Full Time Fixed Term Position - 12 Month Contract

Band 7 - Salary Range $106,626 to $119,182 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

Melton City Council seeks a Senior Asset Management Officer within the Engineering and Asset Services Department for a 12 month fixed term period.

This role reports to the Coordinator Asset Management and GIS, and will be responsible for developing and implementing Council’s Asset Management plans, strategies, policies and procedures, ensuring this framework supports strategic asset management planning and infrastructure service delivery.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide involvement in the development, implementation and review of strategic Asset Management strategies, plans, policies and procedures, to ensure Council meets its corporate objectives and requirements in relation to Asset Management.
• Undertake analysis and modelling of asset information to develop optimised annual and long term capital works programs, which integrate into and support Council’s Asset Management and Financial plans and policies.
• Undertake reviews of asset replacement costs and the revaluation of all infrastructure assets in collaboration with the Finance Department, including preparation of reports detailing asset valuations for Finance and external auditors.
• In conjunction with asset data custodians, plan, manage and implement data capture programs relating to asset inventory, asset condition assessments and asset revaluation programs.

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About you

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

• Tertiary qualifications in Asset Management and/or Engineering.
• Extensive knowledge of Asset Management and the delivery of these services.
• Significant knowledge of legislation, acts, regulations, Australian Standards, practices and guidelines in relation to infrastructure assets and asset management.
• Highly developed technical knowledge and skills in using the Asset Management System and predictive modelling 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
• 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 - Australian Breastfeeding Association
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Subsidised Uniforms

How To Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Glen Holschier, Coordinator Asset Management and GIS at [email protected].

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 21 May 2025