Civil Program Delivery Lead

• Full Time Fixed Term Position - 2 years
• Band 8 - Salary Range $123,831 to $138,629 per annum + 11.5% 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

An exciting opportunity to join the Engineering and Asset Services team to project manage and deliver Council’s major Civil projects. Reporting to the Design & Investigation Coordinator you will collaborate closely across all levels of Council, external stakeholders and residents, to ensure that projects align with community needs and priorities.

You will be responsible to deliver sustainable, resilient and efficiency civil projects making a tangible impact on the quality of life for our residents.

Key Responsibilities

• Program management of Council’s Corridor projects inclusive of the planning, design and construction phases.
• Bring together diverse teams of staff, consultants and contractors to deliver projects in a coordinated, responsible and inclusive manner, ensuring that all environmental, commercial, and legal requirements of projects are managed efficiently and effectively.
• Effectively oversee the stakeholder engagement of major civil projects to achieve best-practice outcomes for Council.
• Establish and lead project working groups of external and internal stakeholders to inform the development of the major projects and keeping parties informed throughout the delivery of the projects

To view the Position Description, click here.

About you
 

To be successful in this role you will have the following:

• Degree qualified in relevant field, Civil Engineering or project management preferable but not essential.
• Extensive experience in project and contract management relating to civil engineering projects.
• Demonstrated experience in stakeholder engagement and project management including an ability to manage complex projects and deliver effective outcomes in a timely, efficient, and collaborative manner.
• 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
• 5 weeks annual leave
• 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 Matthew Hutchinson, Design & Investigations Coordinator on 9747 7161.

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.

We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. If selected for an interview and you require any additional support or adjustments regarding interview arrangements, please advise the contact listed above in advance.

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 protecting children and preventing and responding to child abuse is at the centre of our everyday thinking and service delivery.

 Applications close 11:59pm Wednesday 18 September 2024