Principal Roads and Transport Engineer

Careers at Council; Blacktown; On-site; AUD 115,000 - 144,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leaseback vehicle

Flextime

12% superannuation

Competitive leave entitlements

Ongoing training and development

Fitness Passport access

Wellbeing programs

Secure permanent role

Job summary

Blacktown City Council is seeking a Principal Roads and Transport Engineer to lead planning and delivery of major road projects in the Blacktown area. The role involves reviewing layouts, upgrades, safety issues and working with NSW Transport, consultants and contractors to move projects from planning through to delivery.

You will prepare cost estimates, risk assessments and funding submissions, manage scope and budgets, and provide technical guidance to engineers.

Responsibilities

• Lead planning and development of complex road and transport projects.
• Review intersection layouts, active transport facilities and upgrades.
• Check designs against standards and resolve technical safety issues.
• Perform site inspections and road safety audits with stakeholders.
• Prepare technical reports, cost estimates, risk assessments and funding submissions.
• Manage project scope, budgets and timeframes; review consultant work.
• Provide technical guidance to junior and mid-level engineers.

Job description

Work that matters, done with people who care.

Help shape safer, more efficient and better-connected roads and transport outcomes for our community.

As Principal Roads and Transport Engineer, you lead the planning and development of complex road and transport projects. You review intersection layouts, active transport facilities and road network upgrades, check designs against relevant standards and resolve technical and safety issues. You undertake site inspections and road safety audits and work with Transport for NSW, consultants, contractors and internal teams to move projects from planning through to delivery.

You prepare technical reports, cost estimates, risk assessments and funding submissions. You manage project scope, budgets and timeframes, review consultant work and provide technical guidance to junior and mid-level engineers.

Your work helps make the road network safer, more accessible and more efficient for residents, businesses and road users. You bring extensive road and transport engineering experience, sound technical judgement and strong knowledge of Austroads, Transport for NSW requirements, NSW Road Design Guides and Australian Standards.

At Council, you work with people who value teamwork, safety and practical outcomes, with opportunities to continue developing your technical and professional expertise.

At Blacktown City Council, good people make great teams, and great teams build great cities. Here, you will find the stability and support to keep growing, along with:

• a secure, permanent, full-time role with one of Australia's largest councils
• an entry level salary commencing at $2,851.62 per week
• a leaseback vehicle
• access to Council's flextime arrangement
• 12% superannuation and competitive leave entitlements
• ongoing training and development support
• access to Fitness Passport, social clubs and wellbeing programs.

Our commitment to safety

Blacktown City Council is committed to safety. We have introduced alcohol and other drug testing at the pre-employment phase, and via a series of random and cause testing.

We are a child safe organisation that supports and promotes the safety, wellbeing and empowerment of children.

Contact officer: Hendrik Roux at ************@blacktown.nsw.gov.au