Principal Transport Planner

2 weeks ago


Brisbane, Australia Calibre Search Australia Full time

Calibre is supporting an international engineering firm based in Qld, which is looking to grow its transport planning team.

**The Opportunity**

Backed by their international strength, our client offers a comprehensive range of transport sector services, with a strong focus on roads & highways, bridges & structures, transport planning, asset management, passenger and freight rail, ports & maritime, land development and architecture.

**Here are the key things you will do**
- Support the Transport Planning Lead to develop and grow the transport planning discipline, including project delivery, team development and business development
- Manage and provide technical leadership for feasibility studies, options analyses, business cases and route planning projects, in conjunction with technical professionals and other disciplines
- Participate in transport planning and concept design development work sessions in conjunction with appropriate technical professionals and other disciplines
- Establish, develop and maintain client relationships and coordinate marketing, contractual, design and production meetings
- Present technical papers on projects and technical specialties
- Provide technical direction to other relevant professionals and undertake coaching and mentoring
- Prepare expressions of interest and tender submissions, and undertake transport planning business development
- Perform other duties as needed

**About you**
- Bachelor’s degree in civil engineering or a related field
- Registered Professional Engineer Queensland (RPEQ) or equivalent professional registration
- Eligible for Chartered membership of Engineers Australia or equivalent professional membership
- Minimum of 10 years of relevant professional experience, predominantly in transport planning
- Significant experience in analysis and design of transport related studies and projects
- Multi-modal and/or roads focused technical experience
- Demonstrated ability to successfully deliver the client’s terms of reference
- An attitude and commitment to being an active participant of our employee-owned culture is a must

**Preferred Qualifications**
- Preferred - Project management experience, encompassing administrative, commercial and technical aspects in delivering within project-based budgets and timelines
- Preferred - Demonstrated ability to collaboratively lead small technical project and/or organisational teams

We know work isn't only about who you work for it's also about what you do and how you do it. Led by the strength of our client’s values and a culture shaped by employee ownership, you will be networking with each other, building on each other's contributions, and collaborating together to make great things possible.



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