Senior People and Culture Manager

KBR

Title

Senior People & Culture Business Partner

Location: Flexible across Australia

About the Role

We’re seeking an experienced Senior People & Culture Business Partner to join our national team, partnering closely with leaders to shape, influence, and deliver people strategies that drive business performance.

In this strategic and hands-on role, you will play a critical part in building leadership capability, enhancing culture, and delivering impactful people initiatives aligned to our organisational goals.

What You’ll Be Doing

Strategic Partnering

Partner with leaders to translate business strategy into actionable people plans
Provide guidance on workforce planning, organisational design, and capability uplift
Contribute to business planning and key transformation initiatives

Talent & Workforce Management

Drive workforce planning, succession strategies, and talent pipeline development
Facilitate talent and performance discussions with leadership teams
Collaborate with Talent Acquisition on recruitment strategies for critical roles

Performance & Development

Embed high-performance practices including goal setting and development planning
Coach leaders on managing performance, including high-potential and underperformance cases
Promote a culture of continuous development and accountability

Employee Relations & Advisory

Provide expert advice on employee relations matters including conduct, conflict, and performance
Support leaders through complex and sensitive people matters
Ensure compliance with legislation and best-practice HR approaches

Culture & Engagement

Champion initiatives that strengthen engagement, inclusion, and belonging
Support employee surveys and drive meaningful action planning
Promote organisational values and employee value proposition

People Programs & Cycles

Lead key people processes including performance reviews, talent calibration, and remuneration cycles
Ensure consistency and quality across all HR programs

About You

You are a strategic, commercially minded HR professional who thrives in a fast-paced, stakeholder-driven environment. You bring:

Proven experience as an HR/People & Culture Business Partner, ideally in a complex or consulting environment
Strong knowledge of employment legislation and contemporary HR practices
Demonstrated ability to influence and partner with senior leaders
Ability to form strong working relationships with Key Stakeholders
Ability to operate as a genuine partner to the business providing expert advice that balances commerciality, strategy and legislation.
Highly developed coaching, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills
A degree in HR, Business, or related discipline

Why Join Us?

Work as part of a highly collaborative national P&C team
Influence business outcomes through strategic people initiatives
Flexible work location across Australia
Be part of an organisation committed to inclusion, engagement, and high performance
Play an instrumental role in shaping a continuously evolving business
Be part of a genuinely people centric company.

If you’re ready to make a meaningful impact and help shape our people strategy, we’d love to hear from you.

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