People and Culture Business Partner

Title: NDY P&C Business Partner Fixed Term, Melbourne

Location: Melbourne, VIC Australia

Hybrid

Part-time

Job Description:

People & Culture Business Partner

Melbourne | 12-month fixed-term parental leave cover | Part-time, 3-4 days per week | Hybrid

Join a People & Culture team where your work is close to decision-making, valued by leaders, and recognised for the difference it makes.

We are looking for an experienced People & Culture Business Partner to join our Melbourne office on a 12-month fixed-term parental leave contract. This is a part-time role working 3-4 days per week, supporting business groups across Melbourne, Adelaide and Brisbane in a hybrid work environment.

This role will suit someone who enjoys building strong stakeholder relationships, finding better ways of working that stick, and balancing strategic partnering with practical delivery. You will work closely with leaders on workforce planning, employee relations, organisational change, employee engagement, remuneration and performance matters, while also contributing to broader People & Culture initiatives across the business.

Why this role

At NDY, support teams are close to decisions and play an important role in helping the business work better. In this role, you will partner with executives, managers and leaders across your client groups, provide trusted and pragmatic advice, and help shape people solutions that support business performance.

You will join a collaborative, experienced and down-to-earth People & Culture team with approachable leaders and practical support. While everyone has their own portfolio, the team works closely together, shares context and helps each other deliver during busy periods.

What you will do

• Partner with leaders across allocated business groups to provide trusted People & Culture advice and support
• Influence workforce planning, role benchmarking and hiring-related decisions in partnership with Talent Acquisition
• Support employee relations, conduct, performance and change matters with sound judgement and a focus on risk management
• Contribute to employee engagement, performance management and leadership capability activity
• Support remuneration activity, including salary review processes, bonus implementation and role benchmarking\
• Lead or contribute to cyclical P&C programs, process improvements and broader business initiatives
• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders and coach leaders through people matters in a practical and constructive way
• Analyse trends and work with the broader P&C team to identify opportunities to improve programs, policies and outcomes

About you

Must have

• Demonstrated experience in a People & Culture / HR Business Partner role
• Strong stakeholder management, coaching and influencing capability
• Experience supporting complex people matters across employee relations, performance, engagement and change
• Working knowledge of multiple HR disciplines, including remuneration, employment law compliance, performance management and employee engagement

Experience operating in complex white-collar business environments

Strong written and verbal communication skills, sound judgement and the ability to manage competing priorities

Nice to have

• Professional services or consulting experience
• Experience working in a matrix organisation
• Exposure to intern, graduate or early careers programs
• Experience in engineering or adjacent professional services environments
• Relevant tertiary qualification in Business, Commerce, Human Resources, Psychology or similar

Why join us

• A role where your advice and judgement are close to leaders and decision-making
• The opportunity to improve how work gets done, not just maintain process
• A collaborative People & Culture team with approachable leaders and practical support
• Hybrid working with flexibility built on trust
• 5 weeks of leave
• A broader global business environment as part of the Tetra Tech group

Inclusion and accessibility

Our people are central to how we work. We value thoughtful ideas, practical improvement and the different perspectives that help teams do great work.

We're committed to building a workplace that reflects the communities we serve, where people feel respected, supported and able to contribute. As part of NDY, a Tetra Tech company, we support reconciliation through our Reconciliation Action Plan and we're recognised by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality.

If you require adjustments during the application process, please let us know. As a 2026 Circle Back Initiative employer, we're committed to responding to every applicant.

Applicants must be permanent Australian or New Zealand residents or hold a visa with authority to work.

Additional Information

• Organization: 611 NAU
• Requisition #61100000011