Senior Transport Engineer

Careers at Council; Shellharbour; Hybrid; AUD 105,000 - 116,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Permanent full time position

35 hours per week with flexible work

12% superannuation

Lease back vehicle / vehicle allowance

Novated leasing

Retail discounts

Corporate fitness programs

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Learning & Development opportunities

Annual award increases & bi-annual bon

us payments & weekly pay run

Local government benefits including Ls

LTributes

Job summary

Shellharbour City Council is seeking a Senior Transport Engineer to lead planning, traffic management and road safety across Shellharbour. You will provide expert analysis, advise on transport matters, assess planning applications and mentor a team of professionals.

The role requires a degree in engineering (or related field), extensive transport experience, strong leadership, and excellent communication. Hybrid work and a competitive salary are offered.

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).

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

Engineering degree

Transport planning

Leadership

Road safety

Communication

Customer service

Driver's license

Education

Engineering degree or related field

Tools

Quality management systems

Job description

Careers at Council – Shellharbour Village NSW

The Senior Transport Engineer role provides strategic transport and traffic engineering leadership to support Council decision‑making. You will provide high-quality technical assessment, traffic management advice, and road safety direction on a range of planning and infrastructure improvement matters, including representations to internal committees and external forums.

This is a hybrid role based at Shellharbour Civic Centre, supporting effective collaboration with Council stakeholders, state agencies, developers, consultants, and the community. You will report to the Transport Planning Manager and hold responsibility for supervising staff and delivering transport planning and traffic engineering outcomes that improve network performance and safety.

You will deliver strategic leadership for transport planning, traffic management, and road safety across the City, ensuring Council’s transport planning outcomes are evidence‑based, appropriately scoped, and aligned to legislative and industry expectations.

About the role:

• 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.

About you:

To be successful in this role, you will bring senior‑level technical capability in transport planning and traffic management, along with strong stakeholder engagement and leadership skills. You will be comfortable translating complex technical information into clear recommendations that support Council decisions.

The role requires a practical, customer‑focused approach, the ability to lead investigations and modeling activities, and a commitment to continuous improvement and robust quality management.

• 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.

We offer:

Shellharbour City Council offers a high performing and sustainable organisation to deliver outcomes for the community through leadership, collaboration and innovation. We have exciting, rewarding career opportunities and flexible working arrangements to support a healthy work/life balance.

• Permanent full time, 35 hours per week with access to flexible work arrangements
• Commencing salary range from $105,497 - $116,478 per annum (based on qualifications and experience)
• Plus12% superannuation
• PlusCLA may be applicable
• PlusFully maintained lease back vehicle / vehicle allowance
• Plusbenefits including novated leasing, retail discounts, corporate fitness programs, Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support & Learning & Development opportunities
• PlusAnnual Award Increases & Bi-annual bonus payments & weekly pay run
• Plusa range of local government benefits, including LSL after 5 years, one week 'My Leave', health & wellbeing initiatives as well as generous parentalleave entitlements.

Contact:Wayne Wilson, Transport Planning Manager on 4221 6164.

About us:

Shellharbour City, located in the Illawarra region, is just 80 minutes south of Sydney and is home to over 86,000 people in a city that spans 154 square kilometres. It's an area of great natural beauty - stretching west from the picturesque coastline to rolling pastures, set against the majestic backdrop of the Illawarra escarpment.

Our dedication to be financially sustainable in an evolving environment, while striving for a great organisational culture and committing to employing staff who embrace our core values, has made Shellharbour City Council an employer of choice.

We have been recognised with numerous state and national awards in recent times, including eight wins for our First Nations Community the Yirran Muru (many pathways) playspace, as well as being presented as winners in the NSW Landscape Architecture Awards, Regional Achievement Awards, and Parks and Leisure Australia Regional Awards of Excellence.

Shellharbour City Council is an Equal Opportunity Employer and values the unique strengths and talents of all people. Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.

At Shellharbour City Council we promote respect at work as a fundamental right for all and strive to create a workplace free from discrimination and harassment. This commitment extends to the promotion of the rights of all children and young people to be safe from harm when interacting with our services and spaces. Our values, Collaboration, Accountability, Integrity, Respect and Sustainability underpin all we do.

Your decision to apply for a role at Shellharbour City Council is the first step in acknowledging your alignmentto our values and aspirations to create a great workplace.