P&C Business Partner - Dynamic Project Environment

P&C Business Partner - Day to Day P&C + HR Strategy

UGL’s Rail & Technology Systems business delivers rail infrastructure, communications, and control systems across major and minor projects nationwide. With a mix of civil, signaling, train control, and maintenance work and a strong focus on transitioning workers between projects, RTS plays a key role in keeping Australia’s rail networks running safely and efficiently.

About The Role

Due to a recent promotion, we’re looking for a P&C Business Partner to support the RTS business. The role reports to the RTS P&C Manager and is a full-time permanent role, based out of our North Sydney or Melbourne office.

In this role you’ll be the go-to person for day-to-day P&C admin and employee support, while also getting involved in strategic work such as workforce planning, performance management, and supporting leadership capability. It’s a varied role with plenty of scope to build relationships across the business and make a real impact.

Why This Role?

• Work in a fast-paced, project-based environment supporting critical rail and technology systems.
• Play a key role in workforce stability through mobilisations, demobilisations and transfers.
• Balance hands-on P&C admin with strategic HR initiatives that empower leaders and boost engagement.
• Enjoy variety through day-to-day P&C operations and leadership development.

Key Responsibilities

• Support the business with everyday P&C admin tasks to include changes to work conditions, advising on parental leave, coaching managers on challenging conversations, ER matters, and processing promotions or other approvals.
• Advise and coach managers on P&C policies, performance management, appraisals, and everyday people issues.
• Assist with workforce planning, employee engagement initiatives, and delivery of end-of-year appraisals.
• Manage redeployment and redundancy processes during project demobilisation.
• Travel to Sydney, Melbourne, or Perth to connect with operations leaders.

About You

• Experience in a similar P&C/HR role with some experience of a blue-collar workforce.
• Confident communicator with great relationship-building and coaching skills.
• Comfortable juggling admin and strategic tasks, and happy to travel interstate.
• A team player who’s organised, adaptable, and ready to jump into whatever comes their way.

What We Offer

• Enjoy a hybrid work arrangement working from home 1-2 days per week.
• Benefit from 16 weeks of paid primary parental leave.
• Complimentary salary continuance insurance.
• Discounted Medibank health insurance.
• Shape your career with an Individual Development Plan.
• Participate in our Wellness Program with AIA Vitality.
• Access our OneRewards Discount Program.

About Us

UGL is a well-known and respected for providing end-to-end engineering, construction and maintenance services within; rail and transport, communications and technology systems, oil and gas, power, renewables and resources, water and defence markets. UGL partners with some of the world’s largest blue-chip companies and government agencies, private enterprises and public institutions. We are a member of the CIMIC Group of companies

At UGL, we value diversity – in the backgrounds, ideas, work styles and perspectives of our team. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and strongly encourage people with disability, Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander people, mature aged workers and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

Please note that relevant screening checks will be conducted as part of the recruitment process. These may include a national criminal history check and for you to undergo pre-employment medical assessment including drug and alcohol screen.

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