People Business Partner

Job Description

• Do interesting work that MATTERS
• ENJOY what you do
• GROW your career
• Be YOU

We work in a thriving sector – one that puts us at the forefront of exciting and meaningful work. Every day we push boundaries to produce some of the world’s most innovative and ground breaking technology. Individually we all contribute to our success. Collectively we make the impossible possible.

Recognised for delivering projects of global and national significance that help keep Australia safe, it is our shared passion that shapes our culture, and our people that make it a great place to work.

About the OPPORTUNITY

We have an outstanding opportunity for an experienced People Business Partner to join the team at Osborne and contribute to Continuous Naval Shipbuilding within Australia.

In this role, you will closely collaborate with the professional workforce and cross-functional teams, to ensure the integration of business and people plans, operational efficiency, and continuous improvement in the employee experience.

The ideal candidate is a business partner who has a proven record of enabling business performance through effective partnership and excellent service delivery. Furthermore, a HR professional that thrives in a high performance / inclusive culture and working within large teams across multiple sites.

We embrace and value flexibility and support a range of work arrangements, including hybrid working, 9-day fortnights, and part-time employment options.

Key responsibilities:

• Operational Delivery: Providing a proactive business partnering service that meets Program workforce needs and strategic priorities
• Employee Relations: Act a point of contact for employee relations matters, working to resolve conflicts & concerns, improve the employee experience, drive employee attraction and retention performance
• People Plan Delivery: Partner with leaders to align HR initiatives and strategy with Program workforce plans, as well as contributing to functional continuous improvement
• Employee Engagement & Communication: Foster a collaborative, safe and positive culture, providing guidance, coaching leaders and support to teams on best people practice
• Workforce Mobilisation: Supporting workforce mobilisation in a period of growth and market scarcity. Working with recruitment and resourcing to identify talent pipelines, ensuring a strong supply of diverse, qualified personnel for current and future requirements
• Change Management: Enabling change management efforts by helping to drive adoption of new systems, processes, or technologies within a large corporate environment.

About YOU

• Demonstrated experience working in a HR Business Partner or Advisory role, preferably within a large, matrix organisation
• Proven team player with experience working with specialist HR functions and/or expertise
• Excellent communication skills and ability to engage, coach and manage effective relationships with key stakeholders across all levels of the business and remote teams
• Experience in managing multiple business and functional priorities
• Significant knowledge and application of HR policies, processes and practices
• Degree qualification and/or equivalent experience in related discipline
• Eligible to obtain and maintain a Defence security clearance

As a Defence security clearance is required for this role, applicants must be Australian citizens and either possess or be eligible to obtain and maintain appropriate clearances. Further information regarding security clearances.

We believe in hiring for potential, we know that some candidates hesitate if they don’t tick all the boxes. If this role interests you, but you don’t meet all the criteria, we still encourage you to apply.

About US

You will be joining a workplace that truly cares about your wellbeing.

Our people are diverse and we value the variety of perspectives this brings, we know that a culture that is inclusive and fosters a sense of belonging is a place we can all make the most of our unique talents and be our best.

As Australia’s largest defence company in a rapidly growing sector, you will be connected into a global team and encouraged to explore where your career might take you whether that is a traditional career path or squiggly one, there are infinite possibilities for you at BAE Systems Australia.

We welcome applicants from all people regardless of sex, gender identity, race, ethnicity, disability, pregnancy, age, or other lived experience; and strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people for all positions.

We are proud to be recognised as an employer of choice for women by WORK180.

Awarded the Benchmarcx ‘Top Employer for Candidate Experience Excellence 2026′. As a member of the Circle Back Initiative we commit to respond to every applicant.

To learn more about our competitive employee benefits, flexibility, other employment opportunities and what to expect from our recruitment process please visit: www.baesystemscareers.com.au