Australia Jobs 2009 - Jobs in Australia

town planner

45 minutes from the CBD, this south eastern fringe municipality located in a major growth area of Victoria seeks enthusiastic planning professionals at both graduate and senior level to cover a heavy workload. Degree qualified in Town Planning or similar, all candidates will demonstrate a strong understanding of Victorian planning schemes, legislation and policy, be well practiced in statutory approval processes, with senior applicants having several years experience working for local government already under their belt.

In your role as Town Planner you will provide technical and general planning advice to a variety of stakeholders, specifically:
- Providing preliminary planning advice to applicants
- Evaluating and processing town planning applications
- Preparing comprehensive and accurate planning application reports and appeal submissions
- Evaluating policy and assessing plans
- Making recommendations and representing council at VCAT and panel hearings (Senior Planner)
- Consultation with developers, consultants, other municipalities and the general public
- Senior Planners will also be expected to provide mentoring support to junior staff in addition to managing their own caseload of wide-ranging urban, semi-rural and rural land use/development applications,

In addition to excellent technical planning knowledge, you will also demonstrate a commitment to high level customer service, well developed written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills including the ability to mediate, negotiate and resolve conflict.

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structural engineers

We currently require immediate structural engineers for a large top tier contractor working on a major water project in Melbourne’s north. These positions are for an ASAP start and they’re looking for either a contract or permanent role.

You must be able to fulfil the following criteria to apply:
- At least 2 years experience as a structural or site engineer.
- Experience on structural projects including buildings, bridges or roadworks.
- Provern experience within a civil contractor.
- Candidates will need to demonstrate a proven ability to work within a large team.

Competitive package up to $150K.

These positions are IMMEDIATELY available for the right people.

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truck drivers

We are on the lookout for experienced truck drivers for various temporary and permanent opportunities with our current clients.

- In particular we need experienced and reliable MC/HC/HR drivers for deliveries locally within Melbourne metro and also throughout Victoria and some interstate work.
- You will show a good work ethic and be reliable and punctual. 2 references from previous driving jobs is essential.
- Pay rates will range $24 per hour and above with overtime.

Apply and attach your resume today and you could be starting a new job with a great company soon.

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senior cognos developer

This is a unique opportunity to join the growing Business Intelligence practice of a full service IT Consulting Organisation. The role will be focused on developing Business Intelligence reporting solutions using the Cognos 8 BI suite, and contributing to multiple internal initiatives of the organizations BI practices.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Responsible for the design, development, deployment and support of - Cognos based reporting systems that help end users access and Analyse data across data warehouses and data marts
- Work closely with user groups on gathering requirements
- Develop and publish new packages using Framework Manager
- Design documentation for custom Cognos Reports and Dashboards
- Working implementation of custom Cognos Reports and Dashboards
- Documentation specifying the proper maintenance and testing of custom - Cognos Reports and Dashboards
- Create and follow best practices, methods, standards, and processes
- Work closely with offshore development team members, as needed

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
- Minimum 5 - 7 years working IT experience, with 2-3 years of Cognos development experience
- Knowledge of computer systems, data analysis, and programming technologies, concepts, and techniques
- Knowledge of software development standards and procedures
- Ability to evaluate and interpret client requirements, and to develop / deliver Cognos Reports appropriately
- Excellent verbal and written communications skills should be complemented with a solid business and technical background
- Strong analytical, problem identification and problem resolution skills
- Deep hands-on experience (Report Studio, Query Studio, Framework Manager, Cognos Connection, Event Studio, Metric Studio, Analysis Studio) with the 8.4 Cognos reporting tool suite
- Good background in RDBMS, especially Oracle 10g, including work with SQL, stored procedures, triggers, logical and physical database design.
- Experience with Oracle Enterprise Business Suite is a huge plus.

EDUCATION:
Four year degree or equivalent in a related discipline (e.g., information technology, computer science, business, engineering).

YEARS OF RELATED EXPERIENCE:
- Minimum of 5 years of Information Technology experience with atleast 3 years of development experience using Cognos 8 BI suite

COMPANY OFFERING:
- Fast paced, dynamic, and high growth opportunity
- Excellent Salary and benefits
- On going Training

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Medical Receptionist

Our client, has a requirement for a Medical Receptionist who will provide an efficient but caring and compassionate service to join their busy team.

Applicants must have previous Administration and basic Bookkeeping experience with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with patients, staff and other medical and non-medical personnel is imperative to sustain a professional reputation.

