Service Authority Engineer

Full Time Permanent Position

Band 5 - Salary Range $78,646 to $90,563 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

A new opportunity has risen for an experienced and self-motivated Service Authority Engineer within Engineering and Landscape Development team of City Infrastructure Planning Unit. The position of the Service Authority Engineer reports to the Coordinator Engineering and Landscape Development.

At Melton City Council, we strive to create a vibrant and liveable city accessible to all. Council is committed to ensuring that the growth and development of our City occurs in a strategic, fair and sustainable way.

The Service Authority Engineer will play a significant role in assessing developer’s funded service authority works (public lighting, water, sewer, Trunk services) to ensure works are designed to Council satisfaction, best industry practices and relevant Australian Standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Respond positively and punctually within specified timelines to customer enquiries and requests and adhere to the performance standards adopted in the Customer Service Charter.
• Process Service Authority Referrals in line with Council requirements and as per the relevant Australian Standards.
• Assessment of LAAN notices and coordination with internal and external stakeholders.
• Record keeping of Service Authority submissions and responses in Council electronic database.
• Attendance in Civil Practical Completion (PC) inspections to ensure service authority assets have been constructed as per approved plans.
• Assess Planning Applications to provide Engineering permit conditions to Planning Unit.

To view the Position Description, click here.

About you

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

• Tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering or equivalent with relevant experience in an Engineering discipline.
• Experience in design assessment of Service Authority assets related to greenfield residential/industrial developments.
• Proficiency in use of AutoCAD.
• Understanding of the principles of engineering design, construction and maintenance techniques in relation to roads & drainage.
• 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 Waseem Abid, Coordinator Engineering Development on 9747 7153.

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 20 November 2024