People & Culture Business Partner

People & Culture Business Partner

About Inland Rail

Inland Rail Pty Ltd is delivering a 1,600km freight line that is transforming how goods are moved around Australia. When fully operational, Inland Rail will connect Melbourne to Brisbane via regional Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland. As one of the largest infrastructure projects in Australia, Inland Rail is helping to address the nation’s future freight needs and meet the demands of our growing population.

Delivering Inland Rail will help shift more goods onto rail which means safer, less congested roads and fewer emissions and a more resilient and sustainable national freight network.

More information relating to the project can be found here: Inland Rail

About the opportunity

Join our team as a People & Culture Business Partner, where you’ll play a key role in shaping workforce strategies and fostering a high-performance, inclusive culture. This role partners with leaders to deliver innovative people solutions that drive organisational success.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Provide expert advice on workforce planning, talent, reward, and employee lifecycle processes.
• Diagnose business challenges using data and develop effective P&C strategies.
• Lead and implement HR initiatives and projects across the organisation.
• Coach leaders to enhance capability, build talent pipelines, and promote diversity and inclusion.
• Support change management and ensure initiatives align with business strategy and values.
• Partner with leaders on industrial relations, workforce engagement, and retention strategies.
• Collaborate with P&C specialists to deliver integrated solutions and continuous improvement.

About you

You should have solid P&C business partnering experience and know how to turn data into insights that drive culture and performance. You’re comfortable working in large-scale construction or infrastructure projects, bringing strong stakeholder engagement and coaching skills to the table. With a good grasp of industrial relations and change management, you’re committed to doing things the right way, promoting diversity, safety, and ethical practices every step of the way.

Additionally, you should be able to demonstrate:

• Relevant tertiary qualification and/or extensive knowledge of human resources management issues and relevant legislation, regulations, policies and systems and industry trends.
• Experience working as a member of a project/program leadership team.
• Partnering with leaders for increased organisation effectiveness (including assessment/diagnosis, contracting, action planning, evaluation and follow-up)
• Experience in the delivery of operational P&C activities to business in several major categories: P&C policies and procedures, P&C systems and process, management of employee and industrial relations, talent management, learning, performance management and remuneration programs.
• Experience working in a matrix organisation with solid and dotted line reporting relationships

What you’ll be joining

• You will join one of the largest infrastructure programs in Australia.
• This project will generate thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in local investment, boosting regional economies and communities right along the alignment.
• Inland Rail is proud to have over 40% female representation and we would like to see these numbers grow.
• Inland Rail is an Agile working environment in our State-of-the Art office embracing flexible working conditions.

Our Organisation and Culture

The values that drive us and the work we deliver in the program incorporate Collaboration, Accountability, Respect and Excellence.  We welcome like-minded individuals who value our culture.

At Inland Rail, we celebrate, support, and thrive on attracting people from all horizons and walks of life for the benefit of our employees, our program, and our community. Inland Rail is proud to be an equal opportunity and an affirmative action employer. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander candidates to submit their details to us.

All employment is decided based on suitability to the role, cultural fit, merit, and business needs.

Apply Now

If this opportunity sounds like the challenge you have been looking for please apply online today.

As part of the application process, you will be required to undergo pre-employment criminal history, reference and medical checks, including drug and alcohol testing. Inland Rail is a drug and alcohol-free working environment.

Please note that applications are reviewed from point of advertising so don’t delay your application.