Landscape Inspector

**Full Time Permanent Position**

**Band 4 - Salary Range $70,018 to $74,233 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**

A new opportunity has risen for an experienced and self-motivated Landscape Inspector within the Construction and Landscape Supervision team. The position of the Landscape Inspector reports directly to the Coordinator Construction and Landscape Supervision.

The Landscape Inspector will play a significant role in the statutory function of landscape inspections and approvals for estate development related activities including but not limited to landscaping works within road reserves, active and passive open spaces and liner reserves.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Inspection and documentation of landscape and street tree planting works being constructed directly for Council or by contractors undertaking works for land Developers that will ultimately be vested in Council.
- Inspection and documentation of landscape works being constructed directly for Council or by contractors undertaking works within Council’s Capital Works program.
- Identify and implement process and system improvements to increase efficiencies in the task being undertaken.
- Support the handover of open space development from developer to Council.

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

**About you**

**_ To be successful in this role you will have the following:_**
- Qualification in horticulture, landscape or related discipline or experience in a similar role.
- Understanding of landscape plans, construction and supervision of works.
- Experience in the coordination of projects and the engagement and supervision of consultants and contractors.
- White card (Construction Induction Training).
- A current valid Victorian Drivers 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 **Bhavin Mehta**, Manager City Infrastructure Planning on **9747 5758**.

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.

**Melton City Council is committed to being a child safe organisation and has Zero tolerance for child abuse. Melton City Council is committed to creating and maintaining a child safe organisation where prote