protected] The Humanistic eXchange

📌 HR Business Partner (Perth)
🏢 Hex Talent
📍 Perth