People & Culture Business Partner

Australian Naval Infrastructure Pty Ltd (ANI) is the owner, developer and manager of the Osborne Naval Shipyards, supporting the Commonwealth’s Naval Shipbuilding Plan. ANI is responsible designing, constructing and managing the shipyard infrastructure, including the new Nuclear-Powered Submarine Construction Yard (NPSCY) to support the AUKUS program, and operating and maintaining common use facilities.

ANI is delivering a multi‑year, multi‑billion-dollar infrastructure program of national significance. The organisation is entering a period of significant workforce growth, organisational change and increasing delivery complexity, and we’re seeking a highly capable People & Culture Business Partner to support this next phase.

About the role

As the People & Culture Business Partner, you will work closely with the Program Director and leadership team to ensure people strategies, decisions and interventions directly enable program delivery. It is a critical, trusted advisor role requiring strong judgement, senior stakeholder capability, and the confidence to operate in a fast‑paced, project‑driven environment.

Key responsibilities

Senior people partnering

• Act as the primary P&C partner to the Program Director and leadership team

• Embed People & Culture initiatives in ways that align with delivery pressures and timeframes

Change, integration & complexity

• Play a key role in managing people impacts associated with capability partner integration

• Support leaders through organisational change, ambiguity and workforce growth and advise on organisational design and role clarity

Workforce planning, resourcing & onboarding

• Partner with Talent Acquisition and program leadership on workforce planning across ramp‑up, peak and transition phases

• Oversee onboarding to ensure new starters are set up for success within ANI

Performance, leadership & capability uplift

• Coach leaders on performance management, development and employee engagement

• Spend meaningful time uplifting leader capability across the division

Employee relations & investigations

• Confidently manage complex employee relations matters and investigations

Governance, compliance & ways of working

• Support workforce reporting and people-related governance requirements

About you

The ideal candidate will bring:

• Demonstrated experience in HR / People & Culture with strong generalist and business partnering experience

• Experience within infrastructure, large scale project delivery, construction or similar environments

• Proven capability partnering with senior leaders in complex, fast‑moving settings

• Experience supporting organisations through integration, merger or large‑scale change (highly desirable)

• Organisational design experience (advantageous)

Eligibility: 

Applicants must be Australian citizens and either hold or be able to gain and maintain a Defence security clearance. Applicants will be required to consent to background checks.  

Application Information: 

To apply, click the ‘Apply’ button and follow the prompts, include a cover letter & current resume. 

Applications close:  5pm, 13 September 2026  

Korn Ferry is ANI’s recruitment partner and is assisting with ANI’s hiring needs. To learn more about Korn Ferry visit kornferry.com