About
Meet Kelly Carter
BBus GradCertIHRM MHRM
Kelly has spent twenty-five years in senior HR roles across operational businesses, mining, resources, oil and gas, construction, energy, manufacturing and aviation, most recently at executive level, leading HR functions across international operations.
Much of that time has been spent at the harder end of the work: remote and FIFO sites, unionised workforces, enterprise bargaining, restructures, and the complex employee matters that don't resolve themselves.
Perth People & Change exists so that organisations who need that kind of experience can bring it in for as long as they need, without carrying it permanently.
Track record
25 years in senior HR roles
20+ enterprise agreements negotiated
International HR leadership experience
Board and executive level advisor
Teams of up to 35 led across multiple sites
Deep experience in unionised, regulated and listed environments
Hands on experience
Kelly's career has covered the full range of what operational businesses actually need.
She has worked at every level, from crews on remote sites through to executive teams and boards.
Employee and industrial relations
Accountability for ER and IR at site, regional and global level, including roster change, shutdown and project industrial management, right of entry, union negotiation, and assessment of subcontractor industrial relations risk on construction projects.
Enterprise bargaining
More than twenty enterprise agreements negotiated across mining, manufacturing, construction, energy and aviation.
Organisational change
Acquisitions and integrations, a demerger, major project-to-operations transitions, multi-site restructures, and repositioning businesses to hold up through downturns.
Building and transforming HR functions
Establishing HR functions from the ground up, moving traditional personnel teams to business partnering models, implementing HR and payroll systems, and putting governance in place where there was none.
Leadership and capability
Designing leadership, performance and development frameworks, several adopted across global organisations, and leading HR teams of up to thirty-five people.
How we work
We take our clients' challenges seriously. We don't take ourselves too seriously.
Simple
We make complex issues clear and manageable.
Practical
We deliver solutions that work in real operational environments.
Effective
We focus on outcomes that create positive and lasting impact.
Engaging
We work with energy, professionalism and a genuine focus on people.
Who does the work
Kelly does. Perth People & Change is a single-principal consultancy by design, no team of juniors, no account manager, and no gap between the person you meet and the person who delivers.
Where we work
Perth metro, the Peel region and regional WA, including remote and site-based operations. We come to you.
Let's have a conversation
Tell us what's going on and we'll tell you honestly whether we can help.