Sportsground Project Officer

• Full Time Permanent Position
• Band 6 - Salary Range $92,304 - $100,516 per annum + 11% Super + ADO
• Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.

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.

Council has entered into a partnership with a service provider to deliver elevated standards across our sportsground network. To complement this, we are looking to appoint a Project Officer who can deliver renewal and upgrades to supporting infrastructure such as irrigation systems, fencing, coaches boxes etc. This is an exciting time to be a part of Team Melton as we invest in our network to meet the needs of our growing community.  

The role will work closely with the Sportsground Turf Specialist and Recreation Team whilst reporting to the Parks Coordinator within the City Delivery Directorate. 

• Oversee the delivery of a range of turf and irrigation renewal & maintenance programs.
• Provide accurate and timely reporting within Councils project management framework.
• Supervise contractors and specialist providers to deliver quality works in accordance with the contract specification.
• Assist the Sportsground Turf Specialist with the supervision and delivery of the maintenance contract and associated works.

Position Description attached.

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

• Tertiary qualification in turf management (minimum certificate 3) or associated science with relevant experience preferably with local government, alternatively lesser formal qualifications and substantial relevant experience.
• Experience in managing Sportsgrounds and ability to undertake audits, assessments and problem solve.
• Experience in Sportsground Infrastructure including training lights, synthetic surfaces, fencing and supporting assets.
• The ability to interpret sportsground asset plans.
• Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.

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: 

Staff Benefits | Melton City Council

• 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year
• 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 (Melton City Council | Australian Breastfeeding Association)
• Wellbeing initiatives
• Subsidised Uniforms

If you require further information about the position, please contact Spiros Skaftouros, Turf Specialist on 9747 4717.

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 15 May 2024