Senior Transport Planner- Place based planning Sydney

Transport for NSW; Parramatta; 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 across Sydney and NSW. Based in Parramatta, you will work with cross-disciplinary teams to integrate transport, land use and place outcomes, balancing accessibility, sustainability and growth against budget and policy constraints.

You will analyse data, develop objectives and transport outcomes for centres, corridors and growth areas, and translate complex findings into clear recommendations for senior leaders

Qualifications

• Strong analytical and stakeholder engagement skills across multi-disciplinary teams.
• Experience in transport planning, land-use integration and place outcomes.
• Ability to translate complex data into concise evidence-based advice.
• Capacity to balance movement, access, and amenity across modes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver integrated transport, land use and place planning across centres and corridors.
• Identify transport challenges and opportunities and develop evidence-based planning advice.
• Collaborate with planners, engineers and economists and build relationships with government and councils.
• Apply data analysis to develop planning objectives and transport outcomes.

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.

For more information on this position and business unit, view the role description and information pack.

About you

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.

Flexible work options may be available. Learn more via Flexible work options and policy.

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.

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