Job Description:
As a Movement and Safety Officer, you will play a vital role in ensuring the safe and efficient movement of people and goods across various transport modes. You will work closely with stakeholders and communities to explore problems and develop solutions that meet organizational objectives.
You will be responsible for evaluating and processing on-road event applications, assessing and implementing changes to road signage, and providing timely and sound advice to the community and internal/external stakeholders based on relevant guidelines and standards.
In this role, you will apply critical thinking and problem-solving skills to support effective outcomes while using influence and persuasion through logical reasoning and evidence-based arguments.
Key Responsibilities:
* Stakeholder Management: Work closely with stakeholders and the community to explore problems and develop solutions aligned with organizational objectives
* Communication: Communicate clearly and engage on understanding problems and providing constructive advice tailored to customer and stakeholder needs
* Analytical Skills: Apply principles of relevant Acts, standards, and regulations to make decisions in response to moderately complex transport and safety matters
* Decision Making: Make decisions under broad supervision, and within agreed timeframes, aligned with Safe System principles and the Movement & Place framework
* Working Collaboratively: Work in a team, demonstrating behaviors consistent with a constructive work culture including actively seeking and acting on feedback
Qualifications and Experience:
* Strong written and verbal communication skills, and ability to work well within a team to achieve positive outcomes
* Experience relevant to the capabilities of the role
* Experience in traffic engineering and/or road safety
* A relevant tertiary qualification
Benefits:
This is a full-time role, based on a 76-hour fortnight, with ordinary hours of work to be undertaken during Monday to Friday between 7:00 am and 7:00 pm.
What We Offer:
Working at the Department of Transport and Planning provides people with the opportunity to contribute to creating thriving places and connected communities for all Victorians.