Civil Projects Officer

**Full Time Permanent Position**

**Band 6 - Salary Range $92,304 to $100,516 per annum + 11% Super + ADO**

**Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.**

**About Melton City Council**

The City of Melton is a community where everyone belongs. Ours is a vibrant and diverse municipality — one of the fastest developing in Australia. Our organisation strives to provide our community with state-of-the-art amenity and facilities, engaging health and wellbeing options, and support to become active members of our Lifelong Learning City.

We invest in innovation, offering professional and personal development, and generous leave and flexibility to staff, while also fostering a collaborative and inclusive culture. You’ll be able to work close to home in a dynamic setting featuring cafes and retail options set amongst heritage buildings and open green spaces.

**The Opportunity**

Our mission is to deliver and maintain civil infrastructure for the benefit of communities in our fast-growing municipality. This role supports that goal by ensuring Council’s Capital Works civil programs and projects are delivered in accordance with Council specifications and standards.

This role will report to the Civil Operations Coordinator and will liaise with staff, contractors, statutory authorities, and the general public.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Procure, schedule and deliver Council Capital Works Projects and Programs and manage the Contracts so that works are in accordance with OHS legislation, and quality, traffic and environmental management standards.
- Review contract management plans for works under Contracts and maintain records of all compliance checking activities.
- Provide budgetary control and submit reports on the progress and financial status of the assigned Civil Capital Works Projects and Programs.
- Cultivate productive working relationships with Contractors and other teams in Melton Council to ensure the aims of the projects are achieved.

To view the **Position Description**, click **here**.

**About you**

**_ To be successful in this role you will have the following:_**
- Tertiary level qualifications in civil engineering with some experience in civil infrastructure construction and maintenance with some relevant experience in all aspects of civil infrastructure construction and maintenance or lesser formal qualifications and substantial relevant experience.
- Experience in project and contract management and contract supervision.
- Proven experience in projects and programs delivery and monitoring.
- Demonstrated understanding of OHS, traffic and environmental management, and construction standards.
- Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.

**Culture and Values**

Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, safe and liveable city accessible to all" and that means there’s a place here for you too. Our organisational values represent us as an established growth Council and the values are reflected in everything we do; our decision-making, our actions and our service provision to the community. Council has a diverse and vibrant organisation and we’d love to have you join us to help shape a city for the future.

We are Vibrant MELTON. Our values are:

- Motivate
- Empower
- Lead
- Trust
- Open
- Nurture

**Benefits**

There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council:
Staff Benefits | Melton City Council
- 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year
- 4 weeks and 2 days annual leave **(As of 1st of July 2024 will increase to 5 weeks)**:

- Flexible Working Hours
- Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
- 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave **(Super is paid during parental leave)**:

- 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave
- Family Room available including Breastfeeding Facilities (Melton City Council | Australian Breastfeeding Association)
- Wellbeing initiatives
- Subsidised Uniforms

**How To Apply**

If you require further information about the position, please contact **Voltaire David**, Coordinator Civil Operations on **0439 375 316**.

Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise.

**To be eligible for employment at Melton City Council you must be legally entitled to work in Australia.**

All successful applicants will need to undertake pre-employment requirements including but not limited to a satisfactory criminal history record check. Successful applicants must be able to comply with any COVID-19 Public Health Orders applicable to Local Government employees and Council’s COVID-19 vaccination policy which require employees to provide documentary evidence of their vaccination status before attending the workplace.

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