Construction Lead - Capital Delivery

Full Time Permanent Position
Remuneration Negotiable + 11% Super
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 exciting opportunity has arisen Reporting to the Manager, Capital Delivery this position will deliver and oversee the Construction Programs in line with Council’s Project Management Framework.
This position will instil a culture of excellence as well as ensure all projects are delivered to an exemplary standard and provide high quality outcomes that demonstrate community benefit.
Key Responsibilities

• Lead consultation and engagement with internal and external stakeholders and community required to inform project construction and delivery.
• Audit Capital Projects Contract Works to ensure it conforms to engineering plans, specifications, quality, material selection and Council standards.
• Ensure traffic management plans and site environmental management plans are implemented on all projects.
• Maintain oversight of Construction Programs to ensure they meet target dates without impactful delays in line with Council approved construction delivery methodologies.

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

• Tertiary qualification with the necessary skills and knowledge gained through qualifications in project management, construction management, engineering or a relevant discipline with significant and diverse experience in both operational areas and leadership.
• Substantial experience in construction management, including the planning and delivery of capital projects.
• Demonstrated leadership qualities with proven senior management achievement developed within a relevant multi-disciplined environment.
• 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:

• 4 weeks and 2 days annual leave (As of 1st of July 2024 will increase to 5 weeks)
• 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 (

) * Wellbeing initiatives

• Subsidised Uniforms

How To Apply
If you require further information about the position, please contact Steven Phelagti, Manager Capital Delivery on 0448 482 904.
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 and Council’s COVID-19 vaccination policy which require employees to provide documentary evidence of their vaccination status before attending the workplace.
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 6 March 2024