About Us

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.
   
• Security– Permanent full-time role, based in the Rosebud office. Band 6 - $97,323.48 per annum (excl. super).
   
• Career – Opportunity to grow and develop with excellent learning and development opportunities.
   
• Leadership – Contribute to the strategic outcomes delivered by Mornington Peninsula Shire with an organisation who focuses on our people and the community.
   
• Job Satisfaction – Have a meaningful impact on the community by contributing to achieve positive outcomes across the Mornington Peninsula Shire 

About the Role

Serve as the primary contact for the Open Space and Tree asset portfolio, with responsibility for the overall management of open space and tree asset management practices. This includes strategic asset planning, ensuring data quality and integrity, and supporting effective decision-making for sustainable asset management.

Reporting to the Team Leader Asset Management the core responsibilities include:

• Develop, review, and update the Open Space Asset Management Plan in alignment with organizational objectives and community needs.
• Lead open space renewal modelling and establish prioritisation frameworks for renewal works based on risk, condition, and service level requirements
• Maintain and ensure the integrity of Open Space and Tree asset data within the asset management system
• Coordinate Open Space asset revaluations and condition assessments to ensure accurate financial reporting and informed decision-making.
• Lead initiatives to improve open space and tree asset management practices, processes, and systems.
• Support internal asset managers and external service providers in delivering asset-supported services.

About You

• Tertiary qualifications are highly desirable - ideally in a relevant field such as asset management, civil engineering, spatial systems (GIS), data management, or a closely related discipline. 
• Demonstrated experience in asset management planning, including developing, reviewing, and updating Asset Management Plans. Experience in public sector infrastructure asset management is considered highly desirable.
• Strong analytical skills, with the ability to collect, analyse and interpret and report complex data sets.
• Sound understanding of Asset Management Information Systems such as TechnologyOne, GIS platforms and asset predicting software.
• Ability to collect condition data, model renewal requirements, and conduct asset revaluations.
• Detail focused, creative & innovative, flexible and resilient, learning focussed and driven.

How to Apply

If this role sounds like you, click 'Apply'.

The 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 further information about the role, you can download the Position Description by clicking 'Apply'. For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, please contact: Tsegay Bein, Team Leader Asset Management, 0469 132 ***.