Case Officer

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full time

Organisation: Department of Transport

**Salary**: $90,067 - $102,192

Occupation: Property

Reference: VG/16832531

The Case Officer is responsible for supporting the delivery of government land transactions and associated compensation for transport infrastructure projects. The Department of Transport brings together all transport modes to design, plan, build and operate Victoria's transport system for all users. Our job is to further integrate the transport network and improve the delivery of services to Victorians for simpler, quicker and safer journeys that connect people and places and support Victoria's prosperity and liveability.

Combine your business support skills and stakeholder management in a role that will help build Victoria. We are a fast paced and expanding division that offers comprehensive training in a niche and rewarding role not offered anywhere else. Be a important contributor to Suburban Rail Loop and Melbourne Airport Rail and many other niche projects.

We are looking for thinkers and doers willing to utilise their administrative experience to achieve gratifying outcomes for the Victorian community and provide innovative insights that will propel long term future career opportunities.

**Who are we?**

The Department of Transport Property Division provides land acquisition and associated services to infrastructure projects delivered by the Department and Major Transport Infrastructure Authority (MTIA)

**About the role**

The Case Officer will support projects and a range of government land transactions (e.g. compulsory acquisitions, negotiation of leases/licences, purchases, temporary occupations, underground strata divestments and Planning and Environment Act claims) and associated compensation negotiations for our clients which include the Department's Groups, Westgate Tunnel Project, Level Crossing Removal Project, North East Link Project, Major Roads Project Victoria and Suburban Rail Loop Authority.

**Key deliverables include**
- Effective Support of Land and Compensation Negotiations - support the division in effectively settling assigned land transactions in accordance with the relevant legislation and government policies and procedures. This includes drafting statutory notices, letters, instructions, internal documents/forms and other correspondence, and updating systems/databases with key information.
- Business Support - administrative support provided across the division to enable the successful and timely delivery of projects and services including reporting, records management, archiving, procurement, creating/maintaining purchase orders, invoice processing and receipting.
- Stakeholder Management - has developed and maintained strong relationships with relevant internal and external stakeholders resulting in high levels of trust and stakeholder satisfaction.
- Innovation and Continuous Improvement - has actively identified and actioned opportunities for improvements in divisional processes, policies, standards and operations to improve the effectiveness of the division.

Our division is ever growing and we want to bring the best and the brightest to the department. Even if you don't feel you meet 100% of the criteria we still want to hear from you. A career in the state government is both rewarding and challenging whilst more importantly community focused.

**How to Apply**

This position requires the successful employee to provide evidence of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19, or medical evidence which confirms the individual is unable to receive a dose, or a further dose, of a COVID-19 vaccine due to a medical contraindication or an acute medical illness.DoT is requiring all staff to be Vaccinated and to have had Booster Vaccination (Triple vaccinated as a minimum).