HR Business Partner – Offshore & Remote

HR Business Partner – Offshore & Remote
Perth office based, Newcastle Street, East Perth, WA 6000 

• Reporting to the General Manager, People and Culture
• Flexibility to travel to sites on an as‑needed basis is required
• Hybrid working model (2 days working from home & 3 days working in the office)

At Compass Group, our people nourish the bodies and minds of thousands every day through food and support services that promote health and wellbeing. We create meaningful connections across Australia, with a footprint designed so our people, communities, and planet can thrive now and into the future.

We are seeking a HR Business Partner to support our Offshore & Remote (ESS) portfolio across the West Coast. ESS delivers critical support services to Australia’s resources sector, operating in complex, remote, and offshore environments.

The Opportunity

Reporting to the General Manager, People and Culture, the HR Business Partner is a trusted advisor to operational leaders, providing strategic people partnership aligned to business outcomes.

This role focuses on workforce strategy, leadership capability, people risk, and organisational effectiveness across geographically dispersed operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders to translate business plans into workforce, capability, and culture strategies.
• Provide trusted advice on performance, workforce sustainability, leadership effectiveness, and change.
• Lead strategic workforce planning, identifying capability gaps, critical roles, and succession risks using data‑led insights.
• Coach leaders on performance management, engagement, accountability, and quality leadership behaviours.
• Provide senior‑level advisory support on complex employee relations and people risk matters.
• Lead the people impact lens for mobilisations, restructures, site changes, and operating model shifts.
• Use HR systems and dashboards to translate data into clear, commercial insights and recommendations.
• Reinforce effective use of self‑service and shared services, ensuring consistent and scalable people practices.

About You

You are an experienced, commercially astute HR professional who thrives in operational environments.

You will bring:

• Proven experience as a Senior HR Business Partner in complex or industrial settings.
• Strong capability in workforce planning, leadership coaching, and people risk management.
• Confidence influencing senior leaders and navigating complexity with pragmatism and sound judgement.
• Solid understanding of industrial relations frameworks, ideally within resources or remote operations.
• A hands‑on partnering style, with willingness to travel to remote and offshore sites as required.
• Tertiary qualifications in Human Resources, Industrial Relations, or a related discipline.

Working in an environment with lean management structures and processes, where HR is a highly valued team member, you will have the ability to have a broad remit and be influential across the business. 

Why Compass Group

Be part of Australia’s largest food and support services company. You’ll work across iconic venues and leading workplaces, partnering with experts in culinary, technology and sustainability to deliver experiences people love. We offer scale, career pathways, and the autonomy to shape strategies that deliver meaningful, measurable growth.

The Benefits

Working with a large global company means you can be assured that we have an attractive benefits program! This includes comprehensive learning & development offerings, a variety of recognition programs and company discounts, an excellent salary benchmarking matrix and at this management level also includes an incentive bonus scheme! You can read all about these here: Why work at Compass

We are committed to providing a recruitment process that is fair, equitable and accessible for all. If you require adjustments or alternative methods of communication in the recruitment process, please reach out to us on either 1300TALENT or

careers@compass-group.com.au