Senior Transport Modeller

Title: Senior Transport Modeller

Requisition ID: 8589

Work Type: Ongoing Full Time

Fixed Term Period: Not Applicable

Location: Melbourne - CBD

Date Posted: 15 Oct 2025

About Us
We create thriving places and connected communities. We bring together transport, planning, land use, precinct and policy functions in a single department to deliver the best outcomes for Victorians.

Together with our portfolio agencies, we are responsible for planning, building, operating and maintaining Victoria's transport, planning and land services for use by all.

We foster a safe, inclusive and constructive place to work.

About The Group
Network Design and Integration
delivers transport priorities through the planning, development and maintenance of an integrated pipeline of projects and strategic initiatives that provide safe, efficient and sustainable outcomes to all Victorians.

About The Role
The Senior Transport Modeller position will work in the Forecasting and Evaluation Branch of the Modal Planning Division. Reporting to the Manager, Strategic Model Development, the Senior Transport Modeller will work in a talented team of transport modelling colleagues. The role is primarily responsible for contributing to the maintenance, development and application of the Department's strategic transport modelling tools including the Victorian Integrated Transport Model (VITM). The role will have deep knowledge of the VITM and other tools, taking ownership of the maintenance and continuous improvement of certain components and sub-models. A critical initiative to contribute to in the short-term will be transitioning the VITM's trip-based demand framework to an activity-based demand framework while retaining its integration with the assignment, airport, freight and long-distance trip modules. As a member of the Forecasting and Evaluation team you will contribute to lifting the value of the Department's work and ensuring the VITM and other tools are trusted forecasting tools underpinning many functions across the Victorian Transport Portfolio. The role will work flexibly and adaptively on a range of strategic modelling tools and advice, working collaboratively with colleagues in the Forecasting and Evaluation unit and the broader portfolio as necessary, contributing to achieving the objectives and priorities of the Department.

We are seeking a collaborative and adaptable professional who promotes safe, inclusive, and flexible team operations while fostering innovation and continuous improvement. The role requires strong critical thinking, effective communication, and teamwork skills, with duties aligned to classification, skills and capabilities.

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Position Accountabilities
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Specialist knowledge
– Plays a pivotal role in the maintenance and continual enhancement of the Department's strategic modelling tools and associated datasets, ensuring alignment with leading standards and recognised best practice. This work underpins confidence in the credibility and robustness of forecasting outputs. Through rigorous documentation, disciplined version control, and effective communication, facilitates the dissemination and appropriate application of the Department's models by both internal and external transport modellers, thereby supporting consistent, transparent, and reliable use across projects, policy development, and strategic planning within the transport portfolio.

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Continuous Improvement
– Makes significant contributions to improving forecasting models, methodologies, and advice through proactive efforts to pursue technical excellence, drive quality outcomes, leverage off prior analyses and overcome complex challenges informed by innovative thinking, research and best practice.

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Expert advice
– Regularly provides high quality advice and guidance to teams in the transport portfolio to ensure the value of models and forecasting approaches to planning, policy and project development activities is realised.

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Reliable and responsive reputation
– Organises areas of responsibility efficiently to ensure they can reliably respond to and work collaboratively with stakeholders and colleagues to achieve the priorities and objectives of the Department.

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Effective Partnerships
– Develops and maintains effective partnerships with key interfaces within the Department, with other Victorian government agencies, other jurisdictions and consultants, enabling achievement of the objectives, functions and priorities of the Department. Collaboration with colleagues and industry and leadership in model development enables valuable knowledge sharing, improves the quality of models and their applications and lifts industry standards.

Technical Capabilities
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Strategic Transport Modelling (Accomplished)
– Consistently provides knowledge and expertise to deliver initiatives which maintain, continuously improve and innovatively apply strategic transport modelling tools. Can direct others to deliver successful outcomes, navigating complexities working with multiple stakeholders.

