EOI - HR Business Partner

Babcock International • Henderson, NV

9d • Hybrid

About The Position

The HR Business Partner is responsible for implementing and supporting the People Strategy for H&B Defence, ensuring alignment of people practices across the joint venture and shareholder entities. Working closely with the Chief People Officer, the role enables the delivery of strategic and operational HR plans, oversees HR projects and calendar activities, and ensures the people elements of the Babcock employee lifecycle are completed with consistency and care. You will act as a trusted advisor to H&B leadership, providing insight on workforce planning, talent risks and organisational design while ensuring secondee arrangements are effectively managed and aligned with business goals. The role requires the ability to translate HR strategy into practical guidance for leaders and employees, support capability development across the organisation, and use data and insights to inform decision‑making. You will partner with leaders to resolve employment matters, liaise with shareholder HR teams on secondee compensation and progression, and lead initiatives that strengthen collaboration, engagement and wellbeing across diverse teams. The role also involves interpreting employment legislation and industrial instruments, supporting employee and industrial relations matters, and applying structured change management methodologies to guide the organisation through transformation. A commitment to continuous improvement is essential, as you will identify and lead opportunities to enhance HR processes and organisational effectiveness. You will actively contribute to a safe working environment, model H&B Defence values, and promote a culture of accountability, respect, excellence, safety and care for one another. The role also supports Trade Control compliance by embedding best‑practice behaviours and ensuring obligations are understood and met. Some intrastate, interstate and overseas travel may be required.

Requirements

• Strong experience in interpreting legislation, Awards, industrial agreements and organisational policy to provide pragmatic, high‑quality HR advice
• Experience supporting leaders through performance, conduct and grievance matters
• Confidence navigating complex stakeholder environments with professionalism and emotional intelligence
• Solid understanding of the broader HR functional areas
• Strong analytical, research and problem‑solving capability
• Communication and consulting skills to build trusted relationships at all levels
• Organisational skills to balance competing priorities while maintaining attention to detail
• Model the values and commitments of H&B Defence, demonstrating integrity, respect, accountability, safety, excellence and care in every interaction

Nice To Haves

• Experience in joint ventures, alliances or similarly complex environments
• Experience designing HR frameworks
• Experience conducting workplace investigations
• Experience working with unions
• Motivated by contributing to a mission‑focused organisation and supporting people to perform at their best in a high‑trust, high‑standards environment

Responsibilities

• Implementing and supporting the People Strategy
• Enabling the delivery of strategic and operational HR plans
• Overseeing HR projects and calendar activities
• Ensuring the people elements of the Babcock employee lifecycle are completed with consistency and care
• Acting as a trusted advisor to H&B leadership
• Providing insight on workforce planning, talent risks and organisational design
• Ensuring secondee arrangements are effectively managed and aligned with business goals
• Translating HR strategy into practical guidance for leaders and employees
• Supporting capability development across the organisation
• Using data and insights to inform decision‑making
• Partnering with leaders to resolve employment matters
• Liaising with shareholder HR teams on secondee compensation and progression
• Leading initiatives that strengthen collaboration, engagement and wellbeing across diverse teams
• Interpreting employment legislation and industrial instruments
• Supporting employee and industrial relations matters
• Applying structured change management methodologies to guide the organisation through transformation
• Identifying and leading opportunities to enhance HR processes and organisational effectiveness
• Actively contributing to a safe working environment
• Modeling H&B Defence values
• Promoting a culture of accountability, respect, excellence, safety and care for one another
• Supporting Trade Control compliance by embedding best‑practice behaviours and ensuring obligations are understood and met

Benefits

• Agile work environment where you’re able to work onsite and remotely
• Laptop and working from home kit if required
• Compressed hours
• Work life integration policy which brings together leave entitlements which include annual leave, wellbeing leave, volunteer leave, paid parental leave, defence reservist leave plus more
• Supportive and engaging environment where you can grow your career, supported by our capability framework plus ongoing access to self-led learning modules through LinkedIn Learning and access to study leave
• Access to beRewarded which will provide you with endless discounts across retail, health, entertainment, travel and much more, plus novated leasing options and corporate shares plan
• Wellbeing is supported through our online wellbeing program Munch, Mind, Move, Money, access to our employee assistance program plus wellbeing leave
• Participate in our weRecognise program which is an opportunity to recognise the outstanding work our people do each and every day in living our principles which are Be kind, Collaborate, Be Curious, Think Outcomes, Be Courageous and Own & Deliver

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees