People & Culture Business Partner

Edmonton International Airport, Nisku, AB, Canada

Job Description

Posted Wednesday, August 5, 2026 at 8:00 AM | Expires Thursday, August 27, 2026 at 7:59 AM

People come together at Edmonton Airports. They connect. Learn. Imagine. We are an Airport for Everyone, uniting people for a world of possibilities. At Edmonton Airports, we aim to create a community of unique individuals to allow for expanded ideas, perspectives, collaboration and innovative business decisions. We do this by fostering positive, enthusiastic people who are excited take on challenges. As an organization, we value opportunities to create diversity within our team, including backgrounds, experiences, perspectives and ways of working together. True to our core values, we are invested in our talent and consider professional development, specialty training and career growth among the top priorities to expand team member skillset as we continue evolving with new technologies and forward-thinking ideas. As recipients of the 2024 Alberta Top 80 Employer Award, we work to elevate the experience even higher and facilitate new possibilities at our region’s airports.

People & Culture Business Partner (18 Month Term)

Help Shape the Employee Experience at Edmonton International Airport (YEG)

At Edmonton International Airport (YEG), we’re more than an airport, we’re a gateway that connects people, businesses and communities while driving economic growth for the Edmonton Region.

We’re looking for an experienced People & Culture Business Partner to join our team on a 18 month temporary assignment. Reporting to the Manager, People Operations, you’ll partner with leaders across the organization to provide strategic and operational People & Culture support that helps teams thrive.

This is an excellent opportunity for an HR professional who enjoys building trusted relationships, navigating complex employee and labour relations matters, coaching leaders, and helping create an exceptional employee experience in a dynamic, unionized environment.

What You’ll Do

As a trusted advisor, you’ll work closely with leaders to support their people strategies while ensuring consistent application of People & Culture programs and practices across the organization.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Building strong partnerships with leaders by providing practical, business-focused advice on employee relations, labour relations, organizational change, performance management and employee development.
• Coaching leaders through complex workplace situations, helping them make confident and informed people decisions.
• Managing employee and labour relations matters including investigations, grievances, conflict resolution, attendance management, accommodations and policy interpretation.
• Ensuring compliance with employment legislation, collective agreements and organizational policies.
• Supporting organizational change initiatives, workforce transitions, restructures and offboarding activities.
• Implementing enterprise People & Culture programs such as performance management, succession planning, leadership development, employee engagement and learning initiatives.
• Delivering and reinforcing People & Culture training and supporting leaders through the adoption of new programs and initiatives.
• Working collaboratively with the broader People & Culture team to provide consistent, responsive and high-quality service across the organization.

What You Bring

We’re looking for someone who combines strong technical HR expertise with excellent relationship-building skills and sound judgement.

You bring:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related discipline.
• CPHR designation (or working toward designation) is considered an asset.
• Five or more years of progressive Human Resources experience.
• Experience supporting leaders in a unionized environment, including employee and labour relations.
• Strong knowledge of employment legislation, collective agreement administration and HR best practices.
• Experience leading or supporting organizational change initiatives.
• Excellent communication, facilitation and conflict resolution skills.

Why Join YEG?

At YEG, you’ll join a collaborative People & Culture team that is focused on evolving how we support leaders and employees. This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact while working alongside passionate colleagues.

Whether you’re helping leaders navigate complex employee situations, implementing new People & Culture initiatives, or contributing to organizational change, your work will directly influence the employee experience across the airport.

If you’re looking for a role where you can build relationships, solve meaningful challenges and make a difference every day, we’d love to hear from you.

Edmonton Airports Offers:

• Challenging, rewarding opportunities that allow team members to thrive in what they do.
• Continuous learning: we are invested in our talent, offering continued learning opportunities for our team members.
• Competitive Health & Dental coverage as well as a Health Spending Account, allowing you to spend where you and your family need.
• Retirement program including pension matching as well as financial and retirement planning services.
• An environment of collaboration, team building and growth opportunities.

About Edmonton Airports:

Edmonton International Airport (YEG) is driving economic prosperity for the Edmonton Metropolitan Region and beyond. It is Canada's fifth-busiest airport by passenger traffic and the largest Canadian airport by land area, generating an economic output of over $5.3 billion and supporting over 23,500 jobs.

YEG's Airport City Sustainability Campus is a living lab for innovation and sustainability, including hydrogen and drone technology, supporting our advancements toward net-zero by 2050. As an Airport for Everyone, YEG provides a welcoming space that fosters diversity, equity and inclusion. For more information:www.flyeia.com

“At Edmonton Airports, the horizon captures our imaginations. Surrounded by expansive prairies, our eyes are constantly drawn to that distant place where the sky meets the earth. It’s a place where possibilities can take flight — and we help them get off the ground. None of us can fly alone. But together, we can soar.”

Edmonton Airports is an equal opportunity employer.

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Edmonton International Airport, Nisku, AB, Canada

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