Senior Traffic Engineer (Technical)

Osborne and Richardson; Sydney; On-site; AUD 92,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hourly rate up to AUD 80.61 plus super

Contract through 26 July 2027 with ext

Based at Blacktown Civic Centre

Job summary

Osborne Richardson are proud to partner with councils across Australia, delivering a senior technical role in Western Sydney. You will be the technical go-to on traffic matters, including DA referrals, traffic studies, Local Traffic Committee reports, and traffic facility design input.

In this hands-on, no-direct-reports role, you’ll handle traffic assessments, studies, and modelling, while briefing consultants and liaising with TfNSW and other agencies.

Qualifications

• Degree in Civil Engineering acceptable to Engineers Australia or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years' related traffic engineering experience.
• Development Application traffic assessment experience.
• Traffic Impact Assessment and traffic study experience.
• Strong traffic investigation and technical assessment skills including intersection and network modelling.
• Solid traffic engineering and transport planning knowledge, ideally with local government exposure.
• Current Class C driver’s licence.

Responsibilities

• Assess DA traffic aspects and turnaround Development Services referrals on time.
• Prepare and review Traffic Impact Assessments and major traffic studies.
• Investigate traffic requests and complaints with site visits and technical assessments.
• Prepare reports and estimates for Local Traffic Committee and Council.
• Provide design input on traffic facilities and keep Works Improvement Program on track.
• Run intersection and network modelling and organise traffic surveys and crash data.
• Prepare grant submissions for traffic facilities and manage TfNSW funding claims.
• Brief consultants and liaise with TfNSW, Police and other agencies.

Skills

Traffic engineering

Traffic modelling

Traffic study experience

Local government exposure

Technical assessment

Education

Civil Engineering degree (EA accredited)

Job description

Osborne Richardson are proud to partner with councils right across Australia, and we've got a cracking traffic engineering contract with Blacktown City Council in Western Sydney. Sitting in the City Transport team within City Assets, you'll be the technical go-to on traffic matters across one of Sydney's fastest-growing LGAs.

It's a hands‑on senior technical role with no direct reports, so you can bring your A game to the work itself: DA traffic referrals, traffic studies, Local Traffic Committee reports and traffic facility design input.

What you'll be doing

• Assessing the traffic aspects of Development Applications and turning around Development Services referrals on time
• Preparing and reviewing Traffic Impact Assessments and undertaking major traffic studies
• Investigating traffic requests and complaints, with site visits and technical assessments
• Preparing reports and estimates for the Local Traffic Committee and Council
• Providing design input on traffic facilities and keeping the traffic facilities Works Improvement Program on track
• Running intersection and network modelling, and organising traffic surveys and crash data
• Preparing grant submissions for traffic facilities and managing TfNSW funding claims
• Briefing consultants and liaising with TfNSW, Police and other agencies

What you'll bring

• A degree in Civil Engineering acceptable to Engineers Australia, or an equivalent qualification in a related field
• A minimum of 5 years' related traffic engineering experience
• Development Application traffic assessment experience
• Traffic Impact Assessment and traffic study experience
• Strong traffic investigation and technical assessment skills, including intersection and network modelling
• Solid traffic engineering and transport planning knowledge, ideally with local government and Local Traffic Committee exposure
• A current Class C driver's licence

What's on offer: up to $80.61 per hour plus super, a contract from 16 November 2026 to 26 July 2027 with extension likely, 37.5 hours per week, based at the Blacktown Civic Centre.