77,352 plus 9.5% Superannuation

Permanent

We are the City of Melbourne, a place to be bold and inspirational.

We are rapidly transforming to meet the evolving challenges faced by a global city. With a vision of being a leading organisation for a leading capital city, our mission is to create positive impact for our community. Each day, we work with passion and purpose so that together we achieve incredible things.

Together we Make the Difference

How this position will Make the Difference to City of Melbourne…

Reporting to Deputy Municipal Building Surveyor, the objective of your role is to support the MBS plus the Building Control Group in ensuring the health, safety and amenity of building occupants and the public within the City of Melbourne are protected by ensuring buildings and places of public entertainment comply with building legislation.

You will achieve this by assisting or undertaking building surveying and inspection services; responding to building complaints or enquiries, undertaking building inspections and investigations, report and consents, plan checking and audit services in relation to existing buildings, places of public entertainment and buildings under construction. You will also utilise the enforcement tools contained within building legislation.

To be successful in this role, you will be required to deal with the full spectrum of buildings types within the municipality, ranging from domestic to complex multi-storey commercial and historic buildings and also small to large scale events.

You can bring… (Selection criteria)

• Ability to demonstrate and display City of Melbourne Values – accountability, integrity, courage, respect for self and others, and striving for excellence.
• Eligible for registration as a Building Practitioner in the category of Building Inspector Limited, or Building Surveyor Limited
• Excellent knowledge of Building Act 1993, Building Regulations 2006, National Construction Codes Volume One and Two
• A good knowledge in building legislative standards and procedures pertaining to swimming pools
• Excellent customer service skills
• Good interpersonal and communication skills
• Good report writing skills
• Possess a current drivers licence

Desirable:

• Progress towards Registration as a Building Practitioner in the category of Building Inspector and/or Building Surveyor
• Local government experience in Building Control and demonstrated experience in building inspections and audits for City type buildings
• Experience in the appraisal of temporary structures, scaffolding, gantries, prescribed temporary structures and places of public entertainment
• Experience in emergency management and providing directions in emergency situations

By joining us, you will become part of a remarkable team who work in a constructive and inclusive culture to shape the future of this city. Together, we champion difference, celebrate achievement and recognise positive impact.

To view the physical requirements of this position, please see below under Position Information.


How to apply…

As part of the online application form you are required to:

• attach your resume
• attach a separate cover letter, responding to the selection criteria (no more than two pages), as listed above under ‘You can bring…’
  
  

Please address your covering letter to Andre Vermeulen, Deputy Municipal Building Surveyor, Planning and Building

For any enquiries about the position please contact either Andre Vermeulen on 0421 975 922 or Matthew Patterson on 0434 888 218

Applications will be accepted up until 11:45pm Tuesday 12 January 2021

The position description for this role will not be provided at this stage of application.

For those interested in working with us, the City of Melbourne offers a great range of benefits. If you have any questions, or for more information, please contact careers@melbourne.vic.gov.au

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City of Melbourne is proud to be a workplace that champions diversity. Our commitment is for our people to be safe, included and supported so that they can be at their best. As an equal opportunity employer, we encourage applications from people regardless of their gender identity and expression, ethnicity, cultural background, sexual orientation, disability and age. We look for the right values, skills and knowledge to build our capabilities so that we can best deliver for our community.