Senior People Capability Business Partner

Senior People Capability Business Partner – Permanent – Jandakot

As a Senior People Capability Business Partner, you will play a key role in shaping workforce capability across Western Power by partnering with leaders to design and deliver capability solutions that support safe, compliant and future-ready operations. Working closely with stakeholders across the business, you will provide strategic advice, drive continuous improvement initiatives and ensure capability investments align with operational requirements, regulatory obligations and Western Power's long-term workforce objectives.

Your Role in Action  

• Partner with leaders to identify workforce capability needs and priorities.
• Design and deliver capability solutions that support business outcomes.
• Provide expert advice on capability planning, training and workforce development.
• Analyse capability gaps, risks and trends to drive performance improvement.
• Manage key stakeholder and supplier relationships to optimise training delivery.
• Monitor training quality, costs and vendor performance against agreed standards.
• Support risk management, governance and compliance across capability programs.
• Lead continuous improvement and change initiatives to strengthen capability outcomes.

What Makes You a Great Fit 

• Experience in capability development, training services or RTO environments.
• Strong understanding of qualification frameworks, RTO requirements and the VET sector.
• Demonstrated success designing and delivering workforce capability solutions.
• Highly developed stakeholder engagement, influencing and communication skills.
• Strong business acumen with analytical and problem-solving capability.
• Experience managing external providers and commercial service relationships.
• Ability to drive continuous improvement, change and business outcomes.

By joining Western Power, you will contribute to powering a cleaner energy future. We are dedicated to fostering career development and promoting a healthy work-life balance, empowering you to drive innovation as we develop a network that will serve the Western Australian community for generations. You will also benefit from a range of perks and opportunities, including: 

• Over 50% of our employment opportunities are driven by career progression.  
• Flexible work arrangements to support part time work, working hours and working from home arrangements. 
• The opportunity to purchase up to four weeks of additional leave per year. 
• Access to salary packaging, social club activities, and discounted health insurance and gym membership. 
• An award-winning employee recognition and benefits programme. 
• An innovative team culture that’s enabling the transition to renewable energy and decarbonisation.   
• In addition to standard leave, enjoy three wellness leave days each year.
• 22 weeks paid parental leave and 5 days of First Nations cultural leave to support family and cultural connections. 

Applications close on 1st September 2026

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We value diversity and inclusivity, encouraging applications from all backgrounds, including women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and LGBTQIA+ communities. As a WORK180-endorsed employer for women, we are proud of our commitment to inclusion. You can learn more about this through our Reconciliation Action Plan and Disability Access and Inclusion Plan. 

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