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 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

Reporting to the Manager, Strategic Workforce Planning & Organisational Architecture, we have two exciting opportunities for experienced Organisation Design Leads to join the People Services team on fixed term contracts until 30 June 2027.

In this role, you will partner closely with senior leaders to shape and influence robust organisational design proposals that align to Melbourne Water Strategic Goals and deliver efficiency, value, measurable business impact. You will use data insights to identify opportunities, challenges, and future risks to inform organisational design solutions. Your expertise will be complemented by your ability to engage, influence, and coach senior leaders.

Key Deliverables:

• Utilise organisational design experience and consulting skills to support and influence Senior Leaders in the development of robust organisational design proposals that demonstrate efficiency and value. Facilitating workshops with stakeholders to co-design solutions when necessary.
• Incorporating people centred change management approach, to enhance the employee experience and support best practice, ensuring changes are implemented to plan, including timeline, risk mitigation, and benefit realisation.
• Develop and maintain key relationships with Leaders to understand their resource and capability requirements.
• Provide expert advice to People & Transformation functions responsible for delivery of implementation activities.
• Deliver responsive advice and assistance to Managers and employees on Employee Relations issues relating to organisational change, inc. consultation, role redesign and redundancy.
• Support leaders in role design, including creation and revision of Position Descriptions and Role Mandates related to organisational restructures.
• Proactively build capability of People & Transformation stakeholders and People Leaders to effectively manage organisational change, including coaching through design and delivery of change communications and consultation meetings.

About You

• Significant experience in organisational design and organisational transformation initiatives across complex organisations.
• Relevant tertiary degree in HR or Business Administration
• Certification in workforce planning and/or change management (desirable)
• Strong generalist HR/ER knowledge and experience demonstrated in a consultative HR capacity.
• Significant Executive/ Senior stakeholder management and negotiation skills.
• Demonstrated experience developing and implementing change management strategies and plans.
• Expertise in consulting and coaching with strong interpersonal skills, personal impact, resilience and ability to influence
• High level knowledge and experience in consultation requirements prescribed by Enterprise Agreements or other IR legislation (desirable)
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and digital Org Design tools

For more information, please review the attached position description: Organisational Architecture Lead.pdf

Why Join Us

At Melbourne Water, we care about water and all life that springs from it.

Our people are fuelled by passion, and with safety at the forefront, we have an unwavering sense of purpose, and are on a mission to protect every Melburnian’s way of life, one drop at a time.

We walk the talk when it comes to flexible working – but that’s not all. Our culture of purpose, safety, results, and learning permeates 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, neurodivergent 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 care deeply for public resources, community, and the environment, we'd love to receive an 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 7th April at 11:55pm AEST