About the Role:

We're seeking a strategic and hands-on leader to drive quality, integrity, and customer focus across People & Capability services. You'll lead People Partnering, Talent Acquisition, and build a dedicated Employee Relations function, fostering strong internal relationships and delivering impactful outcomes.

If you're passionate about making a difference in a diverse and evolving workplace, we'd love to hear from you.

What we are looking for:

• Extensive experience in leading high-quality HR functions, with a focus on People Partnering, Talent Acquisition, and Employee Relations, aligned to strategic and operational objectives.
• Strong strategic thinking and advisory skills, with demonstrated expertise in workforce planning, organisational design/redesign, and navigating complex HR challenges.
• Comprehensive understanding of employment frameworks, awards, and agreements, with the ability to lead and guide their application in performance and conduct matters.
• Proven leadership capability, including managing and developing high-performing teams, driving continuous improvement, and modelling values-based leadership.
• Highly developed communication and influencing skills, with the ability to provide expert advice to senior executives and stakeholders on sensitive and complex employee relations matters.
• Strong stakeholder engagement and negotiation skills, with a track record of building effective partnerships across government, unions, non-government organisations, and other peak bodies.
• Demonstrated ability to contribute to executive leadership, providing strategic input on governance, change management, and organisational direction.

About the BPC

The Building & Plumbing Commission (BPC) is Victoria's new regulator for building and plumbing.

It brings together the Victorian Building Authority (VBA), Domestic Building Dispute Resolution Victoria (DBDRV), and the domestic building insurance function of the Victorian Managed Insurance Authority (VMIA) into one organisation.

Key functions related to building and plumbing regulation will come together under one roof, including registration, inspection and compliance, practitioner discipline, dispute resolution, and domestic building insurance. These services will now part of the BPC and will be fully integrated over the next 12 months.

Commitment to Diversity

We celebrate the diversity of our workforce.

The BPC values the benefits all our differences make and takes inclusion seriously. We welcome applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people; Women, including into leadership and non-traditional areas; Neurodivergent people, People with Disability; Culturally and Linguistically Diverse/Marginalised people; Sexually and Gender Diverse people and from people at all stages of their careers. In short, we welcome people from all backgrounds and communities.

We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible. If you have any accessibility requirements or need adjustments, please contact us at recruit@bpc.vic.gov.au.

Flexible work arrangements are available we encourage you to discuss any preferences during the recruitment process.

How to Apply 

We require you to upload:

• an up-to-date resume
• Please include a cover letter detailing why you are interested in the opportunity and highlighting the skills and experience relevant to the responsibilities of this position and the key selection criteria.

Important information  

Only electronic applications submitted via careers.vic.gov.au will be accepted.