Transport and Main Roads Townsville offers more than just a role; its an invitation to join a thriving community where every day brings new adventures. This is an opportunity to elevate your career against the stunning backdrop of Townsville's coastal allure.
In this role, you will manage the delivery of transport infrastructure planning projects and provide specialist technical expertise and advice to other professional and technical staff to ensure delivery of projects within time, quality, cost and stakeholder expectations. This role will also supervise staff within the team and manage workloads and performance.
Some of your accountabilities will include:
• Provision of high-level leadership and engineering experience and advice in project planning and program management including contract commissioning,contract management, performance management and design suitability for complex infrastructure projects.
• Provide governance direction to ensure that planning phases and design principles are implemented in accordance with the relevant policies, standards, guidelines and legislation, and that project quality is consistent with the required standards.
• Supervise and coordinate resource allocation to projects and provide reports on the progress of works including actual and forecast expenditure against baseline budget and project performance against key schedule milestones.
• Manage all components of the project, while providing expert support and advice in the planning and design processes aligned with the relevant phases of corridor planning, program development, program delivery, and program finalisation.
• Develop effective relations and identify networks and alliances of stakeholders to identify and address needs and manage the expectations and issues of all parties, including identifying possible political and high-risk matters to ensure they are dealt with in a timely and professional manner.
Candidates must have a Civil Engineering degree and be a Registered Professional Engineer of Queensland (RPEQ) to be considered for this role. Experience in strategic transport network planning and design, as well as complex transport project and program management, will be highly sought after
The role also offers:
• Generous Rewards: Receive up to 12.75% employer superannuation contribution, showcasing our commitment to securing your financial future.
• Explore and Unwind: Enjoy 5 weeks of annual recreational leave, coupled with leave loading to add a touch of adventure to your downtime.
• Empowerment through Learning: Ongoing training and development opportunities ensure you're constantly growing in your role.
• Work Your Way: Embrace flexible working options that allow you to balance work and life seamlessly.
• Wellbeing at Heart: Prioritise your wellness with our high-level Employee Assistance Program, designed to offer unwavering support for your overall wellbeing.
• Your Financial Freedom: Benefit from salary packaging arrangements that put more in your pocket.
At Transport and Main Roads, we celebrate diversity in creating a workplace culture that is built on respect, dignity, and fairness, we encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and lived experience. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people from culturally diverse backgrounds and women to apply for our roles.
For further information about this position, please refer to the role description.
Applications to remain current for 12 months.
Job Ad Reference: QLD/599457/24 Closing Date: Wednesday, 06 November 2024