Specialist heavy vehicle role supporting smarter, automated network access.

Your New CompanyJoin a large organisation delivering significant transport and road network initiatives across Queensland. You’ll work within a specialist project team focused on improving heavy vehicle access through modernised, automated access arrangements.
Your Recent RoleAs the Principal Advisor (Heavy Vehicles SME), you will provide specialist heavy vehicle operational expertise to support the implementation of an automated access system. You’ll play a key role in translating heavy vehicle access policies, road manager requirements and operational controls into practical business rules and system requirements.Your key responsibilities will include:

- Developing and validating heavy vehicle access requirements across State-controlled and local government road networks.
- Providing specialist advice on heavy vehicle configurations, route conditions, escorts, curfews, restrictions and operational controls.
- Translating policies, permits and road manager requirements into clear system requirements and decision logic.
- Supporting User Acceptance Testing (UAT), including developing operational scenarios, validating outcomes and assessing system defects.
- Identifying opportunities to transition permit-based access arrangements to automated or network-based pathways.
- Working closely with policy, technical, data, regional, local government, regulatory and industry stakeholders.
- Developing procedures, business rules, guidance materials, decision records and implementation documentation.
- Preparing technical advice, risk assessments, reports, recommendations and executive briefings.





What You'll Need to SucceedTo succeed in this role, you will bring:

- Extensive practical experience in heavy vehicle access, transport regulation, permit operations, road management or network management.
- Strong knowledge of heavy vehicle configurations, access assessment principles and road network constraints.
- The ability to interpret complex policies and operational requirements and translate them into practical business rules and system requirements.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to identify operational risks, dependencies and implementation issues.
- Highly developed stakeholder engagement and influencing skills.
- Strong written communication skills, with experience preparing technical advice, procedures, reports and executive-level briefings.
- Experience with system implementation, UAT, process transition, network expansion or automated decision-making will be highly regarded.
- Relevant qualifications in transport, logistics, engineering, planning, public policy, asset or network management, regulatory administration or information systems.

What You'll Get in ReturnYou’ll have the opportunity to contribute specialist heavy vehicle expertise to a major transport technology initiative with broad network impact. You’ll work alongside experienced policy, technical, regulatory and operational specialists while helping shape more efficient and scalable heavy vehicle access processes across Queensland.

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📌 Principal Advisor (Heavy Vehicles SME) (Brisbane)
🏢 Hays
📍 Brisbane