Senior Traffic Engineer

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Employment Status: Permanent
Days & Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, totalling38 hours per week
Competitive Salary:Band 6 - $101,833.74 to $111,108.57p.a (dependent on experience) +12% superannuation
Location: Corporate Centre in Sandringham, with the flexibility to work from home

About Us:

We are a passionate organisation, connected in our shared goal to be 'sector leading' in all that we do for the community and each other. Home to over 100,000 residents, Bayside City Council's enduring purpose is building extraordinary places, thriving communities, and better futures.

Bayside Council is an equal-opportunity employer committed to providing an accessible and safe working environment that embraces and values child safety, diversity, and inclusion. Our organisational strategy is made up of three priorities and we consider these in everything we do: Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Customer Experience and Results Matter.

We want everyone to be as proud of what we are achieving - and excited about our future - as we are, and we are committed to working together to achieve this.

About the Role:

The Senior Traffic Engineer provides transport and traffic management services and advice that meet the needs of Council and the community. They work to provide a sustainable, safe, well-connected, accessible, and convenient transport network that positively contributes to a strong economy, the health and wellbeing of the community and a low carbon future.

The role is within the Transport Safety and Engineering team, providing services in multiple areas of operation, including timely responses relating to road safety, assessing and responding to development permit referrals and capital works proposals, and the achievement of successful outcomes using engineering principles and compliance with legislation, regulations, guidelines, and policies.

You will be responsible for:

• Provision of 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, and traffic management plans
• Investigate transport, traffic, and parking service complaints from the public and other stakeholders, and preparation of 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 Selection Criteria:

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
  

Mandatory pre-employment requirements:

• Be willing to undergo and complete a satisfactory criminal history check
• Provide or obtain an employment-based Working with Children check
• Current Victorian Driver's Licence
  

What we can offer you in return:

• 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, plus 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 short 500m stroll to the beach
• Free onsite staff parking plus hybrid vehicles that employees can book for work related travel
  

If you are ready to be part of our incredible organisation, and you think this role is the right fit for you, then we look forward to finding out more about you and what you would bring to this role.

How to apply:

• To discover more about the role and responsibilities review the Position Descriptionon Bayside City Council Careerspage.
• Provide a cover letter responding to the Key Selection Criteria and what has motivated you to apply for this role.
• Click Apply to submit your application.
• If you require reasonable adjustment at any point throughout the recruitment process, then please do let us know by contacting the listed Hiring Manager.

If you would like to learn more about this opportunity or have any question, please contact Mark Thomason, Coordinator Transport Safety and Engineering on 03 9599 4380or via email markthomason@bayside.vic.gov.au

Bayside City Council prides itself on its values of Respect Each Other, Own It, Work Together and Find Better Ways.

Bayside City Council proudly acknowledges the Bunurong People of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and Custodians of this land, and we pay our respects to their Elders, past, present and emerging as well as all Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander community members with us today.

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to an equitable, diverse and socially inclusive work environment. We actively encourage applicants with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander heritage, people living with disability, LGBTIQA+ people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply for this opportunity.

• Seniority levelNot Applicable

• Employment typeFull-time

• Job functionOther
• IndustriesGovernment Administration

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