Principal Project Lead Transport Planning

Job Number:

500829

The Details:

• Permanent Full Time | 9 day fortnight
• $117,991 pa + 12% super (level 7)
• 72.5 hour fortnight
• Hybrid, flexible working environment, including some work from home days.
• Location: Strathpine

Join City of Moreton Bay as a Principal Project Lead Transport Planning, and help shape and enhance our communities for today and tomorrow.

As our Principal Project Lead Transport Planning, you will Lead the delivery of transport planning projects including the council's Accessible School Program (ASP) to drive integrated and sustainable outcomes. You will engage with a variety of stakeholders both internally and externally and have the skills to influence outcomes, negotiate and reach mutually beneficial solutions.

You will have the opportunity to provide expert transport planning and road safety advice to key stakeholders, including the region's schools, to support Council's strategic outcomes of reducing reliance on the private car and encouraging modal change.

You will prepare and present complex technical reports to schools and other key stakeholders on behavioural change initiatives and/ or re-configuration options for their internal infrastructure to improve safety and efficiency.

Being a principal role within the team you will have opportunity to guide, coach and mentor others as well as leading a small project team.

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Position Description - Principal Project Lead - Transport

About you

We are seeking someone who is passionate about transport planning, is future focused and can influence and engage both their team and stakeholders. Your strength will be to negotiate and drive sustainable outcomes.

Bring your skills in regards to stakeholder engagement to help to identify State and Federal grant funding opportunities and facilitate applications for funding for priority projects.

It is key you have comprehensive knowledge and experience in transport planning and design, modal change, travel behaviour change and accessibility projects. You will have knowledge of travel demand management principles, behaviour change programs and techniques.

We need an excellent communicator who can take this highly successful program to the next level and continue to provide excellent outcomes for our community.

You will hold degree in civil engineering, transportation planning, urban planning or equivalent with previous experience or exposure to working with councils, schools and community consultation will be highly desired.

Why City of Moreton Bay?

What you do with your life matters. It's the same with your career.

We're the third-largest council in Australia and one of the fastest-growing areas. As Australia's newest city, we're building something that's never been done before: a new kind of city, inspired and empowered by a new kind of council.

This is your opportunity to develop skills and experience in a truly unique place, at a truly unique point in time.

At City of Moreton Bay, we're focused on the vital work we do today. But we're also focused on the future. On what can be – for our city, our Council and your career.

Here's what you'll love about a career with us:

• See it. To build a city of the future, first, you have to see it. The polycentric city we're building will bring greater prosperity, sustainability and affordability to our city. This is your chance to contribute to something that's never been done before.
• Shape it. You'll get hands-on in a rewarding career, serving and strengthening our communities for today and tomorrow. Our work is diverse, interesting and it matters – and it's yours to shape and own.
• Live it. Contribute to the city you and your family want to live in and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve. And if you don't live here, you'll still find pride and connection in so many ways with our successful, resilient team.

You'll also enjoy a range of other benefits:

• Find a better work-life balance with a nine-day (72.5-hour) fortnight, plus a hybrid, flexible working environment with some work-from-home days.
• Advance your skills and career through our Study, Training And Research Scheme (STARS).
• Make your pay go further with salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation payments, smartphones and devices.
• Prioritise your health and wellbeing with discounted health insurance, free annual flu vaccinations and our Fitness Passport Program.
• Get support when you and your family need it most with our 24/7 confidential counselling service, and Mates in Construction program.
• Our Strathpine office has local parking on site and is close to public transport networks, making for an easy commute.

Ready for a career that matters?

Join City of Moreton Bay, and help shape our city of the future.

As part of the recruitment process, applicants will be required to undergo a National Criminal History Check.

To obtain further details please contact our Careers team at

Your Future City.

See it. Shape it. Live It.

City of Moreton Bay extends across the traditional lands of the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi, and Turrbal peoples, and we acknowledge and pay respects to our Traditional Custodians. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our people and communities, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.

Advertised:

29 Oct 2025

Applications close:

12 Nov :55