Qualifications And Experience
– Tertiary qualification in relevant field such as economics, engineering, mathematics, planning or equivalent. (mandatory)

– Strategic transport model development experience. (mandatory)

– Strong coding skills. (mandatory)

– Experience with the Cube software platform. (desirable)

– Experience With Python Or Other Languages. (desirable)
Culture Value
We welcome applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds representing the community that we serve, including veterans, parents, carers, First Peoples, people with disability, multicultural, multifaith and LGBTIQA+ individuals.

As an equal opportunity employer, we are committed to fostering a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture. Through shared actions and behaviours aligned with our strategy and direction, we empower our people to thrive and meaningfully contribute to the department's goals.

What We Offer
Working at the Department of Transport and Planning provides people with the opportunity to contribute to creating thriving places and connected communities for all Victorians.

For further details please refer to Careers at the Department of Transport and Planning.

Pre-employment checks and employment conditions

All new appointments to the department will be subject to a National Criminal Records Check, Misconduct Screening, and a Qualification Check where there is a requirement for a mandatory qualification. Information provided to the Department of Transport and Planning will be treated in the strictest confidence consistent with the requirements of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014.

Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa necessary for the nature of the position.

Recipients of Victorian Public Service (VPS) voluntary departure packages should note that re-employment restrictions apply.

Non-VPS applicants will be subject to a probation period of six months.

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Applications close at
11.59pm on Wednesday, the 29th of October 2025.
Please include both your resume and a cover letter. All applications must be submitted via the online portal, we're unable to accept email or manual submissions.

For further information about the role, please contact
via Kate Johns, Manager Strategic Model Development via

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Values - Generic VPS Values

Responsiveness
Public officials should demonstrate responsiveness by

• providing frank, impartial and timely advice to the Government
• providing high quality services to the Victorian community
• identifying and promoting best practice

Integrity
Public Officials Should Demonstrate Integrity By

• being honest, open and transparent in their dealings
• using powers responsibly
• reporting improper conduct
• avoiding any real or apparent conflicts of interest
• striving to earn and sustain public trust of a high level

Impartiality
Public officials should demonstrate impartiality by

• making decisions and providing advice on merit and without bias, caprice, favouritism or self interest
• acting fairly by objectively considering all relevant facts and fair criteria
• implementing Government policies and programs equitably

Accountability
Public officials should demonstrate accountability by

• working to clear objectives in a transparent manner
• accepting responsibility for their decisions and actions
• seeking to achieve best use of resources
• submitting themselves to appropriate scrutiny

Respect
Public officials should demonstrate respect for colleagues, other public officials and members of the Victorian community by

• treating them fairly and objectively
• ensuring freedom from discrimination, harassment and bullying; and
• using their views to improve outcomes on an ongoing basis

Leadership
Public officials should demonstrate leadership by actively implementing, promoting and supporting these values.

Human Rights
Public officials should respect and promote the human rights set out in the Charter of Human Rights and Responsibilities by

• making decisions and providing advice consistent with human rights
• actively implementing, promoting and supporting human rights

Purpose

Data Analyst professionals analyse datasets with a variety of tools to research and solve organisational issues and identify trends and insights to support organisational outcomes.

Key Accountabilities / Outcomes

Additional Key Accountabilities / Outcomes
Capabilities

Customer Insights - Customer Insights and Behaviours

Data Analytics - Techniques, statistical inference and experimental design capability

ICT (SFIA) - Systems development and implementation

Authentic Relationships - Influence and Persuasion

Authentic Relationships - Communicate with Impact

Enabling Delivery - Critical Thinking and Problem Solving

Enabling Delivery - Data Literacy

Meaningful Outcomes - Innovation and Continuous Improvement

Specialist/Technical Expertise

Key Responsibilities and Position Outcomes

Certifications / Licences / Qualifications
Relevant tertiary qualification and/or equivalent work experience.

Conditions of Employment

Non-VPS applicants will be subject to a probation period of six months

Qualification Check

Successful police check

Valid working rights

Recipients of Victorian Public Service (VPS) voluntary departure packages should note that re-employment restrictions apply