Specialist Traffic Projects Engineer

The City of Canada Bay is a thriving, colourful community, surrounded by the beautiful bays of Sydney Harbour. The area is also known for its parklands, cycle paths and walkways. City of Canada Bay Council’s values underpin how we operate: We act with integrity; We empower our people; We are respectful; We work together; We innovate.

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and motivated traffic engineering professional to provide specialist technical expertise and strategic advice across traffic, transport, parking, road safety and development-related matters.

Working collaboratively with Council teams, TfNSW, stakeholders and the community, you will help develop innovative solutions to local traffic and transport challenges while ensuring initiatives align with broader regional network requirements.

A key focus of the role will be leading the planning and design of the Drummoyne Traffic Management Initiatives project, including consultation and stakeholder engagement.

This is an exciting opportunity to apply your expertise to meaningful projects that improve safety, connectivity and transport outcomes for the Canada Bay community

Key Responsibilities (not limited to):

• Respond to community enquiries and deliver high-quality customer service.
• Identify process improvements to increase efficiency, reduce waste and processing time.
• Prepare grant applications for traffic and transport infrastructure projects.
• Review planning and development applications and provide engineering advice and conditions
• Undertake traffic and transport planning assessments to support strategic, precinct, master and infrastructure planning.
• Prepare consultancy briefs and tender documents, assess tenders and manage contracts.
• Administer permit and pay parking schemes and support on- and off-street parking management.
• Ensure infrastructure design and construction comply with relevant standards and legislation.

About the Person

To be successful in this position, ideally you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in Civil or Traffic Engineering, with eligibility for Corporate Membership of Engineers Australia.
• Demonstrated experience in strategic traffic and transport planning.
• Experience managing capital works projects and grant-funded initiatives.
• Experience in traffic facility design and managing local traffic issues, including participation in the Local Transport Forum (LTF).
• Extensive knowledge of Transport for NSW and Austroads guidelines, relevant Australian Standards, the NSW Roads Act and NSW Road Rules.
• Experience using AutoCAD, Sidra and other traffic modeling software.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a team environment with internal staff and external consultants.
• Current Class C Driver Licence.

What’s on offer

We are offering a remuneration between $102,118 to $117,436 per annum plus superannuation.

The City of Canada Bay also offers excellent employee benefits which include:

• A range of flexible work arrangements including hybrid work from home arrangements
• A supportive, energetic, and passionate team
• Significant leave benefits (sick/personal leave, health and wellbeing leave, access to Long Service leave after 5 years)
• Continuous training, support, and leadership development
• Health and Wellbeing programs (Yoga classes, Fitness Passport, Flu vaccinations, Skin Cancer Checks)
• And much, much more!

Want to know more?

Further information regarding the requirements of this role can be found in the attached Position Description. For a confidential discussion please contact Henry Huynh, A/Traffic and Design Manager at [email protected]

How to apply

Candidates MUST apply online. Applications close at 11:30pm, Tuesday 20 October 2026 and will not be accepted through any other medium.

If you have any accessibility requirements, please feel free to contact Grace Aberin on [02 9121 0238](tel:02 9121 0238)  or email  [email protected]  to discuss.

The City of Canada Bay Council is a Child Safe Organisation that recognises and advocates for the rights of Children and Young People and are committed to a Safe Workplace.

The City of Canada Bay Council is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer committed to maintaining, growing and supporting a diverse, respectful, collaborative & inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from diverse community groups and ages including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, LGBTIQA+, people with disabilities, and other diversity groups.

Formal offers of employment are subject to standard Council pre-employment checks including medical and other background checks.