Location: Flexible: Brisbane, Adelaide or Perth
Remuneration/Benefit: Competitive remuneration package with bonus
Temporary Part-time: 0.6 of an FTE (parental leave replacement)
Ready to build your career in a role where your people expertise truly makes an impact?
We’re looking for an experienced Adviser – People & Development, to support meaningful people initiatives and deliver practical, impactful and effective solutions across the organisation.
This is a great opportunity for a human resources professional who enjoys variety—working closely with leaders, providing trusted advice, and contributing to a range of People & Development priorities.
About the role: In this advisory role, you’ll support the delivery key organisational and business unit people initiatives while providing quality guidance on day‑to‑day and project-based People & Development matters. You’ll work with leaders and teams to turn strategy into real outcomes.
Key responsibilities include:
- Supporting the delivery of people initiatives aligned with organisational priorities
- Collaborate with business unit leaders to co‑design and implement tailored people solutions
- Monitoring and evaluating People & Development programs to support continuous improvement
- Contributing to policy development and workforce planning activities
- Working flexibly across partnering and specialist teams as priorities evolve
No two days are the same. You’ll thrive if you’re organised, proactive, and collaborative, with the ability to navigate competing priorities in a dynamic and fast-paced environment.
About you
You’re a capable and confident HR professional who builds rapport easily, provides practical advice, and enjoys working through people‑related challenges.
You’ll bring:
- A tertiary qualification in HR, Business, Psychology or a related discipline
- Experience in Human Resources, ideally with exposure to business partnering or a specialist area (e.g. leadership, remuneration, talent, OD or ER)
- Experience in managing HR related projects and initiatives.
- Experience working in a heavy industry environment (desirable)
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and support complex workstreams
- Strong relationship‑building skills and a collaborative approach
You’re known for your:
- Solutions-focused mindset and continuous improvement approach
- Strong coaching, influencing and communication skills
- Ability to analyse and simplify complex information
- Confidence using data and technology to inform decision making
- Empathy, approachability and resilience
- Capability to support and contribute to change initiatives
Ready to grow your career and make a real contribution?
Apply now and bring your expertise to a role where your work genuinely matters.
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.
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Aurizon is Australia’s largest rail freight operator and a top 100 ASX company. Each 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.
To learn about us and our company values, please visit www.aurizon.com.au/careers
