Senior HR Business Partner

Perth Airport is Australia’s Western Hub connecting the people, businesses and communities of Western Australia with the rest of Australia and the world. Operating 24 hours a day, seven days a week throughout the year, Perth Airport plays a significant role in providing economic, social and cultural benefits to West Australians. 

Perth Airport is investing more than $5 billion in new infrastructure so we can support our airline partners to grow, offering more services to new destinations and an improved customer experience. This will be the largest funded private equity build in Western Australia for the last 30 years. 

Over the coming decade we will expand T1 International, and build new domestic terminal facilities, a parallel runway, two multi-storey carparks and our first airport hotel. This will deliver one airport for the people of Western Australia which will host all flight services in a central location giving passengers a seamless, world-class travel experience. 

The Perth Airport estate is spread over 2100 hectares and has developed a $1.5 billion portfolio of existing industrial premises and significant vacant land holdings. 

We service a truly diverse community and play an important role in strengthening cultural, family and social bonds while supporting business, tourism and leisure travel. 

About The Role

Due to the continuous growth at Perth Airport, we are seeking an experienced Senior HR Business Partner to provide strategic partnering with leaders across the business. In this pivotal role, you will deliver expert advice, guidance, and coaching to internal stakeholders, ensuring effective management of people and organisation design. You will play a key role in aligning people strategies with organisational goals and driving initiatives that enhance culture, engagement, and leadership capability along with the following: 

• Strategic Partnering: Develop and implement business unit people plans, integrate HR strategies with organisational objectives, and provide advice to senior leaders.
• Talent and Performance: Drive talent management and succession planning, support reward and performance cycles, and coach leaders on effective people management.
• Employee Relations and Compliance: Manage ER/IR matters, including investigations, policy interpretation, and compliance with legislation and industrial instruments.
• Culture & Engagement: Lead initiatives to enhance engagement, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), and contribute to culture-building programs.
•         ewards and Remuneration: Support salary reviews, bonuses, benefits, and benchmarking, ensuring alignment with budgets and workforce strategy.
• Change Management: Lead organisational change activities, including impact analysis, stakeholder engagement, and communication planning.
• Reporting & Analytics: Use people metrics to inform decisions, complete reporting and analysis, and support process improvement initiatives.

About You

To be considered for this opportunity it is envisaged that you have the following skills and experience: 

• Tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, Organisation Psychology or related field
• Minimum 7 years’ experience in HR business partnering
• Experience in Enterprise Agreements
• Experience in understanding workplace investigations
• Ability to influence and build relationships at all organisational levels
• Strong analytical skills and experience using data to guide decisions
• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and project management skills
• In-depth understanding of HR policies, legislation, and compliance requirements

About Us:

We offer a dynamic and supportive team culture, a contemporary workplace with great facilities and a modern approach to work/life integration. Our competitive remuneration package comes with additional company benefits including free parking. 

Perth Airport is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We are committed to building an equitable and diverse workforce representative of the community we serve. We encourage and welcome applications from all communities and backgrounds. 

Doing the right thing by the planet and future generations is important to us. At PAPL we place a strong emphasis on embedding sustainability throughout our business strategy and operations. We remain steadfast in our commitment to driving ESPG (Environmental, Social, People, Governance) performance across our value chain and areas that have material environmental and social impact. 

If this sounds like you, please get in touch.

Please note, the screening process will not commence until the New Year.