In Melbourne, water is essential to our way of life. As caretakers of Melbourne’s water cycle and catchments, we care for water, life, and land across the city. From protecting storages and preparing for floods, to delivering infrastructure and supporting healthy waterways, our work shapes how Melbourne lives.
At the same time, we plan for the future, preparing for climate challenges in a growing city and making sure this essential system works for generations to come.
If you want your work to make a real difference, are willing to dive into complex challenges, and believe in doing what’s right, you’ll find your place here.
We’re looking for an experienced Organisational Development professional to lead our OD team – who create the frameworks, that strengthen leadership, capability, talent, performance, culture, and engagement.
In this role, you’ll support the team to turn strategy and workforce insights into clear, value driven design roadmaps, lead human centred discovery and co design with senior leaders and People partners, and ensure solutions are practical to implement and measurable in impact.
You’ll lead a team of OD specialists, and set the design “architecture” that enables our Capability and People Experience partners to deliver consistently high-quality experiences at scale.
For more information, please refer to the attached Role Mandate.
Combine your strong organisational insight with your ability to design, tailor, and drive bespoke OD solutions that are fit‑for‑purpose for Melbourne Water, balancing evidence‑based practice with the specific needs, culture, and maturity of the business.
To be successful in this role you will have:
The ideal candidate is someone who invests deeply in understanding the unique dynamics, challenges, and aspirations of the organisation.
They will bring curiosity, systems thinking and commercial acumen, enabling them to shape OD approaches that create meaningful impact and strengthen organisational capability now and into the future.
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, 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 passionate about public resources, community, and the environment, we'd love to receive your application and learn if you could be a great fit.
Click the 'Apply Now' button below and complete our online application form.
Closing date: Wednesday 10th June 2026 at 11:55pm AEST
In Melbourne, water is essential to our way of life.
But the impacts of climate change bring hotter and drier weather, more severe bushfires and unpredictable storms and floods, less rainfall over time, and, of course, the possibility of another drought. By 2030 over six million Melburnians will need water every day.
We are in the decade that matters when the actions we take now will define our future. That’s why at Melbourne Water, we are taking action to manage and protect the resources essential to our way of life.
From providing clean drinking water, treating sewage so we can recover and re-use our valued resources, working within our community to reduce flood risk, and keeping all 25,000km of Melbourne’s rivers, creeks and catchments healthy, we care for, manage and protect all parts of the water cycle for today, tomorrow and for generations to come.
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