Strategic Transport Planner

Noosa Shire Council; Noosa Shire; On-site; AUD 102,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Noosa Council is seeking a Transport Officer to help shape the future of transport for Noosa Shire. The role focuses on investigating transport issues, analysing network performance and contributing to planning initiatives that support safer, sustainable communities.

The successful candidate will have background in transport planning or related engineering fields, plus strong data skills and the ability to communicate with stakeholders to inform decisions.

Qualifications

• Transport planning, traffic management or engineering professional with a data‑driven approach.
• Strong analytical and communication skills for stakeholder engagement.
• Ability to develop practical planning recommendations.
• Experience applying transport planning principles and road safety considerations.

Responsibilities

• Undertake transport planning investigations and analysis to support road safety, network performance and sustainable transport outcomes.
• Analyze transport data, community feedback and network issues to develop evidence-based recommendations.
• Provide professional advice and prepare reports, briefings and correspondence on transport and traffic matters.
• Assess transport impacts associated with developments, infrastructure projects, events and heavy vehicle access requests.

Skills

Transport planning

Traffic management

Data analysis

Report writing

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Education

Urban and Regional Planning

Transport Planning

Civil Engineering

Current C Class driver licence

Tools

Microsoft Office

Transport analysis software

Job description

Noosa Council is seeking a Transport Officer to help shape the future of transport for Noosa Shire. The role focuses on investigating transport issues, analysing network performance and contributing to planning initiatives that support safer, sustainable communities.

The successful candidate will have background in transport planning or related engineering fields, plus strong data skills and the ability to communicate with stakeholders to inform decisions.