Full Time Permanent Position
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
This is an exciting opportunity for an emerging environmental professional to contribute to biodiversity and environmental outcomes in one of Australia's fastest growing municipalities.
In this role, you'll contribute to environmental planning advice and referral responses, and work on a range of environmental projects and programs to support the delivery of Council's Biodiversity Action Plan *******.
Reporting to the Coordinator Natural Environment, you'll work as part of a collaborative team helping to protect and enhance Melton's natural environment as our City grows.
Key Responsibilities
Support environmental planning referrals including Construction Environmental Management Plans, Weed Management Plans, and provide environmental planning advice to applicants and the community.




Contribute to the scoping and delivery of a range of environmental projects including interpretive signage and garden biodiversity programs.
Be an active member of the Natural Environment Team, providing input into process improvements and environmental policies and strategies.
Participate in monitoring compliance against planning conditions and other regulatory requirements including attending site inspections.
To view the Position Description, click here.
About You
To be successful in this role you will have the following:
Tertiary qualifications in environmental planning, environmental science, natural resource management or related discipline, or a lesser formal qualification with relevant work skills.
Project management skills including scoping, implementation and consultant/contractor management.
Understanding of State and Federal biodiversity and conservation legislation, Victoria Planning Provisions and the Melbourne Strategic Assessment Framework.
Knowledge of native vegetation management, flora and fauna identification skills, and a passion for protecting and enhancing biodiversity.
Great communication skills and a positive, solutions-focused mindset.
Current valid Victorian Driver's Licence.
Culture and Values
Our vision for our community is to be: "A vibrant, secure 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.
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.
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 protected 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 Monday 10 August ****.
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📌 Environmental Planning Officer (Melbourne)
🏢 Melton City Council
📍 Melbourne