Perth, WA | Full Time | Fixed-Term Contract to December ****
About the role
We are seeking an experiencedPeople Experience Partnerto join our Australian People & Culture team in Perth.
This is a newly created position providing dedicated, on-the-ground HR support to our Western Australian operations while partnering with leaders across the broader Australian business.
This role offers a blend ofSenior HR Advisory and HR Business Partnering, with a strong focus on employee relations, workplace investigations, performance management and leader coaching.
You will be the key People Experience contact in Perth, working closely with leaders and employees across a diverse workforce spanning field services, workshops, engineering, sales and corporate functions.
You will also collaborate with People & Culture colleagues across Australia, Asia and our global organisation.
This is a hands-on role suited to an experienced HR professional who is confident managing complex people matters independently while building trusted relationships with senior stakeholders.
Your responsibilities
As People Experience Partner, you will:
Manage complexemployee relations mattersincluding grievances, complaints, misconduct, performance concerns and workplace investigations.
Lead and supportworkplace investigations, ensuring procedural fairness and appropriate documentation throughout the process.
Manageperformance improvement processesand provide practical advice to managers on performance and conduct matters.
Facilitatemediation and conflict resolutionand support leaders in resolving challenging workplace situations.
Coach managers and leaders to strengthen their people management capability and confidence.
Partner with approximately six key leaders across the Australian business through regular stakeholder meetings and proactive HR support.
Supportworkforce planning,



succession planning and organisational changeinitiatives.
Provide commercially sound and pragmatic advice while balancing employee, business and legislative requirements.
Facilitate leadership development, soft-skills and global learning programs, including workshops covering communication, workplace behaviour, discrimination, harassment and bullying awareness.
Take ownership of thegraduate program, supporting participant experience and the development of future talent.
Collaborate with specialist teams across People Experience, Remuneration & Benefits, Learning & Development, Payroll, Talent Acquisition and Strategic HR Business Partnering.
Build strong relationships across a complex global matrix and work effectively with stakeholders across multiple countries and time zones.
What you bring
We are looking for an experienced HR professional who can confidently step into the role and make an immediate contribution.
You will ideally bring:
Strong generalist HR experience atSenior HR Advisor, People Partner or HR Business Partnerlevel.
Demonstrated expertise managing complexemployee relations and industrial workplace matters.
Extensive experience conducting and managingworkplace investigations.
Strong knowledge of performance management, including end-to-end PIP processes.
Experience managing grievances, complaints, misconduct and sensitive employee matters.
Strong mediation, conflict resolution and manager coaching capability.




Experience supporting bothblue-collar and white-collar workforces, ideally within mining, resources, engineering, manufacturing, field services or another operational environment.
Sound knowledge of Australian employment legislation and contemporary HR practices.
The confidence to provide credible, practical and commercially focused advice to senior leaders.
Strong facilitation and presentation skills, with experience delivering workshops or learning programs.
The ability to work autonomously while remaining highly collaborative within a broader regional and global HR team.
Excellent communication, stakeholder management and relationship-building skills.
What will make you successful
You are pragmatic, approachable and confident dealing with complex or sensitive situations.
You can establish credibility quickly, challenge constructively when required and provide leaders with clear, practical guidance.
You will be comfortable working in a fast-moving environment undergoing organisational change and capable of balancing immediate operational HR requirements with proactive, forward‐looking business partnering.
Most importantly, you will bring robust employee relations expertise and be comfortable taking ownership of complex matters from the outset.
The opportunity
You will support an Australian workforce of approximately550 employeesacross operational and corporate environments and have the opportunity to influence the continued development of our People Experience model.
The position is initially offered as afull-time fixed-term appointment through to the end of ****, with the longer-term business requirement to be reviewed during the contract period.
Location:Perth, Western Australia
Work arrangement:Full-time, onsite during the fixed-term appointment
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