People & Culture Business Partner (Fixed Term Contract)

This 12-month fixed-term contract role as a People & Culture Business Partner at AECOM, based in Brisbane, supports a client group of approximately 250 team members across Australia. The role involves improving employee experience and managing a wide range of HR activities, including employee relations, performance management, culture and engagement, reward and talent management, leadership capability building, and change management. The successful candidate will contribute to both regional and global HR strategies, working closely with business leaders and HR specialists.

Must Have

• Support employee relations and performance management
• Drive culture and engagement initiatives
• Implement reward and talent management strategies
• Build leadership capability through coaching and support
• Facilitate and embed change management
• Lead and contribute to strategic HR projects
• Partner with leaders to continuously improve the employee experience
• Knowledge of the Fair Work Act and Australian Awards
• Experience handling HR queries on a broad range of issues
• Confidence in interpreting People Policies and providing advice to managers
• 5+ years’ experience working in Human Resources in a dynamic environment

Good to Have

• An effective communicator who builds strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels
• Proactive and solutions-focused, with proven experience managing employee relations matters end-to-end
• Experience designing and executing organisational development projects
• Up to date with HR best practices and confident applying them in a commercial setting
• Accountable and responsive, with a strong sense of ownership for your work

Perks & Benefits

• Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, job-sharing and hybrid work options
• Continuous learning and growth - lunch and learns, professional development courses, financial study assistance, 5 days paid study leave, global career opportunities
• Private health insurance
• Free annual flu vaccinations, skin checks and eye health checks
• Wellness benefits including 24/7 confidential EAP support, $200 annual wellness subsidy, discounted gym membership, mental health classes

Company Description

“We are a company that values diversity, inclusiveness, and innovative thinking."

Come grow with us.

Our clients trust us to bring together the best people, ideas, technical expertise and digital solutions to our work in transportation, buildings, water, the environment and new energy. Partner with our business leaders locally and throughout Australia and New Zealand and operate in a core team across the region, working with a variety of stakeholders and contribute towards key deliverables. No matter where you are in your career, there's a path for you here.

Everyone belongs

We’re committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging - because great ideas come from diverse perspectives. We are proud to be a Fortune 500 Most Admired Company, a WGEA Employer of Choice for Gender Equality, #Work180 Equitable Workplace Awards 2025 Winner and an AWEI Bronze Tier LGBTQ+ Inclusive Employer.

Job Description

About the role:

Due to maternity leave cover, this 12 month Fixed Term contract is available to join our diverse People & Culture team, based in our Brisbane office.

People and Culture Team has a diverse opportunity for an HR professional ready to step up into a bigger role.

We’re looking for a motivated People & Culture professional to support a client group of around 250 team members across our Australia offices. This role is ideal for an experienced Business Partner who’s ready to grow into a strategic role.

You’ll work closely with leaders to help improve the employee experience and support a wide range of HR activities, including:

• Employee Relations and Performance Management
• Culture and Engagement Initiatives
• Reward and Talent Management Strategies
• Building Leadership Capability through coaching and support
• Facilitating and embedding change management
• Leading and contributing to strategic HR projects
• Partnering with leaders to continuously improve the employee experience

How you’ll make a difference:

In addition to partnering with business leaders within key client groups, you will work as part of a core team of HR Specialists both regionally and nationally. Reporting to the People & Culture Lead, you will actively contribute to the implementation and operation of the Australia New Zealand HR Strategy and will support and assist the effective implementation of our Global HR Strategy.

You will be responsible for all facets of People and Culture business partnering, including:

• Employee Relations
• Performance, Reward & Talent Management
• Building the people management capabilities of our leaders
• Developing organisational development programs
• Facilitating and supporting change management
• Leading and supporting HR projects
• Working with managers to improve our employee experience.

Qualifications

You will have knowledge of the Fair Work Act and Australian Awards and experience handling HR queries on a broad range of issues. You will be confident interpreting People Policies and providing advice to managers. Ideally you would have 5+ years’ experience working in Human Resources in a dynamic environment.

The qualities that help you thrive:

• An effective communicator who builds strong relationships with stakeholders at all levels.
• Proactive and solutions-focused, with proven experience managing employee relations matters end-to-end.
• Experience designing and executing organisational development projects
• Up to date with HR best practices and confident applying them in a commercial setting.
• Accountable and responsive, with a strong sense of ownership for your work

The above qualifications and experience are highly desired, but if you don’t tick all the boxes, you could still be a perfect fit for this role. Please apply, all applications will be considered.

Additional Information

Why you’ll love working with us:

• Flexible work arrangements, including alternative start/finish times, job-sharing and hybrid work options
• Continuous learning and growth - lunch and learns, professional development courses, financial study assistance, 5 days paid study leave, global career opportunities
• Private health insurance, free annual flu vaccinations, skin checks and eye health checks
• Wellness benefits including 24/7 confidential EAP support, $200 annual wellness subsidy, discounted gym membership, mental health classes

We acknowledge the Traditional Owners and Custodians of the lands on which we, our clients and our communities live and work around Australia. We pay our respects to their cultures and to their Elders — past, present, and emerging. We are committed to connecting to Country in our work through meaningful engagement with First Nations peoples and businesses. Find out more about our Australian Reconciliation Action Plan here: https://aecom.com/au/our-vision-for-reconciliation/.

About

We are the world’s trusted infrastructure consulting firm, delivering professional services throughout the project lifecycle – from advisory, planning, design and engineering to program and construction management. On projects spanning transportation, buildings, water, new energy and the environment, our public- and private-sector clients trust us to solve their most complex challenges. Our teams are driven by a common purpose to deliver a better world through our unrivaled technical and digital expertise, a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion, and a commitment to environmental, social and governance priorities. We are a Fortune 500 firm and its Professional Services business had revenue of $16.1 billion in fiscal year 2024. See how we are delivering sustainable legacies for generations to come at aecom.com and @AECOM.

Freedom to Grow in a World of Opportunity

You will have the flexibility you need to do your best work with hybrid work options. Whether you’re working from an office, remote location or at a client site, you will be working in a dynamic environment where your integrity, entrepreneurial spirit and pioneering mindset are championed.

You will help us foster a culture of equity, diversity and inclusion – a safe and respectful workplace, where we invite everyone to bring their whole selves to work using their unique talents, backgrounds and expertise to create transformational outcomes for our clients.

We provide a wide array of compensation and benefits programs to meet the diverse needs of our employees and their families. We also provide a robust global well-being program. We’re the world’s trusted global infrastructure firm, and we’re in this together – your growth and success are ours too.

Join us, and you’ll get all the benefits of being a part of a global, publicly traded firm – access to industry-leading technology and thinking and transformational work with big impact and work flexibility. As an Equal Opportunity Employer, we believe in each person’s potential, and we’ll help you reach yours.