Major responsibilities will include but are not limited to;
- Carrying out general reception duties ? answering telephone, dealing with account enquiries, accurately recording petty cash transaction etc
- Issuing correct preparations and relevant instructions to patients as required
- Co-operating with staff within the practice to ensure a streamline off all procedures, to avoid patient delays
- Accurately complete all accounting procedures ? patient billing, banking statements and monies for collection
- Ensure all patients records are filled and retrieved accurately
- Liaising with doctors and other relevant parties with reference to reports and accounts
- Perform any other duties as required by the reception supervisor.
Intermediate office functions, an understanding of medical terminology, and knowledge of the Promedicus system is essential.

If you have good organisation skills and have the ability to manage multiple tasks then please apply today.

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Office Manager

Our client, a leader in their field has a requirement for an Office Manager to supervise the daily activities of the Administration staff dealing with patients and carrying out office duties within one of their busy offices.

Previous day-to-day managerial experience within an administration environment is essential to ensure staff have on-going support and training.

Key responsibilities of this busy role will include but are not limited to:
- Ensuring correct practice bookings as per policy
- Dealing with patient complaints and resolving effectively
- Preparing the end of month report for Chief Financial Officer/Accounts Department
- Correlating pay advice summaries
- Ensuring timely submission of staff timesheets and distribution of daily office resources (leave requests etc)
- Banking reconciliation
- Management of reports and all billing activity (Medicare, Insurance etc)
- Participation of day-to-day office duties ? stationary ordering, administration, liaising with various departments, and all other duties as required.

Applicants must have previous experience with a medical information system, a sound knowledge of office systems and procedures including Back-up Disaster Recovery Plan, knowledge of referring doctors, OH&S issues and industrial relations.

If you have previous Management experience, please apply today.

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traineer industrial painter

Are you a keen and motivated person who is looking for a permanent role with a growing company? If your answer to that question is ‘yes’ then this is your opportunity. If you enjoy working within a team in a warehouse environment then we want to hear from you.

Our ideal applicant will have:
- strong attention to detail
- a ‘can do’ attitude
- common sense
- the ability to multi-task
- previous warehousing experience desirable

You will be responsible for, but not limited to:
- painting (using powdercoating)
- reporting
- manual lifting of less than 20 kilos
- team work
- females encouraged to apply

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removalists

Our client provides professional moving solutions Australia wide. Due to rapid company and state growth, several vacancies now exist for experienced removalists.

If you are ready to put your muscles to good use you will be welcomed to a friendly and nurturing team environment and will be offered regular over-time and opportunity to secure a terrific position for 2009.

To be considered for this role you will have:
- Previous experience in a removalist role highly desirable
- Physical fitness
- Attention to detail
- Good communication skills

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customer service / internal sales person

Our client is a top competitor within their industry and are seeking a customer service / internal sales person to join their team.

You will be responsible for preparing quotes to clients, following up on quotes, assisting the other team members with administration duties and preparing daily, weekly and monthly reports.

You will have great computer skills with experience in Microsoft Office, have a can-do attitude, be able to multi-task along with a proven ability to provide exceptional customer service.

This role is for an immediate start for the scucessful person and has an attractive starting salary for the successful person.

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Principal level Hydrogeologist

Our client is continuing to expand their global business in technical design and project delivery. Their successful Water and Environment business unit is expanding in a diverse range of new directions and they are currently seeking a Principal level Hydrogeologist to join their team.

The team is part of an extended South East Australian group, consisting of 80 groundwater-related professionals. The role is part of our clients’ leadership group for the groundwater business, and includes responsibilities for leading and mentoring a number of mine water resources professionals and managing specific water resource investigation projects across Australia. Leading national-scale projects is also a requirement.

The role includes project-based technical work, as well as team leadership and client relationship development activities aimed at developing and realising project opportunities with our clients existing key and major clients.

To be successful in this role you will have the following skills:
- Tertiary qualifications in Hydrogeology or related degree
- Extensive experience in Mine Water Management and Ground Water Resource Investigations
- A strong team player, with the ability to build effective relationships with clients and colleagues
- High level of initiative, attention to detail, strong technical aptitude and drive to achieve professional excellence

As the successful candidate you can expect employee-driven discussions between you and your manager as well as access to varied career streams including: senior practitioner technical specialist; key and major client management, business development, project management, or business management. Additionally, you can expect our client to support you through your career with their unique Learning and Development Framework and reward you with spot bonuses and generous remuneration packages including Executive Incentive Plans for senior staff. Our client also encourages and fosters life Balance support including flexible work arrangements, employee assistance program and childcare.

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