Senior Surveyor

Company description:

VPS4 $92,332 - $104,762 plus Superannuation

• Enjoy a collaborative & high-performance work culture serving the community
• DTP has embedded hybrid & flexible work arrangements as part of our culture
• Strong career opportunities across the Victorian Public Service

About Us

The Department of Transport and Planning oversees key planning, transport and land use policy decisions and management across the State. A life-cycle approach to planning, building, connecting and sustaining communities means our people can come together to; improve services, deliver sustainable projects, focus on customer engagement, streamline regulatory approval pathways, facilitate community consultation and better realise local economic opportunities for more liveable communities across Victoria.

Land Use Victoria and Planning & Land Services more broadly provides authoritative, comprehensive and easily accessible services in land administration, property information and facilitating the better use of government owned land. It ensures secure and accurate registration services for property, plan and water share transactions. It provides a range of statutory and non-statutory functions including surveying services to support the major transport infrastructure projects and the broader DTP.

We're focused on outcomes that deliver more choice, connections and confidence in our travel, ensuring the whole transport network works as one to deliver better services and outcomes.

Job description:

About the Role

This role will be responsible for the provision of a broad range of survey services (including feature, cadastral and monitoring) to the transport portfolio and whole of Government under limited supervision and in adherence with DTP standards and guidelines, compliance with legislation, internal specifications and safe work practices in the field employing a combination of internal and external resources. The role requires a sound knowledge of Victoria's cadastral system and capability with CAD software packages to support the delivery of drafting services to support the Government prepare various plan types in both Crown and freehold domains relating to government land dealings particularly in support of major transport infrastructure projects and day-to-day transport functions.

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Position Outcomes / Accountabilities

This role involves exercising independent judgment in assessing and managing survey activities both in the field and office. It includes providing high-level advice to stakeholders and leading survey operations on complex cadastral and engineering issues. You will develop quotes and briefs for contractors, monitor their work, and ensure it meets standards, timeframe, and budget. Project management, planning, and conducting surveys using appropriate technology and resources are key aspects. You will negotiate with clients and contractors on complex issues to achieve successful outcomes. Additionally, you'll prepare complex plans and reports for various transport purposes using survey information, imagery, design data, and GIS information under limited supervision.

Key Selection Criteria

KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS

• Communicate with Impact - Prepares and delivers logical sequential and succinct presentations; Uses clear & concise language. Uses media appropriate to the audience and presents information to develop the understanding of the topic.
• Critical Thinking & Problem Solving - Resolves issues through deep understanding or interpretation of existing guidelines. Where guidelines are not available, analyses ideas available and takes action through self or in consultation with others to resolve problems.
• Innovation and Continuous Improvement - Seeks opportunities for continuous improvement and ways to innovate; Offers suggestions and ideas, encourages others to do the same.
• Project Delivery - Defines tasks to be delivered to meet agreed outcomes; Coordinates and guides others in the execution of work activities; Monitors progress of tasks against plans and takes corrective action when required.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Flexibility & Adaptability - Accept changed priorities without undue discomfort. Responds quickly to changes. Comfortable working in collaboration with teams outside of own organisation.
• Working Collaboratively - Build a supportive and cooperative team environment; Engages other teams to share information in order to understand or respond to issues; Support others in challenging situations.

Qualifications and Experience

Desirable

• Tertiary Qualification in Geomatics or a related discipline (Surveying, GSIS etc) along with 4 years experience in that field is desirable.
• Understand and uses a wide range of software applications with a focus on computer aided drafting with familiarity of ‘MicroStation'.
• Ability to travel, work and stay overnight across locations within metropolitan and regional Victoria outside normal working hours as reasonably required.

What we offer

• Meaningful work making Victorian communities more accessible and liveable
• Professional growth and development opportunities across the department and the wider Victorian Public Services
• A hybrid working model focused on collaboration and teamwork
• Optimal work-life balance initiatives including flexible working arrangements
• Opportunity to work across multiple urban and suburban hubs
• We prioritise the development of a safe and inclusive culture

Culture Value

We are an equal opportunity employer, embracing a diverse range of applicants such as veterans, and people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA community members, individuals with disabilities and/or health conditions, as well as those from varied faith and cultural backgrounds. At our department, we prioritize the development of a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture through shared actions and behaviours that align with our strategy and direction. This empowers our employees to effectively contribute to our goals.

How to Apply

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Applications close 11.59pm on Monday, 17 June 2024.

All Applications should include a resume and a cover letter. For further information about the role please contact Matthew Sibbald - Acting Manager Operations via email ***************@transport.vic.gov.au

Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Transport and Planning will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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