Senior Engineering Technical Officer - Traffic

Date Posted: 08/01/2024
Applications Close: 24/01/2024
Work Type: Permanent - Full Time
Permanent | Full Time | 76 hours Per Fortnight
Commuting Use of a Council Vehicle | 12.5% Superannuation | Premium Recquatic Membership | Rostered Day Off (Nine Day Fortnight)
This position is classified as a PACS Band 8 ($94,295 - $102,070 p.a) under the City of Kwinana’s structured remuneration system.
About The Role
A rare opportunity exists for a highly motivated and experienced traffic engineer to join our remarkable Engineering Team at the City of Kwinana. Reporting to the Coordinator Engineering Design, this position is responsible for the coordination and delivery of all transport network, and traffic engineering related surveys, investigations, design and drafting works and delivery of traffic management related capital projects.
In this role, you will provide professional, high-quality advice and technical support to external and internal customers on transport network, traffic, and road safety related issues, engaging regularly with all internal staff from various teams. You will interact with consultants, contractors, government agencies, service authorities, general public and other stakeholders to ensure traffic management related investigations and projects are completed in an efficient manner.
A Snapshot of Your New Role:

• Develop, review and deliver transport strategies and plans, including the City’s Cycling and Walking Plan, and Road Safety Management Plan.
• Provide expert technical advice on traffic and transportation engineering to a diverse range of stakeholders.
• Prepare traffic and parking studies, and local area traffic management plans for residential, industrial, and commercial precincts.
• Analyse traffic data and conduct Road Safety Audits on projects to identify and mitigate risks.
• Undertake feasibility studies, concept proposals and designs with public consultation.
• Analyse and resolve complex complaints and enquiries on transport matters, including site inspections and investigation of traffic, bicycle, pedestrian, and parking issues.
• Prepare reports for Council and present at public meetings and Council briefings on traffic and transportation matters.
• Provide mentorship and guidance to engineering team members.

About You
To be successful in this role, you will need the following:

• Tertiary qualifications in Civil Engineering or equivalent and/or substantial experience in Traffic Engineering.
• Current, valid C class drivers’ licence.
• Sound knowledge and experience in traffic management, road safety investigation, urban/municipal engineering design and evaluation techniques.
• Sound knowledge of Australian Standards and AustRoads Engineering Guidelines in the field of Traffic Engineering and/or Road Safety.
• Excellent interpersonal, negotiation and communication skills and the ability to provide high quality customer service.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively develop and facilitate community consultation processes on traffic related issues.
• Highly developed computer literacy skills and experience in traffic related software.
• Effective report writing and interpreting technical data.
• Proven experience supervising and guiding engineering team members.

Interested?
To be considered for this position, in addition to a cover letter and resume, applicants must address the above criteria in no more than two (2) pages.
For more information relating to the position (not application packs) call Pascal Balley, Manager Engineering Services on 9439 0267.
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Applications close 5.00pm Wednesday 24 January 2024
The City of Kwinana reserves the right to commence recruitment prior to the closing date and will not accept or consider late applications.
The City of Kwinana promotes and values diversity to create a unique work force. Applicants from diverse backgrounds, such as Aboriginal people, people living with disability or people from different cultural backgrounds are encouraged to apply. The City also strives to be a customer centric organisation, with the customer at the centre of everything we do. As such, all employees play an important role in helping us to achieve this by ensuring they provide best-practice customer service. The City has the goal of zero harm for its employees, this includes providing a smoke-free environment and minimising exposure to the elements. Conditions of employment are in accordance with the City’s current Enterprise Agreement. For further information, please contact our Recruitment team on 9236 4618 or 9236 4628.
Please note: As part of the City’s recruitment process, the selected applicant will be required to undergo a pre-employment medical which includes a Drug and Alcohol screen test.