Up to $132,025.76 p.a. total salary package ($103,074.81- $117,880.14 + 12% super)*

Permanent Full-Time

*Dependent on skills and experience

About the Opportunity

Join our team as a Senior Development Compliance Officer and make a meaningful impact in ensuring our City grows safely and responsibly. In this leadership role, you’ll provide expert advice on planning and building compliance, mentor a dedicated team, and oversee the resolution of complex development matters. You’ll conduct site inspections, manage investigations, and ensure adherence to relevant legislation and codes. With a focus on continuous improvement, customer service, and team development, this is an exciting opportunity for someone who thrives on variety, collaboration, and contributing to a positive community outcome. Be part of shaping a safer, compliant future.

To be successful in this role, you will possess:

Essential

Current ‘C’ Class Driver’s Licence

White Card

Tertiary qualifications in either planning, building or compliance related discipline and/or demonstrated experience in a similar role

Demonstrated considerable experience within a field of development compliance and enforcement

Experience in supervising and developing a team

How to Apply

If you are interested in this exciting opportunity, we strongly advise you to apply as soon as possible by Sunday, 10 August 2025. The City reserves the right to close this advertisement before the closing date.

Please provide:

A comprehensive resume that outlines your skills, experience and achievements demonstrating fulfilment of essential criteria (as stated in the Position Description - attached)

A cover letter of no more than 2 pages addressing the following Essential Requirements (as stated in the Position Description - attached)

For further queries regarding the position, contact: Jessica Wotherspoon, Coordinator Compliance Services via [email protected] or 08 9364 0277.

Why The City of Melville?

We are a welcoming and diverse community that enjoys a blend of retail and business precincts and an abundance of open spaces in a unique, natural landscape, along the shores of the beautiful Swan and Canning Rivers. We are proud to be recognised as an Inclusive Employer 2024-2025—a prestigious award that benchmarks workplace inclusion across various diversity areas. This recognition is the only one of its kind in Australia and highlights our commitment to fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated, and inclusion thrives. In everything we do, we focus on our EPIC values of Excellence, Participation, Integrity and Caring and we aim to achieve an inclusive, vibrant, and sustainable future.

WhyBelong?

Elevate your work experience with the City of Melville’s benefits!

Be part of an award-winning, Inclusive Employer recognised for creating diverse, accessible, and welcoming workspaces.

Professional growth support with our structured professional development and study assistance programs

Enhance your health and wellbeing with complimentary membership to our LeisureFit centres^, Employee Assistance and Wellness programs.

An active social club to connect with colleagues and make lifelong friends.

2 additional days of annual leave PLUS generous purchased annual leave options - take up to 10 weeks^ off per year.

Superannuation package with a co-contribution of up to 15%^

^conditions apply

The City of Melville celebrates diversity, inclusion, and belonging. We welcome and strongly encourage applications from individuals of all backgrounds, including but not limited to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people from culturally diverse backgrounds, and people living with disabilities.

All candidates applying for a position where the use of ‘plant and machinery’ or driving a vehicle is an inherent requirement of the role and other ‘high risk’ facilities where public safety is at risk, will be required to pass a drug and alcohol test as part of a pre-employment medical.

To be considered for a permanent position, you must be an Australian citizen or hold permanent residency. For fixed-term or casual roles, you must have unrestricted work rights in Australia for the duration of the appointment.

We appreciate the interest from Recruitment Agencies in collaborating with us, however, at this time, the City of Melville is managing the recruitment process for this role. Please refrain from submitting candidate profiles to our team. Rest assured, should the need for external assistance arise in the future, we will not hesitate to reach out to recruitment agencies.