Business Partner - Recruitment

Comalco Place, 12 Creek St, Brisbane City QLD 4000, Australia

Posted Thursday 27 August 2026 at 2:00 pm Expires Sunday 27 September 2026 at 1:59 pm

About Whitehaven Coal

Whitehaven Coal is an important player in Australia's only emerging high-quality coal basin. We help power developed and emerging economies in Asia where there is strong and growing demand for our product, particularly for use in high-efficiency, low-emissions coal-fired power stations. With 20 years of industry experience we have developed a growing reputation for excellence in project delivery and safe, efficient and environmentally responsible operations.

About the Company

We're one of Australia's leading coal producers and we're proud of it. Coal is in our DNA and our work is critical for people, industries and communities both here in Australia and overseas.

ASX listed, we operate six mines across NSW and QLD, producing metallurgical coal that's critical for steelmaking and thermal coal that will support the world's energy security as we move through the energy transition.

Whitehaven Coal is poised for continued growth through the optimisation of existing assets and the assessment of future acquisition opportunities. Our people, values and performance culture underpin our success.

About the Role

We have an exciting opportunity for a Recruitment Business Partner to join an established talent acquisition team in Brisbane.

Reporting to the Group Manager, Workforce Resourcing & Recruitment, you'll take ownership of recruitment delivery for your designated portfolio, partnering closely with leaders to identify, attract and secure top talent.

This is a highly visible role where you'll provide expert recruitment advice, challenge thinking when required and deliver exceptional candidate and stakeholder experiences.

What You'll Do

• Partner with leaders to understand workforce requirements and develop effective recruitment strategies
• Manage end-to-end recruitment processes across a variety of professional, technical and operational disciplines
• Develop sourcing strategies aligned to market conditions and business needs
• Create compelling job advertisements and candidate attraction campaigns
• Design interview and assessment processes aligned to role requirements
• Source, screen and shortlist candidates, providing informed recommendations to hiring managers
• Build and maintain talent pipelines for business critical and high-volume roles
• Conduct market mapping and talent pipelining activities to support workforce planning
• Manage offer negotiations and facilitate successful candidate onboarding transitions
• Analyse recruitment data and prepare insights, reporting and recommendations to support decision making
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives across recruitment processes, tools and candidate experience

What You'll Bring

• 3+ years experience as agency or internal recruiter
• Proven capability managing end-to-end recruitment across multiple disciplines
• Strong sourcing skills, including proactive search and talent attraction methodologies
• Ability to establish credibility and influence stakeholders at all levels

Why Whitehaven?

At Whitehaven, you'll be joining a growing organisation where recruitment is valued as a strategic function and where your expertise can make a genuine impact.

In return, we offer:

• Attractive remuneration and performance incentives
• Career development and progression opportunities
• Exposure to a diverse and complex portfolio of recruitment projects
• Supportive and collaborative team environment

Whitehaven Coal is committed to increasing the representation of women and Aboriginal people in the workplace. We are striving for an inclusive workplace that brings people from diverse backgrounds and welcomes applicants of diversity of gender, culture and experience. To be considered for this position you must have the right to work in Australia.

Comalco Place, 12 Creek St, Brisbane City QLD 4000, Australia