• 2x Full Time Permanent Positions
  • Band 6 - Salary Range $95,073 to $103,531 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

City of Melton is looking for a motivated and responsive Design Engineer with experience in the design of road and drainage assets using computer design software.

Working within the Engineering Services Unit the successful applicant will primarily be responsible for the generation and management of design plans for Council’s capital works program, which include road construction, drainage, traffic treatments, parking, footpaths and parks in accordance with Council policy, engineering standards and codes of practice.

Key Responsibilities

  • Prepare computer aided design plans for Council’s capital works program, which include road construction, drainage, traffic treatments, parking, footpaths, parks and sporting facilities in accordance with Council policy and engineering standards.
  • Prepare engineering computations, estimates and contract specifications for infrastructure projects in accordance with Council policy, engineering standards and codes of practice.
  • Project manage projects to ensure all approvals, reports, permits, and consultation are obtained and completed for delivery of design projects. Obtain any ancillaries to projects such as arranging land surveys, service proving, geotechnical reports, arborist reports, biodiversity assessments, CHMP etc.
  • Manage consultants engaged to undertake civil design projects or investigations that form part of the annual capital works program which includes procurement, evaluation and contract administration in accordance with Council’s Procurement Policy.

To view the Position Description, click here.

About you

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

  • Degree in Civil Engineering with some relevant experience, or a lesser formal qualification with substantial relevant experience.
  • Experience in design of civil engineering projects using computer design software.
  • Experience in the use of computer design and drafting software as well as Microsoft Office particularly MS Word and MS Excel.
  • 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 Peng Hua, Civil Design Team Leader on 9747 5717.

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.

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 31 July 2024

 

Salary

Competitive

Monthly based

Location

Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara,South Australia,Australia

Job Overview
Job Posted:
3 months ago
Job Type
Full Time
Total Vacancies
1

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Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara,South Australia,Australia