Your new organisation
Join a well-known Local Council, currently seeking an experienced Traffic & Transport Engineer to join their supportive and friendly team. This position offers an initial contract of 3 months, with the potential for extension. You will play a crucial role in planning, monitoring, reviewing, and implementing the Council’s traffic management program. Additionally, you will collaborate with the City Strategy team to undertake strategic transport review and planning work.

Your new role
Reporting to the coordinator, your day-to-day responsibilities will be the following below:

• Providing accurate and timely traffic management and road safety advice, information, and guidance to the Council, management, employees, and the general public. Ensure compliance with current legislation, guidelines, and codes of practice, including the Local Government Act, Road Management Act, and Road Traffic Regulations.
• Reviewing and providing technical advice on internal and external referrals such as CRMs, PCG, PWG, traffic management applications, NHVR applications, town planning, and building referrals.
• Investigating, planning, designing, reviewing, and monitoring the Council’s annual and long-term Capital Works Program, including delivering the Council’s capital works program and implementing approved traffic treatment works.
• Developing working relationships and regularly liaising with transport partners, including internal teams, the Department of Transport, Emergency Services, Public Transport Service providers, the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator, and other statutory authorities and organisations. Represent the Council’s community’s traffic and transport needs diligently.

What you'll need to succeed
The successful person will be a qualified Civil Engineer with significant Traffic and Transport Engineering experience, ideally within a Local Government environment. You will also have strong verbal and written communication skills in engaging with internal and external customers, as well as being able to identify and solve problems.

What you'll get in return
Work for a highly reputable organisation, where you will be recognised for your achievements whilst receiving a competitive rate and gaining stability in your career. This is a contract role with an immediate start and the potential to extend.

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV or send direct to Alissa.Sara@hays.com.au. If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact Alissa Sara on
03 8616 8424 for a confidential discussion on your career.