Engineer - Traffic and Transport

Tweed Shire Council; Murwillumbah; On-site; AUD 124,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full Lease Vehicle

Training and development

Flexible work options

12% super

Job summary

Tweed Shire Council in Murwillumbah seeks a degree-qualified Civil Engineer to lead planning and delivery of traffic and transport solutions across the Tweed community.

You will manage staff and budgets, develop facilities and policies, and drive best-practice transport outcomes to support sustainable growth and vibrant local communities.

Qualifications

• Degree-qualified civil engineer with extensive traffic and transport engineering experience.
• Experience leading staff, budgets and delivery of transport projects and programs.
• Strong knowledge of transport planning, policies and best-practice principles.
• Proficient with SIDRA and transport modelling tools.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning and delivery of transport services across the Tweed, including staff and budgets.
• Develop and implement facilities, policies and systems aligned with standards.
• Improve road safety via data analysis, crash investigations and stakeholder collaboration.
• Support planning of road, active transport, public transport and freight networks.

Skills

Transport engineering

Leadership

Budgeting

Stakeholder engagement

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Tools

SIDRA

Transport modelling

Job description

Lead the planning and delivery of innovative traffic and transport solutions that improve safety, connectivity and mobility across the Tweed community. Provide expert engineering advice and drive best-practice traffic and transport outcomes that support sustainable growth and vibrant local communities.

About the role:

• Lead the delivery of transport and traffic services across the Tweed, managing staff, budgets, strategies, and the provision of expert transport engineering advice.
• Develop and implement transport facilities, policies and systems that align with engineering best practice, Safe System principles, legislation and Australian Standards.
• Improve community road safety through data analysis, crash investigations, targeted initiatives, stakeholder collaboration, and the management of signage and line marking across the road network.
• Support the strategic planning and development of road, active transport, public transport and freight networks to meet the needs of a growing regional community.

What's on offer:

• a base salary ranging from $123,791 per annum with competency-based increments up to $130,795 per annum, plus 12% super
• a permanent, full time position
• 70-hour, 9 day fortnight
• Full Lease Vehicle: additional benefit of a fully maintained leaseback vehicle available for both work and personal use (employee contribution applies)
• training and development opportunities
• flexible work options for a healthy work/life balance
• generous employment conditions (we have too many to list -for more)

We are seeking:

• Degree-qualified Civil Engineer or transport engineering professional with extensive experience in traffic and transport engineering, management and infrastructure delivery.
• Demonstrated expertise in transport planning, traffic management, engineering standards, best-practice principles, and the application of transport policies and government strategies.
• Proven leadership experience managing high-performing teams and delivering transport projects and programs, including budgeting, cost control and resource management.
• Strong understanding of asset management principles and their application to transport infrastructure and services.
• Excellent communication, negotiation and stakeholder engagement skills, with proficiency in transport engineering software including SIDRA and transport modelling programs.

About us:

• Located on thepicturesque far North Coast of NSW, bordering the Gold Coast.
• The Tweed is a vibrant, diverse location offering a lifestyle near the water, ina rainforest or on a farm.
• Tweed Shire Council is committed to employment equity and diversity and encourages applications from people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds in both traditional and non‑traditional roles. We provide workplace adjustments for people with disability, and access to flexible work options.
• Join an employer of choice . Professionals Australia (Local Government Engineers’ Association) has named Council the 2021 and 2025 Employer of Choice for our great employment practices within NSW local government.

Where it's located:

This position is based in Murwillumbah and can be directed to work from any Council work site.

Position closes:

Friday 25 September 2026 at 12 noon sharp (NSW time). Late applications will not be permitted.

Tweed Shire Council conducts pre‑employment assessments as part of its recruitment process.

• Pre‑employment medical – some roles require a functional (physical) assessment, and all positions are subject to drug and alcohol screening (a positive test result means the recruitment process ends and your application will not be considered).
• Background screening – verifies that the information you have provided throughout the recruitment process is true and correct.

Reference Checks are undertaken by the panel. Your 2 referees should ideally be your current and most recent supervisors. Your referees are not contacted unless you’ve been interviewed and are a preferred candidate.

Thinking of relocating?

Eligible applicants can access the Welcome Experience , a free NSW Government service designed to support workers and their families as they move to regional NSW.