Mornington Peninsula Shire is Victoria's destination municipality, characterised by unique townships, highly productive agriculture, world renowned landscapes, tourist regions, and areas of national and international conservation significance within a vital Green Wedge.

The Shire is responsible for a broad range of infrastructure and community services that support the wellbeing and prosperity of our diverse community. With approximately 1,000 employees, it is a busy and vibrant workplace.

What’s on Offer

- Work Life Balance – We offer a hybrid working model, flexible working arrangements and generous leave provisions.
- Culture – Positive, fun and inclusive work environment that is underpinned by our core values which are integral to everything we do. These are Integrity, Openness, Courage, Respect, and Excellence.
- Prospect – 12-month role, based in the Rosebud office and at project sites across the Shire. Band 6 - $99,732.24 per annum (excl. super).
- Job Satisfaction – Have a meaningful impact on the community by contributing to achieve positive outcomes across the Mornington Peninsula Shire.

About the Role

Reporting to the Construction Coordinator & Superintendent the core responsibilities include:

- Perform the duties of the Superintendent’s Representative as required under the general conditions of contract for a broad range of infrastructure projects.
- Ensure Shire and privately led works are delivered safely and in line with project objectives, relevant legislation, contractual requirements and permit conditions. Ensure projects achieve high-quality, cost effective and sustainable outcomes while protecting public safety and amenity,



with issues proactively resolved and continuous improvement driven across contractors, consultants and stakeholders.
- Monitoring the financial position of projects and ensuring fair value on contract variations for review and approval.
- Delivering efficient service in a manner which aligns the delivery of services with client and customer expectations through direct customer contact, effective contract management and contractor collaboration.

About You

- Demonstrated experience in civil construction, contract administration and construction supervision, with a preferred tertiary qualification in Civil Engineering, Construction Management, Project Management or a related discipline.
- Strong working knowledge of current Australian Standards, the Shire’s Specification and industry best practice in civil construction.
- Sound knowledge of the Occupational Health and Safety Act 2004 and associated regulations.

Applications Close: Tuesday, 18 August 2026.

Mornington Peninsula Shire is committed to creating a diverse and safe environment. We are proud to be an equal opportunity and Child Safe employer. We encourage applications from First Nations people, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities and age groups.

Mornington Peninsula Shire undertakes a variety of employment screening checks. This includes employment references, Working with Children Checks and Nationally Coordinated Criminal History Check (NCCHC).

Applicants must have valid Australian work rights.

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact: Chris Lyne, Construction Coordinator and Superintendent, 03 5950 1***.

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📌 Construction Officer (Mornington)
🏢 Mornington Peninsula Shire
📍 Mornington