Traffic Planner

Job No: 495935

Work type:Full Time

Location:Perth

Categories:Civil Engineering, Health, Safety, Environment, Quality

Advertised:10 Jul 2025 W. Australia Standard Time

Applications close:10 Aug 2025 W. Australia Standard Time

**About BMD**

BMD is Australia’s leading integrated engineering, construction and urban development business. As the largest privately owned civil contractor in Australia, BMD is at the forefront of excellence, with a growing international footprint extending to the Philippines and the United Kingdom. Driven by a purpose of powering futures and creating enduring legacies, we deliver complex infrastructure solutions that connect and transform communities. For over 45 years, our diverse portfolio of projects and roles provides exceptional opportunities for our people to grow and make a lasting impact. As part of our team, you’ll help deliver challenging projects, supported by leadership within an inclusive people-first culture.

**About the role**
We are actively seeking a **Traffic Planner** to join the team delivering the Tonkin Extension project south of Perth. This role will help prepare project schedules, traffic staging, and logistics plans, providing guidance on traffic management and implementation for the project.

**What to expect in this role**:

- Review project drawings and specifications to develop an understanding of the project scope, activities and traffic management requirements
- Liaise with management to determine the sequencing required to complete the project scope and relate this information into a chronological list of activities broken into work areas.
- Provide input into Risk reviews when required
- Prepare, monitor and review implementation of project Traffic Management Plans and Traffic Guidance Schemes
- Review and assess traffic management impacts on the network, ensuring design compliance with specifications, standards, and conducting compliance inspections and suitability reviews
- Work with site supervision to monitor work activities for production and effectiveness of resources and implement improvements with respect to activity costs.
- Liaise with project teams to develop, review, and deliver traffic staging, Traffic Management Plans (TMP), and Traffic Guidance Schemes (TGS), ensuring performance is monitored and communicated effectively.
- Develop integrated programmes to ensure construction needs are achieved;
- Obtain approvals from third party authorities (e.g. LGA, PTA, Police);
- Assist in organising and closing out RSAs
- Manage bookings and scheduling for the installation, modification, and removal of temporary line markings and barrier systems
- Assist in the development and approval of permits for temporary safety barriers and document any changes, updating control drawings promptly
- Ensure the Daily Diaries including details of any non-conformances and corrective actions, details of any changes to traffic control devices, details of traffic controllers on site, etc. is completed.

**About You**
- Tertiary Qualification
- Degree or Diploma in a related discipline
- Holds an Advanced Worksite Traffic Management qualification (WA)
- Minimum five (5) years’ experience working in a similar role in the engineering or construction industry

**Benefits**

We believe our people do their best work when they feel supported — personally and professionally. That’s why we offer benefits that go beyond the basics:

- **grow your career** with specialised learning and development programs
- **be recognised** at our annual employee awards event and through our Thrive reward and recognition platform
- **prioritise wellbeing** with mental health support and discounted gym access
- **support your family** with paid parental leave for primary and secondary carers and flexible work arrangements available
- **access perks** with novated leasing, specialised Power Perks and discounts with hundreds of retailers.

**Diversity and inclusion**

We recognise that we are strengthened by diversity, and we embrace differences as an equal opportunity employer providing a flexible and inclusive workplace.

**So, join our team, be yourself and help us power futures and create legacies.