Senior Engineer

• Permanent Full Time 
• $110,506 per annum plus Superannuation
• Join the Assets team

Hume City Council is one of Australia’s fastest growing and culturally diverse councils. We put the customer and our community at the centre of all that we do, ensuring our services are efficient and accessible.

The Senior Engineer is responsible for applying specialist traffic engineering expertise to analyse and resolve traffic matters through high‑quality technical reporting, customer service, community engagement, and design services.

What you’ll be doing:

• Undertake, oversee, and provide solutions to matters relating to traffic management and transportation ensuring that applications and customer requests are dealt with in a timely and courteous manner.
• Undertake and oversee Local Area Traffic Management studies and other traffic studies including consultation with individuals, community groups and stakeholders.
• Evaluate and oversee the impact of development applications and consultants reports on transport, traffic, and parking. Attend meetings with developers and consultants to represent and negotiate Council’s position.
• Prepare funding applications and advocate funding for transport, traffic, and road safety.
• Investigate and improve pedestrian and bicycle safety and accessibility. Encourage walking and cycling as a safe alternative to car travel.
• Investigate and prepare reports for presentation at Executive, Council and Committee meetings and represent Council at meetings.
• Undertake and oversee the design, preparation of plans, specifications, estimates, tender and contract documents for various traffic infrastructure projects.
• Provide guidance and support to staff.

The skills and experience you’ll bring to the role:

• Experience in project management, design and assessment of traffic engineering projects including specifications, estimating and tender documents.
• A high level of expertise in all facets of traffic engineering.
• Computer literacy, including the use of Computer Aided Design, Project Management, SIDRA and Engineering software.
• Demonstrated skills in managing time, setting priorities, and planning one’s own work and where appropriate that of others.
• Ability to set and achieve objectives in the most efficient way possible within the resources available and within budgetary requirements despite conflicting pressures, budgetary requirements and conflicting demands.
• Well-developed interpersonal skills including verbal and written communication, influencing and negotiation, and customer service.

Required Certifications & Qualifications: 

• Washington Accord accredited Bachelor of Civil Engineering.
• Professional Engineers Registration in line with the Professional Engineers Registration Act 2019 or working towards.
• Current Driver’s Licence.

Why Hume City Council?

A leader in local government, we’re committed to creating an inclusive and collaborative work environment that is guided by our values:

We’re better, every day: We give things a go and value progress over perfection. We have permission to go for it and are expected to reflect and learn.

We’re in it together: At Hume, everyone matters. We Welcome and include all. Respect and safety are expected.

We show up: We empower and trust others and own our work. We rise to the challenges and are expected to do what we say we will.

All for Hume: We strive to achieve our best for the Hume Community. We are proud and passionate about working towards better outcomes and expect they are at the centre of everything we do.

We offer a competitive salary package, professional development opportunities, and a supportive work environment.

A child safe organisation and an equal opportunity employer. Council encourages people of all ages, people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, LGBTIQA+ people and people from culturally diverse backgrounds to apply.

All candidates will be required to undertake background and probity checks including Reference Checks, Working with Children Check, and a Criminal Record Check.