Assistant Director, Infrastructure Planning And Modelling

Council Jobs; Canberra; On-site; AUD 128,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

The ACT Government is seeking an Assistant Director, Infrastructure Planning and Modelling within the Strategic Planning, Transport and Policy Branch. This senior role leads high-level traffic/transport modelling outputs to support infrastructure planning, development approvals and policy decisions in Canberra.

The Infrastructure Planning and Modelling Team provides the evidence base for transport decision-making, maintains the Canberra Strategic Transport Model, and translates data into

Qualifications

• Hold a relevant professional qualification in Engineering, Architecture and Project Management or accreditation with a recognized Australian body.
• Tertiary qualifications in transport planning/civil/traffic engineering and/or related disciplines with a minimum five years’ experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-level outputs and analysis on technical traffic/transport modelling approaches and data provision.
• Interpret modelling results to support project and infrastructure planning, development approvals and policy decisions.
• Maintain and translate modelling data into strategic policy, planning and investment advice for government decision-makers.

Job description

Assistant Director, Infrastructure Planning And Modelling

Classification: Infrastructure Officer 3
Salary: $127,877 - $139,767 plus superannuation
Position No: 50264
Directorate: City and Environment
Advertised (Gazettal date): 19 October 2026
Contact Officer: Anthony Burton on**************@act.gov.auor(02) 6205 4***

Details: The Policy, Planning and Built Environment Group is seeking applications for the position of Assistant Director, Infrastructure Planning and Modelling within the Strategic Planning, Transport and Policy Branch.

The Assistant Director within the Infrastructure Planning and Modelling Team provides high level professional outputs and analysis on technical traffic/transport modelling approaches and data provision. This may include technical advice on the interpretation and implications of transport and traffic modelling results in support of various activities (project and infrastructure planning, development approvals, operational road policy decisions) that require inputs from transport and traffic models.

The Infrastructure Planning and Modelling Team provides the evidence base for strategic planning and transport decision-making. The team maintains the Canberra Strategic Transport Model and related analytical tools, undertakes infrastructure planning and forecasting, analyses the implications of growth and development scenarios, and translates data and modelling into strategic policy, planning and investment advice for government decision-makers.

We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.

Eligibility/Other Requirements:

Mandatory

• Hold a relevant professional qualification in Engineering, Architecture and Project Management or accreditation with a professional body recognised within Australia; or
• Hold a relevant building degree; or
• Have a significant building or infrastructure knowledge and/or project management experience.
• Tertiary qualifications in transport planning/civil engineering/traffic engineering and/or related disciplines with a minimum of five years’ experience.

Notes: This is a temporary position available for up to 12 months.

A Merit Pool will be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.

Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.

This position is located in a workplace designated for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk.

Closes: 02 November 2026

Note: Under the ACTPS employment framework you may be placed in another role where required for the efficient administration of the service.

Where an offer of employment is for a fixed-term period, any related temporary contracts within the Territory will be issued in compliance with the requirements and applicable exceptions outlined in the Fair Work Act.

The ACT public service is committed to closing the gap, underpinned by the belief that when Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have a genuine say in the design and delivery of policies, programs and services that affect them, better life outcomes are achieved. More information can be found here ACT Closing the Gap Implementation Plan - ACT Government Transparency Portal.

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