Transport Engineering Lead - Team & Impact

Tauranga City Council; Tauranga; On-site; NZD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

5 weeks’ annual leave

Flexible hours

Career development opportunities

Job summary

Tauranga City Council is seeking an experienced Transport - Engineering Services Team Leader to guide a skilled team of engineers, provide specialist transport engineering advice, and drive planning, delivery and continuous improvement of Tauranga's transport network.

The role combines technical leadership with people management, working across major projects, safety initiatives and development activities to deliver safe, practical, and future-focused transport outcomes for the city.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related discipline or equivalent.
• Proven experience leading technical teams and developing people.
• Significant experience in transport engineering, traffic engineering, transport safety or infrastructure delivery.
• Sound knowledge of transport engineering standards, safety-in-design principles and relevant legislation.
• Experience applying transport engineering expertise across projects, planning, development and operational activities.

Responsibilities

• Leading, mentoring and developing a high-performing team of transport engineering professionals.
• Providing specialist transport engineering guidance across projects, programmes and strategic initiatives.
• Overseeing investigations into network performance, transport safety and operational issues, and developing evidence-based solutions.
• Guiding the development and application of transport engineering standards, guidelines and best practice.
• Supporting business cases, programme development and long-term planning with robust technical advice.
• Supporting project teams with engineering input across renewals, safety improvements and land development activities.
• Working collaboratively with planners, project managers, asset managers, road safety coordinators, developers and external partners to support practical, well-informed decisions.
• Driving innovation, continuous improvement and value-for-money outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Political awareness

Judgement

Education

Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering

Job description

Tauranga City Council is seeking an experienced Transport - Engineering Services Team Leader to guide a skilled team of engineers, provide specialist transport engineering advice, and drive planning, delivery and continuous improvement of Tauranga's transport network.

The role combines technical leadership with people management, working across major projects, safety initiatives and development activities to deliver safe, practical, and future-focused transport outcomes for the city.