Utilities Management Officer

Brimbank City Council; Melbourne; On-site; AUD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Rostered day off

16 days of personal leave per year

16 weeks paid parental leave

3 weeks partner leave

Job summary

A local municipality council is seeking a Full Time Temporary Utilities Management Officer to contribute to energy sector initiatives. The ideal candidate will have relevant tertiary qualifications and experience in the energy field. This role involves reporting to the Climate Emergency Coordinator and applying best practices in utilities management. Join to make a positive impact in the growing community around Melbourne.

Qualifications

• Experience and specialised technical expertise in energy sector.
• Local government experience is desirable.
• Must be able to set parameters, research and utilize new products.
• Local government experience is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Reporting to the Climate Emergency Coordinator.
• Delivering on strategic objectives using best practice principles.
• Implementing functional utilities best practices.
• Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to set parameters, research and utilise new products/resources for strategic objectives.
• Expert level computer competency in spreadsheet and database applications.

Skills

Specialised technical knowledge in energy sector

Analytical and problem-solving skills

Expert level computer competency in spreadsheets

Word/PowerPoint

Policy awareness

IT literacy

Local govt experience

Education

Relevant tertiary qualifications in a related field

Tools

Microsoft Word

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Overview

Join to apply for the Utilities Management Officer role at Brimbank City Council.

Exciting opportunity to join one of Melbourne's largest municipalities. Brimbank is the second largest municipality in metropolitan Melbourne, located 10 kilometres west of Melbourne. It is a multicultural community with more than 160 languages spoken and over 196,000 residents.

The municipality has 25 suburbs and key activity centres including Sunshine, St Albans, Deer Park, Sydenham and Keilor, with attractions such as community spaces, libraries and the Brimbank Aquatic and Wellness Centre. Brimbank is growing with major infrastructure projects and a focus on improving transport, housing and services.

We are currently seeking a Full Time Temporary staff member to join our team based at our offices in Sunshine.

The role

• Reporting to the Climate Emergency Coordinator, we are seeking a Utilities Management Officer who can bring:
• Specialised technical knowledge and industry expertise in energy sector.
• Knowledge of functional utilities best practice, principles and methods.
• Understanding of Federal and State Government policies and guidelines relating to energy sector and environmental sustainability.
• Well-developed analytical and problem-solving skills. This includes the ability to set parameters, research and utilise new products, resources and/or methods for delivery of strategic objectives.
• Expert level computer competency in spread sheets and data base applications.

To be considered you will have

• Relevant tertiary qualifications in a related field.
• Demonstrated work experience and specialised technical expertise in energy sector.
• Expert level computer literacy in Microsoft Word/Excel/PowerPoint.
• Local government experience is desirable.

Benefits of working at Brimbank

• Rostered day off
• 16 days of personal leave per year (FTE)
• 16 weeks paid parental leave (FTE)
• 3 weeks partner leave
• Make a positive impact to your local community

To view a full list of employee benefits, please view Council's Employee Value Proposition.

How to view and apply

To view a copy of this Position Description, please go to https://www.brimbank.vic.gov.au/careers and click on the Job Listing. To apply, please include your Resume and a Cover Letter of no more than 2 pages, outlining how you can deliver on the key aspects of the role and how you will assist Brimbank in "becoming the best it can be".

Brimbank City Council actively encourages applicants from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, and LGBTQIA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to explore the opportunity of a career at Brimbank.

If you have any support or access requirements, or would like to speak to someone about the employment process please contact People Culture and Wellbeing on 9249 4000.

Brimbank City Council is a Child Safe organisation and endeavours to promote child safe, child friendly practices.

To be eligible for employment at Brimbank City Council you must be an Australian citizen, permanent resident of Australia or be legally entitled to work in Australia.

All applications should be submitted online by clicking on the Apply link.

Direct any queries regarding the role to: David Collins, Climate Emergency Coordinator - [e-mail]

Brimbank City Council understands that different experiences make for great community outcomes. If you are excited about this role, but your experience doesn’t perfectly align to the criteria we encourage you to click the APPLY button now and submit your application.

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