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Contribute to National Projects, whilst becoming a recognised expert
Be a part of shaping Australia's transport future!
About Us
The National Transport Research Organisation (NTRO) is the source of independent expert transport knowledge, with 60+ years of experience focused on delivering a connected and adaptable future for Australia and New Zealand in the road, rail, ports and airports transport sectors. NTRO has a strong heritage supporting and delivering high quality applied research for Australian and New Zealand state road agencies (our Members) and for the community. Our teams are made up of world-leading roads, transport and infrastructure professionals who analyse and interpret global research and apply it to the Australian and New Zealand context.
Why join NTRO
NTRO is a dynamic and vibrant organisation providing exciting opportunities for people to do great things, to tackle the big infrastructure questions, and to see these solutions being practically applied. If our values of Collaboration, Transformation, Integrity and Energy & Passion strike a chord with you, then join us and make your mark! This role offers passionate, proactive, talented and energetic professionals the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the sustainability of Australia’s future mobility system!
About the role and you
The Safer Smarter Infrastructure (SSI) Business Group believe that they can reduce harm to all people by making transport infrastructure safer, they do this by challenging, testing, forming and applying international best practice in road safety. The SSI team based in Melbourne is seeking a highly motivated Graduate Engineer with a strong transportation infrastructure safety focus to join our team. The successful candidate will be willing to challenge the status quo, innovate, and deliver outcomes in the pursuit of technical excellence in either designing/ traffic and/or safety within the transportation infrastructure arena. If you share these values, then we’d like to speak to you.
The SSI team offer the ability to be involved in projects across Australia to and the possibility of international project works as part of NTRO’s expanding international presence. Working with industry and government we proactively progress the adoption of new design and traffic methods and to save lives and improve the efficient movement of goods and people.
You would be joining an integrated and dynamic national team that make a difference by saving lives and reducing road trauma using innovative and practical transport solutions.
In this integral role, you will have the scope to contribute to project delivery, receive mentoring from industry experts, and deliver quality outputs with the wider SSI team on a Local, State, National and potentially International scale.
We are looking for talented applicants who can offer practical ‘can do’ skills with a desire to challenge the status quo and make a difference in making our transport safer for all.
Our opportunity:
Learn to undertake technical aspects of a project.
Undertake applied research using a first-principles approach to provide innovative and practical solutions that can be implemented to improve transport safety.
Contribute to new and effective transport safety policy and technical guidance for industry practitioners.
Contribute to teams providing expert consulting and technical advice to government, road managers, industry, and other stakeholders.
Be coached and mentored by industry experts in transport safety as part of wider development program.
We seek an individual who has:
Tertiary qualifications in a relevant engineering field (civil, transport, safety, traffic and/or road design)
A minimum of 1-3 years relevant experience in one or more of the following engineering disciplines; transport safety, road/rail/ports & airports design or traffic engineering
Ability to apply first principle’s thinking to unstructured problems.
Report writing skills including strong proficiency in English and grammar.
Demonstrated ability to project lead a team to a successful outcome.
Ability to identify key areas of legislation, standards, and guidance.
Some knowledge in drafting technical reports / contribute to tenders/ proposals
What we offer
At NTRO, we are proud of our thriving workforce. We continue to attract the leading minds within the transportation infrastructure and related research arena. We truly celebrate our culturally and gender diverse work environment.
We provide an exciting, dynamic and collaborative workplace with challenging roles, where your skills, knowledge and experience will be recognised and respected, including:
Opportunities to work with nationally recognised experts, who offer brilliant mentorship and support
Opportunities to contribute to interesting projects which make a difference to the community
We embrace flexible working arrangements in a hybrid model with options for time in the office and working from home including flexible working hours to assist with achieving a healthy work-life balance
Strong support for career development and further study, including an explicit step-by-step guide for progressing in the organisation and a range of professional development options
We encourage applications from women looking to make their mark within the STEM arena
Access to 6 weeks of paid parental leave which is over and above government provisions, extra 2 days of paid holiday leave in December
A well-established social club, with regular socialising events, competitions, quiz events and tournaments
We embrace diversity - highlighting a multidisciplinary workforce from all over the world within all of our offices across Australia
End-of-trip facilities for those staff who have gone a step further and cycle, run or walk to work - as many of our Port Melbourne staff do
Our Port Melbourne site is a state-of-the-art work campus encompassing basketball courts, pool and ping pong tables, café, end of trip facilities, and hosts the largest pavements engineering laboratory within the southern hemisphere!
To be considered:
Applicants must be residing Australian Citizens / Permanent Resident of Australia.
Please ensure you attached your CV, attach a separate cover letter (no more than one page) addressing why you would be perfect for this role and what you would be hoping to get out of it, and answer the screening questions provided.
If you meet some of the role requirements, but not all, we encourage you to submit your application. The NTRO actively seeks to include and value the unique talents, perspectives, experiences, and contributions of all applications.
