Description:
- Full Time Fixed Term Position - 4 Year Contract
- Band 5 - Salary Range $76,355 to $87,925 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
Our mission is to deliver and manage quality infrastructure for the benefit of our community in our fast growing municipality. This role supports that goal by exposing Graduate Engineers to the planning, design, delivery and maintenance of assets.
- The Graduate Engineer will rotate through the Engineering & Asset Services, Capital Projects, Engineering Development and the Operations Departments and will report to the Coordinators within these teams;
- Will liaise with Staff, Residents, Consultants, Contractors and other Authorities;
- Will work in a team environment, being mentored, learning and applying skills as they start their career as a Civil Engineer in Local Government.
Key Responsibilities
- Undertake and assist engineering staff with traffic management issues that may include investigations, reports, correspondence and support in all areas including traffic related issues, parking, pedestrian movement, DDA compliance, traffic counts, street lighting etc.
- Undertake general engineering investigations including the design and drawing of minor civil projects as directed using AutoCAD.
- Procure, schedule and supervise projects included in Council’s capital civil works program.
- Assist in the planning, programming, administration and improvements as they relate to Council’s capital works program in parks, open-spaces and building facilities.
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About you
To be successful in this role you will have the following:
- Tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering current enrolment in Civil Engineering Course, which would qualify the applicant for membership of the Institute of Engineers of Australia, is the minimum qualification requirement.
- Understanding of the principles of engineering design, construction and maintenance techniques in relation to roads, drainage, buildings, parks and open space assets.
- Demonstrated experience in various computer packages including MS Office, internet and CAD software.
- 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
- 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 Matt Hutchinson , Manager Engineering and Asset Services 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 8 May 2024