Title:  Organisation Development Manager

About John Holland

At John Holland, our purpose is simple – we transform lives with everything we do.

We’ve always known that infrastructure is about people — our customers, our employees, and the communities in which we work every day.

That’s our difference. Deep experience and capability with a genuine care about creating better lives for people along the way.

Be part of the team that’s up for the challenge of transforming lives for good.

Are you up for the challenge?

We are currently looking for an Organisation Development (OD) Manager to design, implement and evaluate organisational development initiatives that support John Holland’s strategic objectives.

This position plays a key role in driving culture, capability and change programs across the business, enabling high performance and engagement. You will also be responsible for the continuous improvement of OD strategies, programs and frameworks to ensure alignment with business needs and best practice.

This role can be based in Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane.

About the Role

• Drive the design and delivery of OD initiatives that have enterprise-wide impact, ensuring alignment with John Holland’s strategic objectives and People Strategy.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to shape long-term OD priorities, providing guidance on workforce capability and leadership development needs.
• Lead the execution of key capability and/or culture change initiatives, ensuring alignment with the desired organisational values and behaviours.
• Establish and maintain partnerships with external consultants, facilitators, and industry bodies to bring innovative OD solutions and best practices into the business.
• Develop and oversee evaluation frameworks to measure the effectiveness of OD programs, using data-driven insights to inform continuous improvement and program refinement.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, providing insights and recommendations on organisational change, leadership development, and employee engagement strategies.
• Facilitate enterprise-wide leadership workshops, insight sessions, and focus groups to drive engagement and alignment on key priorities.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition and Diversity & Inclusion teams to integrate inclusive practices and leadership capability-building into talent strategies.
• Monitor workforce analytics and employee engagement trends to identify opportunities for enhancing organisational effectiveness and performance.
• Provide coaching and mentoring to HR teams and project leaders to strengthen organisational development capability across the business.

About You

You are an experienced organisational development professional with a tertiary qualification in Human Resources, Psychology, Business or a related discipline, and a strong track record delivering OD initiatives in large, complex organisations. You bring solid experience across change management, culture and leadership development, and enjoy working at enterprise scale.

You are practical, organised and comfortable managing competing priorities. You know how to turn insight into action, whether that means shaping initiatives, using data to improve programs, or engaging leaders in meaningful discussions. You build strong relationships across all levels of the organisation, work confidently with external partners, and communicate clearly to help people understand and support change.

As part of the team, you help us deliver on our promise to transform lives

Your success is reflected in ours, so we’re committed to being an employer of choice. We pride ourselves on having a diverse and inclusive workplace, as different perspectives and ideas will deliver our long-term success.

We want you to be with us for the long-term, so providing you with rich career experiences and ongoing development is our priority.

What’s in it for you

We’re about connecting your sense of purpose to ours. We understand that your career is one of the biggest ways to have an impact on the world. We also believe in supporting you as a whole person, not just an employee.

We reward and support our people in so many ways. This starts with being flexible about how different people like to work. From generous leave policies to wellbeing and relationship support, your needs sit at the heart of our employee benefits.

We offer:

Competitive remuneration with salary continuance, and salary sacrifice options.

Great leave benefits including 18 weeks paid parental leave with super and up to an extra 18 weeks of super paid on further periods of unpaid parental leave, multicultural leave exchange and two extra days to prioritise your wellbeing.

Career progression underpinned by our exciting pipeline of work means you’ll have the opportunity to work on iconic projects that are shaping cities and communities.

Learning and development opportunities where you’ll have access to emerging talent programs, building your career through clear career pathways, plus technical and leadership training and development opportunities.

Inclusion, diversity and equity is part of how we work. We want everyone at John Holland to feel that they belong – that’s why we’re working hard every day to foster a more inclusive culture, backed by a business-wide inclusion strategy to bring about meaningful change. We’ve also got active employee resource groups that support our commitments including those around gender equality and reconciliation.

Flexibility means different things to different people. Whether it’s flexi-hours, flexi-parenting, flexi-leave, flexi-shifts or flexi-work, we’re committed to helping our people work flexibly.