Human Resources Business Partner

Western Power; Perth; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Work from home options

Additional leave purchase up to 4 wks

Salary packaging

Wellness leave

Parental leave

Employee recognition program

Job summary

Western Power is seeking an experienced HR Business Partner for a permanent Perth CBD role. You will partner with leaders and teams to deliver strategic HR solutions aligned to the People Strategy, providing expert guidance on a broad range of workforce matters to strengthen capability and drive performance.

You will build trusted partnerships, translate priorities into practical HR actions, coach leaders, and collaborate with Centres of Excellence to implement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a trusted HR Business Partner across multiple HR disciplines.
• Ability to build strong stakeholder relationships and influence at all levels.
• Experience guiding leaders through complex workforce and organisational challenges.
• Strong analytical skills to assess workforce risks and opportunities.
• Excellent organisational, prioritisation and problem-solving abilities in a fast-paced environment.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Business, Psychology or related discipline, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Build trusted partnerships with leaders and teams across your portfolio, serving as the primary HR business partner and delivering responsive, customer-focused people solutions that support business performance.
• Proactively engage with stakeholders to understand business priorities, identify workforce risks and opportunities, and translate these into practical, value-adding HR strategies and actions.
• Provide expert coaching and guidance to leaders across a broad range of people matters, helping them build high-performing, engaged and inclusive teams.
• Partner with leaders to strengthen workforce capability through effective performance management, talent development, succession planning and workforce planning initiatives.
• Collaborate with HR Centres of Excellence to deliver impactful people programs and strategic initiatives aligned to organisational goals and the People Strategy.
• Use workforce data, insights and trends to inform decision-making, recommend solutions and enhance the employee experience across your portfolio.
• Lead and support organisational change initiatives, ensuring seamless stakeholder engagement, effective communication and positive business outcomes.
• Foster strong, collaborative relationships across the organisation while continuously identifying opportunities to improve people practices, mitigate risk and enhance service delivery.

Skills

HR Business Partner

Stakeholder management

Coaching leaders

Change management

Workforce insights

Education

Tertiary qualifications in HR/Business/Psychology

Job description

Job Description

HR Business Partner - Permanent - Perth CBD

We're seeking an experienced Human Resources Business Partner for a permanent opportunity to partner closely with leaders and teams across the business and deliver strategic and practical HR solutions aligned to Western Power's People Strategy. Providing expert guidance across a range of workforce matters, you'll support business leaders to make informed decisions that strengthen capability and drive performance.

Your Role in Action

• Build trusted partnerships with leaders and teams across your portfolio, serving as the primary HR business partner and delivering responsive, customer-focused people solutions that support business performance.
• Proactively engage with stakeholders to understand business priorities, identify workforce risks and opportunities, and translate these into practical, value-adding HR strategies and actions.
• Provide expert coaching and guidance to leaders across a broad range of people matters, helping them build high-performing, engaged and inclusive teams.
• Partner with leaders to strengthen workforce capability through effective performance management, talent development, succession planning and workforce planning initiatives.
• Collaborate with HR Centres of Excellence to deliver impactful people programs and strategic initiatives aligned to organisational goals and the People Strategy.
• Use workforce data, insights and trends to inform decision-making, recommend solutions and enhance the employee experience across your portfolio.
• Lead and support organisational change initiatives, ensuring seamless stakeholder engagement, effective communication and positive business outcomes.
• Foster strong, collaborative relationships across the organisation while continuously identifying opportunities to improve people practices, mitigate risk and enhance service delivery.

What Makes You a Great Fit

• Demonstrated experience as a trusted HR Business Partner, providing proactive people advice and solutions across a broad range of HR disciplines.
• Proven ability to build strong stakeholder relationships and influence leaders at all levels to achieve positive people and business outcomes.
• Experience supporting leaders through complex workforce and organisational challenges in a large-scale business environment.
• Ability to analyse workforce challenges, assess risk and deliver practical, fit-for-purpose solutions.
• Exceptional organisational, prioritisation and problem-solving skills, with experience managing competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
• Relevant tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Business, Psychology or a related discipline, or equivalent demonstrated experience.

By joining Western Power, you will contribute to powering a cleaner energy future. We are dedicated to fostering career development and promoting a healthy work-life balance, empowering you to drive innovation as we develop a network that will serve the Western Australian community for generations. You will also benefit from a range of perks and opportunities, including:

• Over 50% of our employment opportunities are driven by career progression.
• Flexible work arrangements to support part time work, working hours and working from home arrangements.
• The opportunity to purchase up to four weeks of additional leave per year.
• Access to salary packaging, social club activities, and discounted health insurance and gym membership.
• An award-winning employee recognition and benefits programme.
• An innovative team culture that is enabling the transition to renewable energy and decarbonisation.
• In addition to standard leave, enjoy three wellness leave days each year.
• 22 weeks paid parental leave and 5 days of First Nations cultural leave to support family and cultural connections.

Applications close on 28 August 2026.

We value diversity and inclusivity, encouraging applications from all backgrounds, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and LGBTQIA+ communities. As a WORK180-endorsed employer for women, we are proud of our commitment to inclusion. You can learn more about this through our Reconciliation Action Plan and Disability Access and Inclusion Plan.