Senior Transport Planner

the original; Sydney; On-site; AUD 142,000 - 159,000; Full time

Job summary

Transport for NSW is seeking a Senior Transport Planner to lead place-based planning in Sydney, focusing on integrated transport solutions for centres and growth areas. You will apply data analysis to define objectives and transport outcomes across walking, cycling, PT, roads and freight.

You will work with multidisciplinary teams to develop strategic options, business cases and implementation plans that balance movement, access and place outcomes.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in transport planning and place-based strategies.
• Strong data analysis and problem-solving skills.
• Effective stakeholder engagement and collaboration across multiple disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Deliver integrated transport and place planning for centres, precincts and growth areas.
• Identify transport challenges and opportunities and develop evidence-based planning advice.
• Translate complex analysis into concise recommendations for senior leaders and decision-makers.
• Collaborate with planners, engineers, economists and other specialists across government and councils.

Skills

Transport planning

Place-based planning

Data analysis

Stakeholder engagement

Strategic transport planning

Job description

Senior Transport Planner- Place based planning Sydney

Organisation/Entity: Transport For NSW

Job category: Planning

Job location: Parramatta, NSW, AU, 2150

Job reference number: 110190

Employment type: Permanent Full-Time

Salary range: $141678.0-$158677.0

You’re someone who wants to create outcomes that have a real impact on the people of NSW.

Here’s your chance to design and deliver efficient, customer-focused services that also enhance accessibility, sustainability and overall quality of living for more people than you’ve imagined.

In this role, you’ll:

Work as part of a team delivering integrated transport, land use and place planning , strategic transport responses that support the growth, accessibility and long-term success of communities and centres across Sydney/NSW. This role will see you work and contribute across disciplines, modes and agencies to understand how places are changing, identify the transport challenges and opportunities that matter most, and develop evidence-based planning advice that supports better investment and policy decisions.

You will contribute to place-based and integrated transport planning for centres, precincts, corridors and growth areas. You will apply data analysis to identify emerging challenges and opportunities, develop clear problem definitions, planning objectives and transport outcomes that respond to the needs of the individual places. You will apply transport planning principles to balance movement, access, connectivity, amenity and place outcomes whilst considering transport needs across multiple modes, including walking, cycling, public transport, roads, freight and emerging mobility.

You will develop and assess strategic transport options and identify potential interventions for further investigation, translate complex technical analysis into concise, evidence-based advice for senior leaders, decision-makers and stakeholders.

You will work collaboratively with transport planners, land use planners, economists, modellers, engineers and other specialists and build productive relationships across government, councils and other stakeholders to support coordinated planning outcomes.

Your strong analytical, problem solving skills, stakeholder engagement and project delivery skills, formed across transport planning, strategic planning, infrastructure planning, land-use planning, will see you excel in the development of transport strategies, precinct or corridor plans, strategic business cases, network plans or similar planning initiatives.

You're recognised as a collaborative and strategic thinker with a strong understanding of the relationship between land use, transport networks and place outcomes, skilled at analysing complex transport challenges and communicating technical information to diverse audiences through reports, briefs, presentations, maps and other decision-making material.

You bring experience working across different transport modes and balancing competing network, customer and place needs, land-use integration, stakeholder management and facilitation and have the ability work collaboratively across multidisciplinary teams and manage multiple priorities.

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers .

For more information about this role, please contact [e-mail].

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal People or Supporting People with Disability for more information or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us.

Transport acknowledges the Aboriginal people of the country on which we work, their traditions, culture and a shared history and identity. We also pay our respects to Elders past and present and recognise the continued connection to country.