Inspection Officer

Location: Melbourne | CBD

Job type: Full Time - Fixed Term

Organisation: Department of Transport and Planning

**Salary**: $109,730 - $132,764

Occupation: Projects

Reference: 5755

**Network Design and Integration** is a Group within the Department of Transport and Planning, and is responsible for the delivery of transport priorities through the development and delivery of an integrated pipeline of projects and supprt Victoria’s Big Build to ensure an integrated network.

We’re focused on outcomes that deliver more choice, connections and confidence in our travel, ensuring the whole transport network works as one to deliver better services and outcomes.

**About the Role**

**This is a Fixed Term, Full-time position until 13/9/2027.**

Reporting to the Manager Specialist, the Inspection Officer is responsible for leading surveillance and quality assurance of transport infrastructure construction and maintenance work the Suburban Rail Loop East project, while supporting the network interface and assurance functions. The role coordinates the planning and implementation of risk-based site surveillance of assigned works, managing resolution of issues on site with the contractor.

**To access the Position Description, please click **here.**

**Position Outcomes**

This role involves overseeing stage transition inspections for key infrastructure projects, ensuring compliance with Department of Transport and Planning (DTP) systems, while leading teams and escalating issues as needed. It also includes providing expert technical advice, managing work programs, fostering strong stakeholder relationships, and ensuring compliance with assurance processes throughout the project lifecycle.

**_ Key Selection Criteria -_**

**KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS -**
- **Critical Thinking and Problem Solving (Accomplished)**: Takes into account wider business context within business unit when considering options to resolve issues. Identifies recurring problems and prevents future recurrence by integrating solutions into work process. Delivers tangible business outcomes as a result of critically evaluating problems from multiple perspectives and delivering effective solutions.
- **Communicate with Impact (Accomplished)**: Makes a positive impression on others and comes across with credibility; Communicates orally in a manner that is clear fluent and holds the listeners’ attention; Able to deal with difficult and sensitive topics and questions.
- **Stakeholder Management (Accomplished)**: Identifies issues in common for one or more clients or stakeholders and uses them to build mutually beneficial partnerships; Identifies and responds to stakeholder’s underlying needs; Uses understanding of the stakeholder’s organisational context to ensure outcomes are achieved.
- **Project Delivery (Accomplished)**: Translates strategies into programs or projects that enables achievement of outcomes require; Defines governance e.g. success measures, roles and responsibilities, progress monitoring) required to manage risks and maximise probability of success.

**PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES -**
- **Resilience (Accomplished)**: Keeps self and others calm when under pressure; Is decisive and charts course of actions enabling teams to resolve a challenging situation.
- **Flexibility and adaptability (Accomplished)**: Adapts systems and processes quickly to changed priorities and situations.

**Qualifications and Experience**

**Mandatory**
- Minimum 7+ years civil site surveillance experience_._
- Excellent understanding of road and rail requirements and constraints within a construction environment.

**Desirable**
- A relevant certification in civil construction (e.g. Certificate IV in Civil Construction Supervision)
- Rail Industry Worker (RIW) Card.

**What we offer**
- Meaningful work making Victorian communities more accessible and liveable
- Professional growth and development opportunities across the department and the wider Victorian Public Services
- A hybrid working model focused on collaboration and teamwork
- Optimal work-life balance initiatives including flexible working arrangements
- Opportunity to work across multiple urban and suburban hubs
- We prioritise the development of a safe and inclusive culture

**Culture Value**

We are an equal opportunity employer, embracing a diverse range of applicants such as veterans, and people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA community members, individuals with disabilities and/or health conditions, as well as those from varied faith and cultural backgrounds. At our department, we prioritize the development of a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture through shared actions and behaviours that align with our strategy and direction. This empowers our employees to effectively contribute to our goals.

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