Unit Manager Transport Planning

3 months ago

Coburg, Australia Merri-bek City Council Full time

**Full time permanent role (based on 38 hours per week)**:

- **Exciting change agenda and fantastic new team**:

- **Salary: SEO role**:

- **Ability to transfer or take LSL (Long Service Leave) within Local Government**

**About Merri-bek City Council**:
Merri-bek City Council is a progressive council of 175,000 residents: one community, proudly diverse. Our council area sits within the banks of the Merri Creek and the Moonee Ponds Creek, and includes Brunswick, Coburg, Fawkner, Glenroy, Gowanbrae, Hadfield, Oak Park and Pascoe Vale. Our city is vibrant and energetic, known for its active community, cultural diversity, creative industries and the arts. Our long-term vision has ambitious goals for environmental sustainability, social justice, community wellbeing, and creating great places. With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne’s CBD, there are excellent public transport options and great food and cafés right at the doorstep.

Merri-bek Council strives to be a contemporary, innovative and collaborative organisation with a deep commitment to engaging and supporting the Merri-bek community. Our organisational vision is to be one team, brave and diverse, making a difference.

We pride ourselves on being an inclusive and welcoming workplace. We offer flexible and hybrid work options and genuinely care about providing our staff work/life balance. With the Civic Centre located in Coburg, 8 kilometres north of Melbourne’s CBD, there are excellent public transport options and great food, cafés, parks and a cinema right at the doorstep. Merri-bek is a great place to live, work and play.

**About the role**:
This is a brand new role leading a highly talented Transport Planning Unit in Merri-bek. You will be responsible for strategic transport planning and policy development, coordinating complex street design programs and ensuring transport projects are aligned to our Moving Around Merri-bek Strategy.

We are looking for a highly motivated and engaging person to lead the planning, strategy and delivery of complex and often contentious transport projects with a high community interest. You will play an important role in working across council, with key stakeholders and with our highly engaged community to deliver better streets and places throughout Merri-bek.

**Skills and experience require to perform the role**:

- Tertiary qualification in Urban Planning, Urban Design, Civil Engineering or related qualification and relevant experience.
- Knowledge and understanding of best-practice transport planning, policy and design for urban communities.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, manage and motivate a high performing team.
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders and effectively partnering to influence decision-making.
- Excellent ability to present and communicate with diverse audiences.

**What the role can offer**:

- Extensive opportunities for training & career development
- Salary sacrifice options
- A real sense of work-life balance & flexible work options
- Employer-supported study assistance schemes
- Wellness programs

**Further support offered for our staff**:

- Up to 20 weeks primary & up to 5 weeks secondary parental leave
- Purchase leave
- Ceremonial leave
- Gender affirmation leave
- Family violence leave

**For further information about this position please contact Caden McCarthy, Manager Transport on 0413 658 414.**

**Applications close: 11:30pm, Thursday 24 October 2024**

**How to apply**:

- Please note that some documents relating to this position may reference Moreland City Council. We are in the process of updating the councils new name of Merri-bek City Council.

Merri-bek is focused on diverse representation of the community we serve. With this we value lived experience that could contribute to the shaping of this role and in turn will continue to provide representation and growth of safe and inclusive work culture.

**Our Commitment**:
In May 2021, Merri-bek Council adopted a revised Statement of Commitment to Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung People and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities of the municipality. The statement recognises the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung people as the traditional owners of the lands and waterways of our municipality.

Merri-bek City Council is committed to being a Child Safe Organisation and has zero tolerance for child abuse. We believe children and young people have the right to be and feel safe and that their safety and wellbeing is the responsibility of everyone. You can read more about our Child Safety Commitment Statement on our website.

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