P&C Business Partner

Date: 18 Jun 2025

Location:

North Sydney, NSW, AU, 2060

Company: Ventia

What's on offer:

Join one of the largest essential service providers in Australia and New Zealand.
Split your time between the office and work from home.
ASX listed organisation with diverse work, generalist role working on key strategic initiatives within your own portfilio.

About the Role:

As our People & Culture Business Partner you will report to our People and Capability Manager for our Defence. You will provide proactive and strategic P&C advice to deliver high performance outcomes for our business leaders supporting key P&C Projects.

This position will work closely with our Defence base services contract with a truly diverse range of stakeholders and workforce. The sector delivers a comprehensive range of project management, engineering, operations, maintenance, and soft services nationally.

Accountable for you own portfolio this is a true generalist role that will have a key focus across a range of P&C deliverables including employee relations, performance management, change management, workforce planning, engagement, training and development, coaching and career talent management as well as internal mobility and Diversity and inclusion initiatives.

This position can be based from any of our North Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane office with flexible hybrid working splitting your time in the office and work from home.

Fixed term position up until March 2026.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Execute people plans that directly enable delivery of business strategic goals.
Build and maintain trusted relationships with stakeholders, senior leaders and ensure people objectives and outcomes are achieved.
Support the resolution of ER issues, ensuring advice is timely, accurate and legally compliant.
Talent and Organisational Design strategy to ensure the organisation has efficient structures in place to deliver.
Change management, leading the design management and implementation of successful change initiatives.
Industrial relations assisting the business and our leaders in negotiations to deliver strategic and commercially viable outcomes.
Partner with our Talent Acquisition team to provide advice and support aligning budgets, headcounts and remuneration guidance.
Workforce planning actively contributing to business initiatives to optimise efficiencies.
Collaborate with internal functions including our employee relations, people services, advisory and payroll teams to ensure people matters are dealt with in line with company policy.

Key Knowledge and Experience:

Demonstrated in a similar role – as a P&C Business Partner within a complex, geographically dispersed business environment.
Previous experience in the OD space, providing solutions and operational challenges.
Knowledge and application of change and talent management.
Knowledge of relevant ER/IR legislation and understanding of Unionised environments.
Excellent collaboration and communication skills – both verbal and written.

About Ventia:

Ventia is a leading infrastructure services company, operating across Australia and New Zealand. Our clients are the owners and operators of assets that are critical to our local communities. No one else does exactly what we do in the way we do it. Making infrastructure work for our communities is at the heart of who we are and it's what unites and excites us.

Diversity:

Ventia is enriched by the diverse experiences, talents, and cultures that our people bring to the organisation, while celebrating and respecting the communities we operate in. We are committed to providing a safe and positive environment that provides equal opportunities for individuals of all backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTQIA+, Women, Veterans and spouses and people with disabilities.

How to apply:

If you are looking to expand your career with a business that rewards and values its employees, please apply below by clicking on the apply now button.

Position Reference Number: 163324

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