Organisational Design Lead

Overview

Organisational Design Lead – Department of Transport and Planning, Melbourne CBD.

Requisition ID: 8333
• Work Type: Ongoing Full Time
• Location: Melbourne - CBD
• Date Posted: 28 Aug 2025

We create thriving places and connected communities. We bring together transport, planning, land use, precinct and policy functions in a single department to deliver the best outcomes for Victorians. Together with our portfolio agencies, we are responsible for planning, building, operating and maintaining Victoria's transport, planning and land services for use by all. We foster a safe, inclusive and constructive place to work.

About The Role

As the Organisational Design Lead, you'll partner closely with business leaders and change teams in reviewing and designing Group, Divisional and Branch operating models, organisational structures and functional accountabilities to ensure proposed future state models meet DTP's strategic priorities.

Responsibilities

• Lead and support organisation design and workforce transformation initiatives
• Work with relevant business areas
• Define and map functional accountabilities
• Drive consistency across the business in organisational design approach
• Partner with People and Culture to facilitate workshops
• Contribute to capability mapping, business architecture, and role design
• Deliver high-quality project outputs
• Drive execution planning and manage end-to-end project delivery
• Engage and collaborate with stakeholders
• Provide coaching and build capability in organisation design

Key Selection Criteria

To be successful in this role, you will need to be a sharp thinker who can analyse issues in context, explore problems from multiple perspectives, and deliver practical, sustainable solutions. You will use your ability to influence and persuade to secure buy-in from diverse stakeholders, often building support behind the scenes and drawing on expert input to strengthen proposals. With a future-focused mindset, you will anticipate emerging challenges and opportunities, ensuring our organisation is ready to adapt and thrive. Your approach to innovation and continuous improvement will be central to success. Just as importantly, you will foster a culture of creativity and collaboration across teams, removing barriers to information-sharing and enabling collective achievement. This is an exciting opportunity for an accomplished organisational design professional to make a tangible impact by aligning our structures with strategy, embedding continuous improvement, and ensuring our operating model is future-ready. By applying outcomes thinking, you will help DTP create lasting benefits for the people and communities we serve. If you are ready to take on a challenging and rewarding role that influences how a major government department delivers for Victoria, we encourage you to apply.

Qualifications And Experience

Mandatory

• Tertiary qualifications or experience in a relevant discipline
• Strong experience in organisation design and operating model development
• Ability to drive consistency and standardisation across diverse teams and branches
• Proficient in data analysis and problem-solving to identify issues and provide recommendations
• Strong communication skills, with the ability to engage with senior business leaders and stakeholders
• Excellent facilitation skills

Desirable

• Knowledge of best practices in organisational design and job architecture, particularly in the public sector
• Experience with developing and mapping functional accountabilities and role designs in large organisations
• Familiarity with ITIL or change management frameworks

Culture and Inclusion

We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds representing the community that we serve, including veterans, parents, carers, First Peoples, people with disability, multicultural, multifaith and LGBTIQA+ individuals. As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture.

What We Offer

Working at the Department of Transport and Planning provides the opportunity to contribute to creating thriving places and connected communities for all Victorians. For further details please refer to Careers at the Department of Transport and Planning.

Pre-employment checks and employment conditions

All new appointments will be subject to a National Criminal Records Check, Misconduct Screening, and a Qualification Check where there is a requirement for a mandatory qualification. Information provided will be treated confidentially in line with the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014. Applicants must be Australian citizens, permanent residents or hold a valid work permit/visa. Recipients of VPS voluntary departure packages should note re-employment restrictions. Non-VPS applicants will be subject to a six-month probation.

How to apply

Click the 'Apply' button to be redirected to our recruitment platform. You may need to create an account to submit your application. If you encounter issues, refer to our Quick Reference Guide. Applications close at 11.59pm on Sunday, 21 September 2025. Please include both your resume and a cover letter. All applications must be submitted via the online portal.

Contact

For further information about the role, contact Antoinette Battista – Executive Director People and Culture at antoinette.battista@transport.vic.gov.au

Important Information

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