Assistant Professional Officer (Land Surveying)

Planning Authority in Malta is currently looking to recruit an Assistant Professional Officer to join their team on a full-time basis.

1. The Planning Authority invites applications for the post of ASSISTANT PROFESSIONAL OFFICER

(LAND SURVEYING)

2. Terms and Conditions

a) indefinite employment subject to a successful probationary period of 12 months

b) a starting annual salary and fixed allowances of €26,222.12

c) a performance bonus

d) Flexi-time, reduced summer hours, family-friendly initiatives, health insurance, shut-downs and hybrid working

e) Progression to the higher grade B, Professional Officer (Land Surveying) after two years work experience.

3. Duties and responsibilities

The duties and responsibilities of the position are:-

• Provide and advise in the provision of interpretation and setting out alignments and formation levels during various phases of a development project
• Organize and execute topographic and engineering surveys to match the required accuracy standards
• Densify the Horizontal and Vertical control networks as required
• Carry out quality checks of topographical surveys and setting out processes
• Motivate and lead a survey team to provide quality service for Land Survey requirements
• Maintain all necessary records, reports related to all survey activities on the PA’s serves and internal database systems
• Make recommendations to Principal Technical Officer/s on work practices and methods of survey operations
• Preparing technical reports, including plans and vertical sections for internal use and for legal hearings
• Work in collaboration with Legal Counsel and Enforcement Officers in court proceedings by giving evidence in court as may be required
• Assist in the planning of work commitments and prepare cost estimates of survey works
• Maintaining an appropriate record keeping system of all survey observations and calculations
• Carrying out related subsidiary and ancillary tasks within the normal flexibility of the job.

4. Eligibility, Qualifications and Experience Required

4.1 By the closing date of this advert, applicants must be:

a) citizens of Malta; or

b) citizens of other Member States of the European Union who are entitled to equal treatment to Maltese citizens in matters of employment by virtue of EU legislation and treaty provisions dealing with the free movement of workers; or

c) citizens of any other country who are entitled to equal treatment to Maltese citizens in matters related to employment by virtue of the application to that country of EU legislation and treaty provisions dealing with the free movement of workers; or

d) any other persons who are entitled to equal treatment to Maltese citizens in matters related to employment in terms of the law or the above-mentioned EU legislation and treaty provisions, on account of their family relationship with persons mentioned in paragraph (a), (b) or (c); or

e) third country nationals who have been granted long-term resident status in Malta under regulation 4 of the “Status of Long-Term Residents (Third Country Nationals) Regulations, 2006” or who have been granted a residence permit under regulation 18(3) thereof, together with family members of such third country nationals who have been granted a residence permit under the “Family Reunification Regulations, 2007”; or

f) in possession of a residence document issued in terms of the “Residence Status of United Kingdom Nationals and their Family Members in Malta in accordance with the Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland from the European Union and the European Atomic Energy Community Regulations”.

The advice of the Citizenship Unit within Community Malta Agency and the Expatriates Unit within Identita` should be sought as necessary in the interpretation of the above provisions.

The appointment of candidates referred to at (b), (c), (d) and (e) above would necessitate the issue of an employment licence in so far as this is required by the Immigration Act and subsidiary legislation. Jobsplus should be consulted as necessary on this issue.

AND

4.2 By the closing date of this vacancy, applicants must be in possession of:

Qualifications

First degree in a relevant field related to construction/civil engineering/surveying with sufficient content related to land surveying and/or mapping (at MQF level 6).

Skills

Interpersonal skills for supervision and direction of a team.

5. Submission of Application and Supporting Documentation

5.1 Applications are to be submitted, for the attention of:

The Human Resources Manager

Planning Authority

Ref: Assistant Professional Officer (Land Surveying)

Your PDF document must include:

a) Application letter

b) A detailed curriculum vitae

c) Copies of all qualifications

d) For qualifications which are not awarded by the University of Malta or MCAST, proof of local equivalence issued by the Malta Further and Higher Education Authority (MFHEA)

e) For qualifications awarded in a language other than English, a certified translation of the qualification in the English language

f) The completed Declarations by Candidate, which can be downloaded from https://www.pa.org.mt/en/vacancies

g) The Jobsplus Employment History, which can be downloaded from https://jobsplus.gov.mt/; and

h) For applicants eligible under 4.1 (b), (c), (d) and (e), copy of a valid employment licence, and for applicants eligible under 4.1 (f), copy of a valid residence document. by not later than 12:00 (Central European Time) on Tuesday, 15th October 2024.

5.2 It is the responsibility of the applicants not to leave until the last moment for submission of their application.

5.3 Applications which are received after the closing date and time (i.e. late application) will not be processed.

5.4 Original certificates and/or testimonials are to be invariably produced for verification at the interview.

6. Vacancy will be filled on the basis of the internal call result, and when this process is exhausted through Government wide Expression of Interest and/or through Jobsplus procedure, as applicable.

Jobsplus Permit No. 934/2024