Full Time Fixed term Position - Until July 2027
Band 8 - Salary Range $127,546 to $142,788 per annum + 12% Super + ADO
Salary offered will depend on level of skills and experience.
Be part of something new
This is a brand-new role at Melton City Council that has been created to support our growing community and evolving strategic priorities. This is a great opportunity to shape the future of the role, bring fresh ideas, and make a meaningful impact from day one.
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
Following the successful delivery of the Technology Change Program (TCP) Phase One, Melton City Council is entering an exciting next chapter of transformation.
TCP Phase 2 is a key part of Council’s broader Transformation Program focused on modernising and optimising our technology environment, improving operational efficiency and delivering better, more responsive services to our community and stakeholders.
Reporting to the Program Architect, this role plays a critical part in implementing Council’s new TechnologyOne OneCouncil platform, helping to embed new ways of working and realise the full benefits of a modern, integrated enterprise system.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end delivery of complex IT programs aligned to Council’s strategic and business priorities.
- Oversee solution design and implementation to ensure outcomes meet functional technical and operational needs.
- Establish strong program governance including planning, reporting, risk and issue management.
- Coordinate cross-functional teams and external vendors to deliver key milestones on time and on budget.
- Manage program plans, schedules, budgets, resources proactively identifying risks and dependencies.
- Provide clear, insightful program reporting to senior stakeholders and executive sponsors.
- Drive collaboration between technical teams and business stakeholders to translate requirements into effective solutions.
- Champion continuous improvement in program delivery tools, practices and ways of working.
To view the Position Description, click here.
About you
To be successful in this role you will have the following:
- Proven expertise in IT program and project management, driving the planning, execution and delivery of complex technical initiatives.
- Strong knowledge of SDLC, enterprise architecture, cloud and infrastructure technologies, and to guide solution design, system integration and deployment across enterprise IT environments.
- Hands-on understanding of IT security, data privacy, compliance, and ITIL/CAB processes ensuring secure, well-governed service delivery.
- Experience in managing vendors and third-party partners to successfully deliver IT programs.
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
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.
How To Apply
If you require further information about the position, please contact Shiraz Mohammed, Project Architect at [email protected].
Applications must include a Resume and address the Key Selection Criteria outlining your suitability to the role. To address the Key Selection Criteria, you will need to write short statements explaining how you meet the criteria, or how you demonstrate the capability. We encourage you to keep your responses concise.
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 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 Wednesday 01 July 2026
