Title:  Surveillance Officer

​​​VIDA Roads​​ 

​​​VPS 4 Surveillance Officer​​ 

• Hybrid working environment.  

• 3 years fixed term,  VPS 4 $100,894- $114,476 + super & benefits.  

•  This role will be located at Dandenong 

About VIDA ROADS 

VIDA Roads is delivering a massive investment in the state’s roads.  We’re delivering major new road projects across metropolitan Melbourne and regional Victoria while improving the roads people rely on every day.  

North East Link will fix the missing link in Melbourne’s freeway network with new 6.5 km tunnels from Watsonia to Bulleen. We’re also overhauling the Eastern Freeway and completing the M80 Ring Road at Greensborough. 

Road Programs are also delivering dozens of new roads, bridges, road widening projects and major freeway upgrades.  

Come and be a part of our centre of roads excellence.  

Join us in building better connections for Victoria by: 

• Responsible for the development, coordination, planning and implementation of risk-based site surveillance across multiple projects within a program of projects at VIDA Roads.  

• Responsible for maintaining positive relationships with Technical, Engineering, Planning and Engagement Advisors and contractor's construction teams, proactively resolving issues as they arise, including attendance and providing input into coordination meetings. 

• Exercise judgement in the delivery of construction activities including service relocations, earthworks, pavements, drainage, surfacing, traffic management, traffic signals and bridgeworks according to project scope, in accordance with VIDA Roads policies, standards, specifications and guidelines. 

• Apply competence in the planning and execution of all risk-based surveillance activities in the practical application of construction, ensuring high quality documentation is maintained. 

• Assist in the development of innovative responses to construction and traffic management problems.  

The Surveillance Officer performs surveillance and auditing of all site investigations, transport infrastructure construction and maintenance work across assigned projects. The role undertakes the implementation of risk-based site surveillance of assigned works under quality assured contracts, managing resolution of issues on site with contractor/s. 

This opportunity is a 3 Year Fixed Term Position 

It will be a requirement to travel and spend time at one or all our site offices.  

For more details about this opportunity, please take a look at the Position Description here.  

What can we offer you? 

We are committed to creating a workplace that inspires and engages you – we want you to be a powerful contributor to this wonderfully diverse and dynamic organisation. Our offering continues to grow but here  
is what we already have in store for you: 

• VIDA Roads welcomes flexible working arrangements.  

• Access to annual health checks, including skins checks and flu shots. 

• Access low-cost gym memberships for yourself and family at over 200 facilities via Fitness Passport. 

• Access to Thrive Gateway, our employee benefits platform is your once stop shop for wellbeing as well as savings and discounts at hundreds of retailers. 

• We're committed to supporting our team members and their families in improving mental health and wellbeing. Our Employee Assistance Program (EAP) provides confidential counselling and advice for our team members and their families for work and personal issues. 

• Annual salary increases and incremental performance-based payments over the course of your employment. 

• Leave loading of 17.5% payment on top of your base salary when you take annual leave and ability to purchase additional leave.  

Need more information?  

Ray Bastin- Surveillance Manager-ray.bastin@vida.vic.gov.au 

How to Apply 

If this sounds like the opportunity for you, apply now via the ‘Apply’ button and follow the prompts. Applications to include a CV and preferably Cover Letter and will not be accepted via email. There is no need to provide any type of response to Key Selection Criteria separately, but we do encourage you to outline relevant experience and motivation for applying in your cover letter.