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
This position will be part of the Landscape Design / Capital Delivery Department and will provide high quality landscape architectural input in the preparation, assessment and implementation of both improvements to the existing public realm network by Council and the creation of new public realm assets for Council by the land development industry. The position will require candidates to work closely with all business units within Council, Developers and other stakeholders as an integral part of the future planning and design and delivery of the city.
Key Responsibilities
* Prepare landscape plans, documentation and guidelines for minor and major capital works projects undertaken by Council to ensure quality outcomes in the public realm that will benefit the municipal community.
* Apply theoretical or scientific principles to prepare and review landscape drawings, specifications, and cost estimates and provide feedback to consultants (including landscape recreation, ecology & cultural heritage) and other Council departments.
* Participate in the supervision and review of landscape works being constructed directly for Council or by contractors.
* Participate in the procurement, assessment and management of external consultants or contractors to assist in the delivery of Council projects.
* Coordinate the handover of open space development from developer to Council, including the addition of asset data into Council’s Asset Management System.
About you
To be successful in this role you will have the following:
* Tertiary qualification in Landscape Architecture or related discipline with relevant experience.
* Demonstrated experience in all facets and requirements of site analysis, landscape design, development, documentation, construction and supervision.
* Experience in the coordination of projects and the engagement and supervision of consultants and contractors.
* Demonstrated experience in undertaking community consultation on a range of projects.
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
There are a number of great reasons why our people love working at Melton City Council:
* 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave)
If you require further information about the position, please contact Himalee Padmakar, Acting Team Leader Landscape Design on 03 8099 6354 .
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 Tuesday 25 March 2025
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