Director People and Culture

The Department of Planning, Lands and Heritage is seeking a delivery focused and values driven leader to step into a newly created
Director People and Culture
role designed to elevate how we partner with the business and deliver people services that are fit-for-purpose, responsive, and future-ready.

In this pivotal role you will lead the strategic and operational delivery of people and culture solutions that build capability, enable high performance and foster a culture of excellence. You will also be instrumental in embedding a new people and culture operating model that elevates service delivery, strengthens business partnership and creates value across the Department.

We're looking for someone who thrives on thinking through complexity, leads with clarity and brings others with them, motivating teams to align their passion with our purpose and deliver on what matters most.

This position will be filled through a Senior Executive Service fixed term contract for up to 5 years. This process may be used to fill future similar fixed-term positions that may arise within the Department and across the WA public sector in the next 12 months from the initial date of appointment.

Our Perth office is located in prime position within the Perth CBD in a convenient location, above the Perth Underground rail; close to the Wellington Street Bus Station and City CAT services.

To be successful for this position, you need to demonstrate:

• Experience in the strategic design, delivery, and management of integrated people and culture programs, workforce management strategies, change and transformation and human resource service delivery
• Substantial experience and record of achievement in managing a large and complex human resources portfolio to achieve organisational outcomes.
• Demonstrated leadership behaviours in the context of Executive Leader for this position.

Core leadership behaviours outlined in Leadership Expectations are applicable to this role and should be demonstrated in the context of Executive Leader. Executive Leader context is about shaping complex initiatives covering multiple business areas as well as having a key responsibility in corporate governance. The expected behaviours may be assessed during the recruitment and selection process.

In our pursuit of diversity at senior levels, the Department encourages applications from women, Aboriginal people, and people with disabilities.

As a senior member of the organisation, you will champion the Department's values, fostering integrity, respect, collaboration, professionalism and innovation within an environment of transparency and accountability and we expect all successful candidates to be capable of operating in line with these beliefs. Successful candidates will also need to operate within the Public Sector's Code of Ethics.

How to apply:
All applications are submitted online. Select 'Apply for Job', located at either top or bottom of the screen, and follow the instructions; you will need to provide a:

• Comprehensive CV that clearly shows your skills, experience, and key achievements, including the details of two referees.
• Maximum two (2) page covering letter demonstrating the criteria required to perform the role as described above and in the attached JDF.

For more information on what we do, our recruitment process, and why working at the DPLH is an attractive proposition, please read the
Applicant Information Pack.

An executive search may be undertaken to fill this vacancy.

Further Information:

If you would like to know more, please contact
Therese Stralow, Managing Director Price Consulting Group
on

or email to discuss the role in further detail. Please do not send your application to Therese or seek assistance with lodging your application.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander applicants – For a confidential discussion about the recruitment process, please reach out to Barb Culbong from our Aboriginal Employment and Engagement team. You can contact Barb at , or email us at

Accessibility:
If you have any communication or access needs that require adjustment to allow you to participate in this recruitment process, please contact our HR Services team on or email

We can also be contacted via the National Relay Service on the below numbers:

TTY/voice calls –

Speak and Listen – and SMS relay –

S

pecial Requirements for this position:

The Department will conduct a Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check and Conflict-of-Interest Declaration and a Declaration of Outside Interests are to be completed by all applicants who are successful in this recruitment process.

Applications can be submitted prior to 4.00pm AWST on
Wednesday, 12 November 2025.

If you are interested in this opportunity, please click the link to Jobs WA to apply.