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Principal Group HR

Brisbane Permanent Work from Home or Hybrid View Job Description
Join a high-growth resources organisation and play a pivotal role in driving culture, capability, and workforce strategy across multiple jurisdictions. Combining strategic partnership with operational leadership, this position is ideal for an experienced HR professional looking to make a lasting impact.
  • Rapidly growing organisation
  • Exciting time of change

About Our Client

Our client is a high-growth, international mining company operating one of the world's highest-grade underground gold-copper mines in the South West Pacific. The Company has built a strong reputation for operational excellence, sustainable mining practices, and significant organic growth through both production and exploration success. With a large-scale expansion program underway, the business is transforming its flagship operation into a world-class, long-life mining asset. The company is committed to creating lasting value through safe operations, innovation, environmental responsibility, and strong partnerships with local communities.This is an exciting opportunity to join a financially strong, rapidly growing organisation that offers challenging work, career development opportunities, and the chance to contribute to a major mining operation recognised for its exceptional growth and exploration success.

Job Description

Reporting to the VP Human Resources, this position is responsible for supporting approximately 200+ corporate and expatriate employees across the full employee lifecycle. The role combines hands-on operational HR leadership with strategic business partnering responsibilities and requires a confident practitioner capable of making informed decisions across complex employment matters.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Providing day-to-day HR leadership and advisory support across Australian corporate and PNG operations.
  • Managing employee and industrial relations matters, including grievances, complaints, disciplinary processes and workplace investigations.
  • Acting as the key HR contact for expatriate employees, including contracts, roster arrangements, mobility requirements and employment compliance.
  • Providing expert advice on both PNG and Australian employment legislation and ensuring compliance across multiple jurisdictions.
  • Supporting site leadership teams with workforce planning, organisational change and people-related decision making.
  • Overseeing global mobility activities and expatriate workforce management.
  • Driving the optimisation, adoption and embedding of HR systems following a recent HRIS implementation.
  • Partnering with leaders to develop and implement HR strategies, policies and practices aligned to business objectives.
  • Supporting culture, performance, engagement and capability initiatives across geographically dispersed teams.
  • Collaborating closely with a dedicated HR projects and systems resource who will focus on remuneration, compliance and future HR transformation projects.



The Successful Applicant

To be successful in this position, you will be a highly capable HR leader with strong operational and strategic experience. You will be able to demonstrate a track record of success in a similar role, ideally within the Mining, Oil and Gas or Engineering sectors and have some or all the following:

  • Bachelor's degree in human resources, Business Administration or related field (desirable)
  • Strong working knowledge of both Papua New Guinea and Australian employment legislation. PNG experience is essential.
  • Experience supporting remote, operational or site-based workforces.
  • Proven capability managing employee relations, investigations, grievances and workplace compliance matters.
  • Experience advising leaders and making independent decisions on complex people issues.
  • Exposure to expatriate workforce management, global mobility and international employment arrangements.
  • Experience working across multiple jurisdictions and cultures.
  • Strong stakeholder management, influencing and communication skills.
  • HRIS implementation, systems optimisation or change management experience.
  • The ability to travel to site (PNG) when required



What's on Offer

· Genuine opportunity to influence and shape the people agenda of a growing listed gold producer

· Competitive remuneration package + STI/LTI

· Hybrid working arrangements

· Exposure to corporate and operational stakeholders across Australia and PNG

· Opportunity to play a key role in a business undergoing significant growth and transformation

· Group position with site exposure

Contact
Emma Parnwell
Quote job ref
JN-082026-7078342
Phone number
+61 431 983 105

Job summary

Function
Human Resources
Specialisation
HR Manager
Industry
Energy & Natural Resources
Location
Brisbane
Job Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Emma Parnwell
Consultant phone
+61 431 983 105
Job Reference
JN-082026-7078342
Work from Home
Work from Home or Hybrid

Diversity & Inclusion at Michael Page

We don't just accept difference - we celebrate it. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role and are committed to building inclusive, diverse workplaces where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know. Michael Page acknowledge and pay our respects to the Traditional Custodians of the land we operate on.