An exciting opportunity has opened for an experienced People & Culture Business Partner to join a high-performing infrastructure services team supporting a major joint venture in the utilities sector. This interim contract is ideal for a capable HR professional ready to take the reins on a strategic people function within a complex and high-impact environment.

Reporting to a Head of HR, you’ll work directly with senior operational leaders across a multi-site, mixed workforce commercial environment. Your core focus will be to drive strategic and operational HR initiatives that shape culture, build capability, and position the business for long-term success. This includes navigating change, leading on workforce development, embedding people plans, and partnering closely on employee relations and industrial strategy.

This is a rare opportunity to be involved in one of the most progressive delivery models in the public utilities space, with scope to influence and embed long-term cultural and structural change.

Key Responsibilities

• Build trusted relationships across executive and operational stakeholder groups
• Integrate business and workforce strategies within a joint venture and project delivery context
• Deliver hands-on P&C partnering across white- and blue-collar teams
• Lead and advise on employee relations, dispute resolution, change management, capability building, and engagement
• Support labour strategy and EA negotiations across project environments
• Shape and drive a people agenda that’s future-focused, commercially aligned, and outcome-driven

To be successful in this contract you will have:

• Proven success in a P&C Business Partner or Senior HR Advisor role in complex, multi-site environments
• Experience in large-scale, fast-paced, white and blue-collar environments is highly regarded
• Strong background in employee relations, capability planning, and cultural change
• Ability to lead in ambiguity and drive practical outcomes with empathy and influence
• High-level communication, problem-solving solving and organisational skills
• Business-savvy with curiosity and commitment to understanding how your client group operates
• Confident in managing projects and able to work independently
• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources or a related discipline.

We welcome your enquiries and encourage your contact. Please call Matthew Saitta at 02 8045 2923 or apply online.

Job Ref. 3924766.

Tandem Partners is an equal-opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees.

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