Graduate Planner - City Growth & Development

Full Time Fixed term - 3 Years

Band 5 - Salary Range $81,006 to $93,280 per annum + 12% Super + ADO

Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.

Why join Melton City Council?

Melton City Council is proud to serve one of Australia’s fastest-growing and most diverse communities. We are a forward-thinking local government committed to creating a city where everyone feels welcome, supported, and empowered.

As a Council, we are driven by innovation, inclusion, and excellence. We deliver high-quality services and infrastructure, promote lifelong learning, and champion health and wellbeing across our municipality. Our team plays a vital role in shaping a vibrant, sustainable future for our residents.

Working with us means being part of a collaborative and inclusive culture that values your growth. We offer:

• Professional and personal development opportunities
• Generous leave entitlements and flexible work arrangements
• A dynamic workplace close to home, surrounded by heritage charm, green spaces, and modern amenities

Join us and help build a city that thrives—where your work makes a real difference every day.

The Opportunity

We are looking for recent Town Planning graduates for our three-year graduate program. As a Planning Graduate at Melton you’ll kick start your planning career by:

• Being exposed to a variety of planning matters relevant to Growth Area Planning, including dealing with rural, residential, industrial and commercial land use and development, heritage matters, subdivision, Precinct Structure Plans and policy work;
• Participating in tailored graduate learning and development opportunities;
• Being supported and mentored throughout your graduate rotation to assist in your career development;
• Being encouraged to attend key industry events and network opportunities.

Key Responsibilities

As a Graduate Planner at Melton you will be exposed to a wide variety of Urban Planning matters and will be responsible for: 

• Managing a range of Town Planning applications in both established and growth areas within the Municipality
• Assisting with customer service enquires relating to planning matters.
• Assisting in the preparation of strategic planning studies and planning scheme amendments by providing input relevant to such projects.
• Developing your skills in the understanding of the preparation and implementation of Precinct Structure Plans other plans relevant to Growth Area Planning.

To view the Position Description, click here.

About you

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

• A tertiary qualification in Urban Planning or a related discipline
• No more than 2 years experience in a Planning role
• Current Victorian drivers licence
• An ability to interpret regulations and apply underlying principles related to Growth Area Planning matters.
• Good report writing, customer service and interpretive skills relevant to Growth Area Planning matters.

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: 

Staff Benefits | Melton City Council

• 13 ADO's (Accrued Day Off) per year*
• 5 weeks annual leave* 
• Genuine Flexible work options
• Extensive Career Development & Leadership Programs
• Access to the Local Government Employee Health Plan (GMHBA) with exclusive benefits
• 16 weeks Paid Parental Leave (Super is paid during parental leave)* 
• 3 weeks Paid Secondary Carer Leave*
• Wellbeing initiatives

*Eligible for Full Time positions or for Fixed term positions eligible after 12 months of employment. 

How To Apply

If you require further information about the position, please contact Steve Finlay (Co-ordinator Development Planning), on 9747 7162.

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 public health orders applicable to local government. 

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.

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