About the Role
We are seeking an experienced Senior People & Culture Business Partner to join the Confluence Water Joint Venture on a 12-month fixed-term basis, embedded within the Ventia component of the partnership.
Working closely with operational leaders and broader JV stakeholders, you will deliver both strategic and hands-on People & Culture support, ensuring consistent, compliant, and high-performing people outcomes.
This role focuses on optimising workforce effectiveness, building organisational capability, and supporting the retention and development of talent within a well-established operational environment.
Based in Chatswood, with semi-regular time spent on site, success in this role will require strong stakeholder engagement and the ability to operate seamlessly across both corporate and frontline settings.
Flexible work arrangements are available, including hybrid options and part-time arrangements (3–4 days per week).
Key Responsibilities
- Partner with leaders to embed people strategy, policies, and frameworks
- Deliver end-to-end P&C support across workforce planning, performance, and structure
- Drive initiatives that improve retention, capability, and development
- Manage employee and industrial relations matters end-to-end, including leading complex IR cases
- Provide clear, pragmatic ER/IR advice
- Coach leaders to strengthen performance, engagement, and leadership capability
- Implement Ventia-led people initiatives within the JV environment
- Support change and improvement initiatives, managing people impacts
- Use data and insights to identify workforce risks and opportunities
- Act as a trusted advisor, balancing JV dynamics with Ventia priorities
About You
You’re a confident and pragmatic P&C professional who thrives in operational environments and enjoys partnering closely with leaders to get things done.
You bring:
- Experience in a P&C / HR Business Partner or advisory role
- Solid ER/IR capability (operational exposure highly regarded)
- Experience working with diverse stakeholders or within complex structures (desirable)
- Strong relationship-building and influencing skills
- A practical, solutions-focused approach
- The ability to translate people frameworks into real-world outcomes
- Relevant qualifications in HR, Business, or similar
Why Join Us?
- Strong benefits, including health and wellbeing initiatives
- A true business partnering role embedded in operations
- Exposure to a large-scale infrastructure JV with diverse stakeholders
- Opportunity to make an immediate, visible impact
- Flexible working options
About Confluence Water
Confluence Water, a Ventia, Downer and Jacobs Joint Venture, is one of three Regional Delivery Partnerships providing services for Sydney Water. We work hard to ensure that Sydney Water keeps running for people who live in the North Region of Sydney - rain, hail or shine. We are often the first to reach an emergency during severe weather events and we are responsible for the delivery of an unprecedented pipeline of capital works across the life of our ten year contract.
Confluence Water delivers design, construction, maintenance and facilities management services from Sydney Harbour to the Hawkesbury River and includes the Hills Shire.
Our commitment to Fairness, Inclusion and Respect shapes how we lead, collaborate, hire and support one another. We welcome applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, and people of all genders, identities, sexual orientations, beliefs and caring responsibilities. We are dedicated to providing an accessible recruitment process and encourage you to request adjustments at any stage.
How to apply
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Position Reference Number: 167530
