Who we are

In Melbourne, water is essential to our way of life.

As caretakers for Melbourne’s water cycle, we care for water, life and land throughout Melbourne: both its people and its biodiversity.

Each time you drink from the tap, flush a toilet, run through a backyard sprinkler, or kayak down the Yarra we’re there. Primed and ready, quietly delivering some of the world’s cleanest water for over five million residents and wildlife that call Melbourne home, just as we have for over 130 years.

If you value making it count, diving in with curiosity, and doing what’s right, you're in the right place.

About the Role

This part time (.8) role, reporting to Senior Manager Risk, Wellbeing & Systems is a pivotal role within the Melbourne Water’s Safety Portfolio.  As the Senior Health & Wellbeing Lead you will be responsible for the design and development of systems, frameworks, and initiatives that enable and embed health and wellbeing as integral components of Melbourne Water’s organisational performance, culture, and risk management approach. In this role you will:

• Lead the design and development of a psychosocial risk framework and its associated components. The framework is to take a systematic and proactive approach to psychosocial risk management and support MW employees to thrive in the workplace
• Bring an understanding of industry best practice to work strategically to continually improve the control environment for how we manage the health and wellbeing of pour people.
• Collaborate closely with identified key stakeholders to facilitate the seamless delivery of health and wellbeing initiatives, fostering alignment with organisational goals and priorities.
• Develop and maintain governance processes to ensure health and wellbeing initiatives are effectively monitored, evaluated, and aligned with organisational risk frameworks and compliance obligations.
• Work with the Safety, People Hub, Workforce Relations and Risk teams to integrate psychosocial and wellbeing controls into broader health and safety systems, people management systems, critical risk frameworks, and incident management processes.

For more information, please refer to the attached Role Mandate

About you:

• Significant experience in a health and wellbeing related role.
• Extensive experience in project or program management
• Demonstrated experience in analysing problems and developing robust solutions.
• Demonstrated experience in a complex operational / and or business partnering environment.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaborate with stakeholders for specialist advice and to share learnings, as appropriate.
• Excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to form robust and influential relationships.
• A rigorous approach to problem identification and a creative approach to problem solving

This role required the successful applicant to hold a Victorian Drivers License.

Why join us:

At Melbourne Water, we care deeply about water and the life it sustains. 

Our team is inspired by passion and purpose, with an unwavering commitment to safety. We are on a mission to protect every Melburnian’s way of life, one drop at a time.   

We don’t just talk about flexible working - we live it. Our culture of purpose, safety, results, and learning flows through everything we do. We're dedicated to doing what's right, and this commitment extends to the meaningful work we do in a supportive and inclusive culture that encourages you to make the most of your talents.  

Our long-standing commitment to Diversity, Inclusion, and Belonging means that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, LGBTIQ+ individuals, people living with disability, mature age and young jobseekers from all cultures can apply with confidence knowing they are safe, affirmed, and celebrated.  

If you’re curious, action-orientated, outcomes-focused, and passionate about public resources, community, and the environment, we'd love to receive your application and learn if you could be a great fit. 

How to Apply

Click the 'Apply Now' button below and complete our online application form.

Closing date: Tuesday 5^th August 2025 at 11:55pm AEST