P&C Business Partner

About the role

Were looking for a confident and proactive People and Culture Business Partner to join our team at the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR). This is more than a BAU role youll be embedded with leaders across key client groups shaping real outcomes that build capability drive performance and support meaningful culture change.

Youll work closely with our People & Culture Centre of Excellence to roll out initiatives across the full employee lifecycle. Whether its coaching leaders advising on complex people matters or driving change programs youll be a critical force behind our culture and people strategy. This role will require some travel and offers a hybrid working model allowing you to balance flexibility with in-office collaboration as well as the chance to genuinely influence people leadership in a fast-moving national regulator.

Your key responsibilities will include:

• Building strong partnerships with leaders to deliver tailored business-aligned HR support
• Translating strategy into people outcomes through coaching data and insight
• Supporting performance workforce planning ER matters and people projects
• Building and updating policies and processes to keep pace with our growing organisation
• Leading organisational change and capability uplift across client groups
• Delivering internal training and guidance to lift leadership capability

About You

You will have:

• A degree in HR ER/IR business or related field
• 5 years of generalist HR experience ideally in complex or customer-focused environments
• Sound commercial acumen with a passion for practical people-first solutions
• Strong influencing skills and the ability to coach at all levels
• Confidence working autonomously and navigating ambiguity

Why join us

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) commenced operations in 2013 as the national entity responsible for regulating all vehicles in Australia over 4.5 tonnes gross vehicle mass. The NHVR minimises the compliance burden on the heavy vehicle transport industry reduces duplication and inconsistences across state and territory borders and ultimately for the heavy vehicle business with government in Australia.

We are headquartered in Brisbane and employ more than 1000 people across the ACT New South Wales Queensland South Australia Tasmania and Victoria.

We offer

• Paid leave over the Christmas closure period
• Choice of accrued or rostered days off
• Hybrid working environment Up to 2 days from home
• Superannuation co-contribution scheme
• Wellbeing programs discounted fitness through Fitness Passport Discount health insurance flu vaccine financial programs including discounted banking products finance information sessions.
• Discounted IT products including Microsoft and free family password security plan.
• Ongoing training and professional development support
• Professional membership with HR Daily and HBR

Application Process

Please apply with your CV and cover letter addressing the essential requirements of the role.

Applications close: 5:00pm Friday 25^th July 2025 (applications may close earlier than the listed closing date if suitable candidate/s are identified prior).

If you have any questions please dont hesitate to contact the NHVR recruitment team on .

Successful applicants will be required to complete standard pre-employment checks including a national police and work rights check.

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.

We are committed to being an inclusive diverse and flexible workplace where differences are welcome applications from people of all backgrounds experience and abilities.