Band 6 - Salary Range $97,926 to $106,637 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

An exciting prospect has arisen for a self-motivated individual to join the City Development team.

We need an inspired leader to join our supportive team as Team Leader Subdivisions - where you'll lead a small team to develop, manage and oversee the statutory processes related to subdivisions, ensuring smooth coordination of referrals and approvals from Certification through to the Statement of Compliance.

Key Responsibilities

- Lead, supervise and support the subdivision team, including coaching, development, training,



performance management and day to day allocation and coordination of work.
- Assess and provide technical oversight of significant and complex subdivision applications and certification matters in accordance with the Subdivision Act 1988, relevant legislation, regulations and Council requirements.
- Identify and implement process improvements within the subdivision function, including opportunities to improve the effective use of the SPEAR online application system and other relevant systems and processes.
- Ensure the Practical Completion and Statement of Compliance process operates efficiently and effectively, including ensuring planning permit conditions and infrastructure requirements are completed to the satisfaction of Council and relevant servicing authorities.

To view the Position Description, click here.

About you

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

- Tertiary qualification in land surveying, urban planning or related discipline and/or relevant experience in subdivision assessment, certification and statutory approvals.
- Demonstrated specialist knowledge and experience in applying the Subdivision Act 1988, associated Regulations and other relevant legislation, policies and statutory processes.
- Demonstrated experience in providing specialist advice,



exercising professional judgement and resolving complex subdivision matters with internal and external stakeholders.
- Supervisory experience and/or a demonstrated ability to lead and motivate staff.

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

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
- 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*

*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 hist

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