Disruptions Planner

**Overview**:
**Work Type**:Ongoing - Full-time

**Salary**: $97,955 - $111,142

**Grade**:VPS 4

**Occupation**:Planning

**Location**:Melbourne - CBD and Inner Metro suburbs

**Reference**:7538

**About Us**
- The Department of Transport and Planning oversees key planning, transport and land use policy decisions and management across the State. A 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.

**Transport Services** is a Group within the Department of Transport and Planning, and is responsible for the day to day operations of the Victorian transport network.
- We’re focused on outcomes that deliver more choice, connections and confidence in our travel, ensuring the whole transport network works as one to deliver better services and outcomes.
- The department is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes 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+.

**About the Role**
- The Disruptions Planner (Roads) provides expert support to ensure the effective planning, coordination, and impact assessment of planned road disruptions. This role plays a key part in ensuring all disruption activities align with DTP’s customer standards and network disruption frameworks.
- Working closely with a wide range of senior stakeholders—including project proponents, transport agencies, government departments, and internal divisions—the role supports the upkeep of the master schedule and assesses the impact of planned disruptions. It also involves leading high-level change management activities and facilitating planning meetings to ensure smooth and coordinated delivery.

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**Position Outcomes / Accountabilities**
- Provided sound advice and analysis to support effective decision making and the delivery of a customer focused, coordinated and balanced program of work.
- Ensured proponents of disruptions and project agencies comply with the requirements defined within DTP’s customer standards and network disruption frameworks.
- Facilitated, managed, and if required chaired, a broad range of disruptions planning and readiness forums and committees with a wide range of sector stakeholders.
- Provided quality advice and information to support briefings to senior and executive managers and government representatives including the Minister for Transport.
- Reviewed and critically analysed plans associated with planned disruption project documents, ensuring alignment with projected DTP outcomes.
- Supported the establishment of DTP as the leaders in disruptions advice and coordination for the Victorian transport network.

**Key Selection Criteria**
- The Department of Transport and Planning is seeking an experienced Disruptions Planner (Roads) to support the planning and coordination of road network disruptions across Victoria. This role is key in ensuring that all
- planned disruptions are assessed, aligned with customer standards, and managed effectively to minimise impact across the transport network.
- You will play a critical role in maintaining the master disruption schedule and analysing proposed disruptions to ensure alignment with strategic priorities. Working collaboratively with a broad range of senior stakeholders—including government agencies, project proponents, and internal teams—you’ll lead planning discussions, facilitate high-level change management activities, and provide expert guidance to support informed, timely decision-making.
- You will play a critical role in maintaining the master disruption schedule and analysing proposed disruptions to ensure alignment with strategic priorities. Working collaboratively with a broad range of senior stakeholders—including government agencies, project proponents, and internal teams—you’ll lead planning discussions, facilitate high-level change management activities, and provide expert guidance to support informed, timely decision-making.
- Success in this role requires a strong ability to think critically and solve complex problems, manage stakeholder relationships with confidence, and communicate with clarity and influence. You’ll be skilled at adapting your communication to suit diverse audiences and will demonstrate a proactive, solutions-focused approach to delivering project outcomes.
- If you have a background in disruption planning, stakeholder engagement or transport project coordination—and are looking to make a real impact in shaping Victoria’s road network—this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to meaningful outcom