Hybrid Senior Transport Planner: Traffic & Road Safety

2. Shellharbour City Council (Active Recruitment); Shellharbour; Hybrid; AUD 105,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work arrangements

Lease back vehicle / vehicle allowance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

Shellharbour City Council invites applications for a Senior Transport Engineer to lead transport planning, traffic management and road safety initiatives. The role collaborates with government agencies, developers and the community, delivering projects from planning through to delivery.

It requires senior technical capability, strong stakeholder engagement, and leadership to mentor staff. The position is based at Shellharbour Civic Centre in a hybrid arrangement, with a 35-hour week and a salary

Qualifications

• Relevant Engineering degree (or related field).
• Extensive experience in transport planning and traffic management.
• Demonstrated experience in scoping or designing road and path infrastructure, road safety improvements, and traffic engineering solutions.
• Demonstrated leadership experience, including the ability to lead, support and motivate others.
• Experience developing and reviewing quality management systems or other business improvement systems.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and strong customer service capability.
• Current NSW Driver’s License (Class C).
• Capacity to collaborate effectively with internal teams and external agencies, and to represent Council as a technical subject matter expert.

Responsibilities

• Lead transport planning, traffic management and road safety initiatives across Shellharbour.
• Provide expert advice on transport, traffic, parking and road safety matters.
• Assess development applications and transport impacts to support planning outcomes.
• Investigate and analyse traffic and transport issues to identify practical solutions.
• Develop transport network improvements, concept designs and traffic management strategies.
• Manage transport planning and traffic engineering projects from planning through to delivery.
• Build strong relationships with government agencies, developers, consultants and the community.
• Lead and mentor team members while supporting continuous improvement and service excellence.

Skills

Extensive transport planning

Traffic management

Leadership

Communication

Stakeholder engagement

Driver's Licence

Education

Engineering degree

Related field

Tools

Quality management systems

Job description

Shellharbour City Council invites applications for a Senior Transport Engineer to lead transport planning, traffic management and road safety initiatives. The role collaborates with government agencies, developers and the community, delivering projects from planning through to delivery.

It requires senior technical capability, strong stakeholder engagement, and leadership to mentor staff. The position is based at Shellharbour Civic Centre in a hybrid arrangement, with a 35-hour week and a salary