Senior Transport Planner

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 

• 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 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
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