Full Time Permanent Position Band 6 - Salary Range $97,925.88 to $106,637.96 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

- Skilled 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 opportunity has arisen for a motivated and proactive individual to join our Facilities and Asset Services team at Melton City Council. We are looking for a skilled Facilities Management Project Officer to plan, coordinate and deliver a range of building renewal and upgrade works across Council sites. In this role, you will work collaboratively with internal stakeholders, consultants and contractors to ensure projects are delivered safely, on time, within budget and to a high standard, contributing to the ongoing improvement of Council’s facilities and services to the community.

Key responsibilities

- Using Council's Project Management Framework, manage the successful delivery of minor capital works and service improvement projects.




- Project manage the delivery of assigned projects and support the program leader in providing input to reviews of current and planning for future programs subject to regulations and policies.
- Contribute to the development of large and major capital projects by providing advice and input to improve building functionality, operational efficiency and long-term maintainability on behalf of the broader Facilities & Asset Services team.
- Administer renewal and minor capital works projects to ensure delivery of specified targets, objectives, OHS compliance, risk management and expenditure.
- Monitor and regularly report on Contractor performance, participate in the development, implementation and auditing practices to ensure compliance with OHS, Risk and Asset management objectives.

About you

- Tertiary qualification with some relevant experience in Project Management, building construction, maintenance, or other specialist discipline; or Lessor qualification/s with substantial relevant experience in Project Management, Building construction, maintenance, or other specialist discipline.
- Specialist understanding of the principles and practices of a wide variety of building construction techniques, componentry, functionality and maintenance tasks.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively as part of a team, collaborate with colleagues and stakeholders, and contribute to a positive and supportive team environment.
- Current valid Victorian driver’s licence and Working with Children Check.

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

- 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.

We strongly encourage job applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disabilities, LGBTIQA+ and people from culturally diverse backgrounds.

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.

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 safe 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 Fridday 13th Novembe r 2026

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📌 Facilities Management Project Officer (Melton City)
🏢 City of Melton
📍 Melton City