Specialist Traffic Projects Engineer

Careers at Council; Sydney; On-site; AUD 102,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work from home arrangements

Professional development & leadership

Job summary

The City of Canada Bay Council is seeking an experienced traffic engineer to provide specialist expertise across traffic, transport, parking and road safety matters. You will lead the Drummoyne Traffic Management Initiatives and engage with stakeholders to deliver safe, connected transport outcomes for the Canada Bay community.

Ideal candidates hold a Civil or Traffic Engineering degree with capital works experience, grant-funded project exposure, and strong knowledge of Australian standards and

Qualifications

• Tertiary qualifications in Civil or Traffic Engineering with eligibility for professional membership.
• Demonstrated experience in strategic traffic and transport planning.
• Experience with capital works projects and grant-funded initiatives.
• Familiarity with Transport for NSW and Austroads guidelines.

Responsibilities

• Respond to community enquiries and deliver high-quality customer service.
• Identify process improvements to increase efficiency and reduce waste.
• Prepare grant applications for traffic and transport infrastructure projects.
• Review planning and development applications and provide engineering advice and conditions.
• Undertake traffic and transport planning assessments to support planning.
• Prepare consultancy briefs and tender documents and manage contracts.
• Administer parking schemes and support on/off-street parking management.
• Ensure infrastructure design and construction comply with standards and legislation.

Skills

Strategic traffic planning

Stakeholder engagement

Team collaboration

Education

Civil or Traffic Engineering degree

Tools

AutoCAD

Sidra

Job description

• Leaseback or Car Allowance plus Civil Liability Allowance
• $102,118 to $117,436 per annum plus super

The City of Canada Bay is a thriving, colourful community, surrounded by the beautiful bays of Sydney Harbour. The area is also known for its parklands, cycle paths and walkways. City of Canada Bay Council’s values underpin how we operate: We act with integrity; We empower our people; We are respectful; We work together; We innovate.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and motivated traffic engineering professional to provide specialist technical expertise and strategic advice across traffic, transport, parking, road safety and development-related matters.

Working collaboratively with Council teams, TfNSW, stakeholders and the community, you will help develop innovative solutions to local traffic and transport challenges while ensuring initiatives align with broader regional network requirements.

A key focus of the role will be leading the planning and design of the Drummoyne Traffic Management Initiatives project, including consultation and stakeholder engagement.

This is an exciting opportunity to apply your expertise to meaningful projects that improve safety, connectivity and transport outcomes for the Canada Bay community

Key Responsibilities (not limited to):

• Respond to community enquiries and deliver high-quality customer service.
• Identify process improvements to increase efficiency, reduce waste and processing time.
• Prepare grant applications for traffic and transport infrastructure projects.
• Review planning and development applications and provide engineering advice and conditions
• Undertake traffic and transport planning assessments to support strategic, precinct, master and infrastructure planning.
• Prepare consultancy briefs and tender documents, assess tenders and manage contracts.
• Administer permit and pay parking schemes and support on- and off-street parking management.
• Ensure infrastructure design and construction comply with relevant standards and legislation.

About the Person

To be successful in this position, ideally you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in Civil or Traffic Engineering, with eligibility for Corporate Membership of Engineers Australia.
• Demonstrated experience in strategic traffic and transport planning.
• Experience managing capital works projects and grant-funded initiatives.
• Experience in traffic facility design and managing local traffic issues, including participation in the Local Transport Forum (LTF).
• Extensive knowledge of Transport for NSW and Austroads guidelines, relevant Australian Standards, the NSW Roads Act and NSW Road Rules.
• Experience using AutoCAD, Sidra and other traffic modeling software.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment with internal staff and external consultants.
• Current Class C Driver Licence.

What’s on offer

We are offering a remuneration between $102,118 to $117,436 per annum plus superannuation.

The City of Canada Bay also offers excellent employee benefits which include:

• A range of flexible work arrangements including hybrid work from home arrangements
• A supportive, energetic, and passionate team
• Significant leave benefits (sick/personal leave, health and wellbeing leave, access to Long Service leave after 5 years)
• Continuous training, support, and leadership development
• Health and Wellbeing programs (Yoga classes, Fitness Passport, Flu vaccinations, Skin Cancer Checks)
• And much, much more!

The City of Canada Bay Council is a Child Safe Organisation that recognises and advocates for the rights of Children and Young People and are committed to a Safe Workplace.

The City of Canada Bay Council is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to maintaining, growing and supporting a diverse, respectful, collaborative & inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from diverse community groups and ages including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, LGBTIQA+, people with disabilities, and other diversity groups.

Formal offers of employment are subject to standard Council pre-employment checks including medical and other background checks.