Freelance Transport Infrastructure Developer

About the Department of Transport and Planning

The Department of Transport and Planning oversees key planning, transport and land use policy decisions and management across the State. Our life-cycle approach to planning, building, connecting and sustaining communities means our people can come together to; improve services, deliver sustainable projects, focus on customer engagement, streamline regulatory approval pathways, facilitate community consultation and better realise local economic opportunities for more liveable communities across Victoria.

We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds, including veterans, people who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, have a disability, are from varied cultural backgrounds and those who identify as LGBTIQ+. We provide workplace adjustments for applicants with disabilities.

Modal Planning is a Division within the Policy, Precincts and Innovation Group in Department of Transport and Planning. We are responsible for bringing together the planning for Victoria's transport network across the modes of walking and cycling, public transport (rail, bus, tram), roads and provisioning for freight. Our key artifacts are the suite of Victoria's Modal Plans. We drive the planning for the network from the long term through to handover into delivery for all transport users. We use evidence to underpin our decisions and to provide robust, expert advice to our colleagues in Network Design and Integration and Policy, Precincts and Innovation, as well as our partners across DTP - principally Transport Services and to our Ministers.

We support the Big Build by delivering specifications for service that enable projects to design and deliver infrastructure that's fit for purpose and delivers simple, safe, connected journeys.

Victoria is excited to be confirmed as hosts of the 2026 Commonwealth Games. In a Commonwealth Games first, Victoria 2026 will introduce a new multi-city model, bringing global sport to five regional hubs: Geelong, Bendigo, Ballarat, Gippsland, and Shepparton. Each hub will have its own athlete and technical official village, and together they will deliver a multi-sport programme in world-class regional sporting venues.

Hosting the 2026 Commonwealth Games will create a legacy for Victoria that extends well beyond the competition period. This will include significant investment in community infrastructure in regional Victoria, including transport and world-class sporting facilities.

As part of this effort, we need a Transport Planner to support the development of a Games Transport Operations Plan in collaboration with stakeholders across DTP. Once approved, the Transport Operations Plan will form the basis for a series of specifications for service delivery for each day of the Games.

• Collaborate with modal specialists to produce a Commonwealth Games Transport Plan(s) covering all modes of transport.
• Partner with DTP Groups, especially Transport Services and Network Design and Integration to identify required infrastructure to support the Games, and to integrate planned infrastructure into the Transport Plans, leveraging the Big Build.
• Support the production of Commonwealth Games Transport Plans, including a series of Service Specifications to inform downstream delivery teams.
• Use data and evidence to advise decision making and to drive insights. Work closely with technical specialists especially in timetabling and modelling.
• Build strong and productive relationships within DTP and across Government and support each Transport Services region in their partnerships with local governments across regional Victoria.
• Provide effective support to their team. Work across the Division to drive commitment and delivered on the services required.
• Contribute to and support safe, inclusive and flexible team operations.

• Mandatory: Experience in transport planning and/or service design, ability to interpret and manipulate complex datasets, including transport demand and develop service plans to respond to demand, interpersonal skills including the ability to form productive relationships at all levels and to influence stakeholders, knowledge of Victoria's transport system, advanced communication skills.
• Desirable: Proven experience in multi-modal transport planning and service design, relevant tertiary qualification.
• Role Specific Requirements: Driver's License (C Class).