People Business Partner

**At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.**

That’s why we pledge to support and empower all of our people to make a positive impact when working hand in hand with our business to drive change. We'll help you accelerate your career and empower you with the right technology and training as you bring ideas and projects to life.

Together, with your colleagues, clients and partners, you'll make an impact that is felt by all. See where your commitment could take you.

**Who are we looking for? **Based in our Newcastle office, we have an outstanding opportunity for a People Business Partner seeking a diverse, autonomous role. Reporting into the Regional People Leader - NSW and supporting the broader region across several offices, this is your opportunity to be both a strategic and operational partner to the business. This is an initial 12 month Parental leave contract position and ideally you will be able to commence by mid-January.

If you are an experienced, passionate and collaborative HR professional, we are keen to discuss this role with you. There’s scope to be involved in national, key initiatives whilst working directly with your dedicated client groups. You will champion best practice people management and provide people services to complement operational and strategic needs and requirements. This diverse role will give you an opportunity to further develop your HR skills and experience.

**Key responsibilities**:

- Support the business by planning and executing People plans and working through solutions to result in successful business outcomes.
- Develop strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
- Support leaders to address and mediate issues and respond to individual people queries.
- Help facilitate talent management plans and activities to align with business needs.
- Assist with developing and building a high-performance culture and increasing emplyee wellbeing and engagement
- Plan and deliver onboarding and training activities, regional events and initiatives.
- Develop, report and analyse HR metrics.

**About you**:

- Relevant tertiary qualifications - ideally in HR, Psychology or Business paired with experience preferably in a professional services environment.
- Demonstrated experience in the effective delivery of people advice and strong business partner orientation.
- Proven ability to exercise discretion and maturity when dealing with confidential and sensitive matters.
- Strong interpersonal, communication and networking skills.
- Presentation and project management skills.

GHD supports hybrid work arrangements and encourages our employees to take advantage of the flexibility of being able to work from home at times balanced with the benefits of working alongside our colleagues in an office.
- We respectfully ask that no agency resumes be presented at this stage. _

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**Come together and make a meaningful impact.**

We bring our people together to create something bigger and solve some of the world's most complex problems. Come and experience the power of commitment and see strategy and ideas come to life when you join GHD.

**Let's drive real change.**

**Our Pledge to You**
At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day.

That’s why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

See where your commitment could take you.

That’s the
**#PowerOfCommitment**

**Who we are**
GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents.

The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to ensure water, energy and urbanisation are made sustainable for generations to come.