Program Leader Property Infrastructure Services

Full Time Permanent Position

Band 7 - Salary Range $109,825 to $122,758 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

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Program Lead to join Melton City Council and support the delivery of a range of capital works, major repairs, and strategic projects.

Reporting to the Coordinator Facility Management & Performance, this role works across Facilities and Asset Services and with a broad range of internal and external stakeholders to improve and maintain buildings assisting with Council’s service delivery. The role also contributes to Councils capital works portfolio management through delivery of accurate status reports.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the creation, implementation and maintenance of a collaborative model for accessing and assuring construction quality. Provide and facilitate advice, process, tools, direction and approval to ensure Community access to high-quality built infrastructure.
• Conduct review and analysis of local and industry wide trends, to contribute to a body of knowledge of best practice design and material palettes relating to quality standards for construction and component performance.
• Implement processes with supporting procedures and tools to review and improve the build quality of Council's Built form infrastructure.
• Supervise, assist and support Project officers in the successful delivery of Minor capital projects.
• Provide data and assist in the preparation of council reports, briefings, and prepare management and progress reports for Senior Officers.
• Contribute to and assist with the development of 5 and 10 year Building Component renewal planning.

To view the Position Description, click here.

About you

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

• Tertiary qualification at degree or diploma level with several years of relevant work experience in Project Management with either Facility Management, Building design, Facility maintenance or other allied field commensurate with the requirements of the role.
• Demonstrated ability to manage budgets and adhere to expenditure targets for a managed program.
• Proven experience in reporting and communicating project status to internal leadership. Including ability to write detailed reports in relation to the area of expertise 
• Current valid Victorian Driver’s Licence.

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
• Additional $500 per annum pro rata superannuation for female employees over the age of 45
• 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 Matthew Simpson, Coordinator Facility Management & Performance on 0429 961 659.

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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