Techical Officer

Council Jobs; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 85,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

12% superannuation

Monthly accrued day off

Job summary

The City of Stonnington is recruiting for a civil engineering professional to support the Drainage & Development Team within the Asset Management Department. The role focuses on delivering key service delivery and asset management improvements with cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities include program development for hydrants and street lighting, data management, GIS updates, and NHR applications. Minimum Civil Engineering degree and GIS/MS Office skills are required.

Qualifications

• Team orientation and collaboration with multiple levels of the organisation.
• Ability to translate strategic goals into asset management actions.
• Understanding of data governance and asset data quality.

Responsibilities

• Develop a prioritized program for hydrant relocation/undergrounding and manage budget.
• Review street lighting and implement improvements per customer requests; budget involvement.
• Provide Legal Point of Discharge (LPD) support to meet statutory timelines.
• Assist with asset management data cleansing and GIS data maintenance.
• Support asset planning for drainage and contribute to continuous improvement program.
• Contribute to KPIs and support team members as needed.
• Process National Heavy Vehicle Register applications with related teams.

Skills

Teamwork

Strategic thinking

Business improvement mindset

Data management understanding

Education

Civil Engineering degree

Tools

GIS

MS Office

Job description

Stonnington City Centre, 311 Glenferrie Road, Malvern + Working from home

The role contributes in delivering key service delivery and asset management functions for the Drainage & Development Team, in the Asset Management Department. Since the Asset Management team needs to work collaboratively across the council , the person undertaking this role must have a team, department, divisional and a council wide focus in achieving outcomes.

Key Responsibilities:

• High risk fire hydrant relocation/undergrounding-Develop a prioratised program, implement the works and assist in managing the budget.
• Review of public lighting and implement change based on customer requests and need - Develop a prioratised program implement the works and assist in managing the budget.
• Legal Point of Discharge (LPD) - Provide LPDs to meet statutary timelines with a continuous improvement process to make it more efficient.
• Support asset management data cleansing, asset register updates and data input.
• As part of a team, maintain the asset information in the asset management system and GIS data, so that it is current, up to date and accurate in line with the Data Management Framework.
• Assist with Asset Planning for Drainage.
• Assist the Drainage & Development team with the continuos improvement program.
• Contribte to achieving relevant KPIs.
• Act for other team members when appropriate.
• National Heavy Vehicle Register applications. Work with other relevant teams to process these applications.

From time to time the Coordinator would need assistance on projects seen as a priority. Assist with these projects/activities.

Join us in this full-time temporary role until October 2027 offering a competitive salary range of $85,404 - $97,836 plus 12% superannuation and a monthly accrued day off.

• A good understanding of how legal points of discharge are determined, how street lighting is assessed and matters relating to granting National Heavy Vehicle Register applications.
• Ability to do night works for streetlight inspections.
• A good understanding and familiar with Microsoft products (e.g. Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
• Good Graphical Information System (GIS) skills
• Civil Engineering background an advantage.
• A strategic thinker and have a business improvement mind set.
• A fundamental knowledge of assest management.
• an understanding of data management and updates and its importance in asset management

This position requires skills in managing time, setting priorities and planning and organising one's own work and that of supervised Employees so as to achieve specific and set objectives in the most efficient way possible within the resources available and within a set timetable.

The skills and knowledge needed for entry to this level are beyond those normally acquired through completion of TAFE certificate or associate diploma alone. They might be acquired through completion of a Professional Civil Engineering Degree with little or no relevant work experience, and having the ability gain entry to National Engineering Register in the future.

For enquiries relating to the system and the application process, please contact a member of the Talent Acquisition team on 8290 1333.

The City of Stonnington is a child-safe, equal opportunity employer valuing diversity and inclusion. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds.

Here at the City of Stonnington we aspire to be a leading local government authority and to do this we need the very best people who share our belief in community and who want to make a difference. We value everyone's contributions, lived experience and expertise. We provide an inclusive and respectful workplace culture where everyone is supported to thrive and be authentic. There is a variety of offerings available for our people, have a look at "Why Stonnington".

If you have any support or access requirements, or would like to speak to someone about employment please contact Council's Talent Acquisition team on 8290 1333.