Drive transport planning, stakeholder engagement and programme delivery across traffic and road safety

Your new company
An exciting opportunity has become available for an experienced Senior Transport Planner / Transport Program Lead to join a Sydney Council on an initial contract of up to 12 months.Working within the Transport Network team, you will take a lead role in the delivery and implementation of Council’s Integrated Transport Strategy (ITS) and broader transport initiatives. This is a strategic and delivery-focused role requiring someone who can coordinate complex transport programs, bring stakeholders together and ensure projects progress from strategy through to implementation.
Your new role

- Leading the development and implementation of transport and traffic management strategies, policies and programs
- Coordinating delivery of Council’s Integrated Transport Strategy and associated initiatives
- Developing program governance, reporting, implementation schedules and performance frameworks
- Managing program plans, milestones, risks, dependencies and delivery roadmaps
- Coordinating multidisciplinary teams, consultants and external stakeholders
- Working closely with Transport for NSW, government agencies, elected representatives and community stakeholders
- Facilitating working groups, steering committees and stakeholder forums
- Managing consultant and contractor engagements, including procurement, scope development and performance
- Preparing reports, briefings and presentations for Council and senior stakeholders
- Identifying potential funding opportunities and partnerships
- Providing specialist advice across transport planning, traffic management, road safety and active transport
- Undertaking strategic traffic and transport assessments, including complex DA referrals and Local Transport Forum matters





What you'll need to succeed

- Strong experience in transport planning, traffic engineering or strategic transport
- Demonstrated experience delivering transport strategies, programs or complex transport projects
- Strong project and program management skills
- Experience working within local government, Transport for NSW or a similar public-sector environment
- Knowledge across traffic management, active transport and road safety
- Strong stakeholder engagement and written communication skills
- Experience coordinating consultants and multidisciplinary project teams
- Confidence preparing high-level reports and presenting information to senior stakeholders
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in transport planning, engineering, urban planning or a related discipline

What you'll get in return

- Solid experience in transport planning, traffic engineering or strategic transport
- Demonstrated experience delivering transport strategies, programs or complex transport projects
- Strong project and program management skills
- Experience working within local government, Transport for NSW or a similar public-sector environment
- Knowledge across traffic management, active transport and road safety
- Strong stakeholder engagement and written communication skills
- Experience coordinating consultants and multidisciplinary project teams
- Confidence preparing high-level reports and presenting information to senior stakeholders
- Relevant tertiary qualifications in transport planning, engineering, urban planning or a related discipline

What you need to do now
If you're interested in this role, click 'apply now' to forward an up-to-date copy of your CV to Jade Applegate
If this job isn't quite right for you, but you are looking for a new position, please contact us for a confidential discussion on your career.
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