Senior ITS & Electrical Engineer: Connected Transport Leader

WSP USA; City of Brisbane; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee Share Purchase Plan

Job summary

WSP in Australia’s Brisbane area is seeking an experienced ITS and Electrical Engineer to design and deliver intelligent transport systems and electrical solutions for major road projects. The role involves collaboration across disciplines, hands-on design, and ensuring constructable outcomes on time and to spec.

You will contribute to traffic signal and lighting schemes, leverage Energex requirements, and drive quality through QA and stakeholder engagement, with opportunities across national

Qualifications

• At least 5 years’ experience in ITS, traffic signals, electrical, road lighting or transport technology design.
• RPEQ and/or Chartered status in Information, Telecommunications and Electronics Engineering and/or Electrical Engineering (or actively working towards registration).
• Demonstrated experience delivering ITS and traffic signal designs for road or transport infrastructure projects.
• Experience with Energex Rate 2 and Rate 3 road lighting design, including electrical reticulation, design documentation, authority submissions and approvals.
• Proficiency in AutoCAD and familiarity with PowerCAD, AGI32 and Perfect Lite.
• Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and teamwork skills, with the ability to coordinate across engineering disciplines and influence project outcomes.
• A collaborative mindset, sound engineering judgement and a commitment to a strong team culture.

Responsibilities

• Deliver ITS and electrical solutions from concept and detailed design through to construction support, commissioning and handover.
• Contribute to the delivery of ITS, traffic signals, electrical and public lighting designs for major infrastructure projects in Queensland and nationally.
• Lead the delivery of smaller projects and work packages across ITS, enforcement, traffic signals and road lighting.
• Deliver electrical and road lighting designs in accordance with AS/NZS 3000 and applicable Energy Queensland and Energex requirements, including Rate 2 and Rate 3 road lighting submissions, approvals and close-out documentation.
• Use tools such as AutoCAD, PowerCAD, AGI32 and Perfect Lite to develop coordinated, constructable designs and documentation.
• Champion quality assurance, interdisciplinary coordination, design verification and technical excellence.
• Support client and authority engagement, including liaison with Energex, Energy Queensland, transport agencies and local government, as well as business development and bid preparation.
• Contribute to emerging transport technologies, including connected and automated vehicles, electric vehicle infrastructure, smart motorways and AI-enabled detection systems.

Skills

ITS design

Traffic signals

Electrical engineering

Road lighting planning

Stakeholder engagement

Team collaboration

Education

Professional registration (RPEQ/Chartered)

Tools

AutoCAD

PowerCAD

AGI32

Perfect Lite

Job description

WSP in Australia’s Brisbane area is seeking an experienced ITS and Electrical Engineer to design and deliver intelligent transport systems and electrical solutions for major road projects. The role involves collaboration across disciplines, hands-on design, and ensuring constructable outcomes on time and to spec.

You will contribute to traffic signal and lighting schemes, leverage Energex requirements, and drive quality through QA and stakeholder engagement, with opportunities across national