Job Title:
Senior Traffic Engineer
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About the Role:
This position is responsible for providing transport and traffic management services that meet the needs of the community. The successful candidate will work to provide a sustainable, safe, well-connected, accessible, and convenient transport network that positively contributes to the community's health and wellbeing.
The role is part of the Transport Safety and Engineering team, providing services in multiple areas of operation. These include timely responses relating to road safety, assessing and responding to development permit referrals and capital works proposals, and achieving successful outcomes using engineering principles and compliance with legislation, regulations, guidelines, and policies.
* Provide technical advice, information, and support on relevant transport and traffic management matters
* Provide traffic engineering advice on internal referrals, including planning applications, building development proposals, hoardings, road occupancy, and crane permits
* Investigate transport, traffic, and parking service complaints from the public and other stakeholders, and prepare responses demonstrating problem-solving, options analysis, and formulation of recommendations and solutions
* Assist in the delivery of capital works through the analysis of data available through traffic management systems
* Assess and process NHVR permit referrals for load limits, B-Double, higher mass limit applications in accordance with Council's Policy requirements
Key Requirements:
To be successful in this role, you will bring the following skills and competencies:
* A tertiary qualification in Civil/Traffic Engineering or related field
* At least 4 years' experience in traffic engineering
* Experience with traffic engineering principles, with local government experience beneficial
* Experience in providing traffic engineering advice for statutory planning applications
* Excellent written skills and demonstrated ability to prepare reports
* Well-developed interpersonal and communication skills
Benefits:
This role offers a range of benefits, including:
* A work-life balance through flexible and hybrid working arrangements
* Generous leave provisions, including accrued time off, parental leave, three days of wellbeing leave per year, cultural and ceremonial leave, gender affirmation leave, and the ability to purchase up to four weeks additional leave per year
* Dedicated Staff Wellbeing programs, events, and gym membership discount
* Learning and development opportunities so our people can grow and thrive
* A parkland-surrounded office that is only a short 500m stroll to the beach
* Free onsite staff parking plus hybrid vehicles that employees can book for work-related travel