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Senior Adviser People & Development


Job Location:

Brisbane - Australia

Monthly Salary: Not provided by the employer
Posted: 13 July 2026 (30+ days ago)
Application Deadline: 10 October 2026
Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Location: Flexible: Brisbane Adelaide or Perth

Remuneration/Benefit: Attractive package with yearly bonus

Drive impactful people initiatives that support business performance and growth

At Aurizon were committed to shaping a high-performing future-ready workforce. Were seeking a Senior Adviser People & Development to play a key role in delivering strategic people initiatives that deliver meaningful and measurable business outcomes.

This is a project focused role giving you the opportunity to take ownership of initiatives influence leaders and drive meaningful change across the business. It is not a traditional HR partnering role.

About the role

In this role you will take accountability for the delivery of key people initiatives as well as support complex enterprise-wide programs. Youll work across both operational and project-based priorities translating strategy into practical sustainable outcomes.

Key responsibilities

  • Lead the design and end-to-end delivery of business unit initiatives and support enterprise-wide people initiatives and transformation programs
  • Deliver strategic projects aligned to priority business objectives across multiple business units
  • Identify business challenges and develop fit-for-purpose people solutions that drive measurable outcomes
  • Apply data and insights to inform project design decision-making and evaluation of outcomes
  • Lead and coordinate change and transformation programs ensuring successful implementation and adoption
  • Work across specialist and broader teams to deliver priorities depending on initiative requirements

About you

Youre a strategic project leader with the ability to take enterprise initiatives from concept to delivery.

Youll bring:

  • Proven experience leading medium-scale projects or transformation programs in HR or organisational environments
  • Experience in change management and program delivery
  • The ability to translate business needs into practical structured solutions and deliverables
  • Analytical skills with confidence using data to influence decisions and measure outcomes
  • A background in HR organisational development or related discipline (preferred)
  • Experience working across complex or large-scale organisations (heavy industry experience advantageous)

Why Aurizon

At Aurizon youll have the opportunity to lead initiatives that directly impact how we operate and grow as a business. Youll work on high-profile programs with visibility across senior leadership and contribute to shaping the future of our workforce.

What we offer you:

At Aurizon we support the development and growth of our employees. With a national portfolio of operations we offer long-term and exciting career opportunities.

Some of our benefits include:

  • Development and growth opportunities.
  • Access to mentoring and development programs.
  • Discounts on selected health insurance funds personal travel gyms vehicles and retail brands.
  • Parental leave program and super booster.

About Aurizon.

is Australias largest rail freight operator and a top 100 ASX year we deliver more than 250 million tonnes of Australian commodities right across the country. Aurizon is crucial to the Australian economy connecting miners primary producers and industry with international and domestic markets.

Look to Aurizon for a diverse and collaborative culture.

At Aurizon we are proud of our diverse collaborative creative and high-performance culture. We celebrate the contribution of every employee and provide opportunities for career development in a dynamic caring and inclusive work environment.

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Aurizon is Australia’s largest rail freight operator, moving coal, iron ore, agricultural freight and more across the nation.

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