Engineer - Traffic

Division: Transport & Assets

Business Unit: Transport & Civil Infrastructure

Title: Engineer - Traffic, Temporary - Full-time Role, (6 Months + ) 35 hours per week

Salary Range: $111,468.90 to $129,545.15 per annum + super (subject to skills and experience) 

Who we are: 

Stretching from Palm Beach to Manly, the Northern Beaches boasts more than half of all the beaches in Sydney and a population of more than 270,000. Northern Beaches Council strives to deliver the highest quality services to our community and is a frequent recipient of awards for excellence in services to and projects undertaken for our community. 

Join us and you’ll be part of an organisation committed to promoting sustainable growth, leading the community, protecting our environment and creating a great future for the Northern Beaches.

Transport and Civil Infrastructure:  

Transport and Civil Infrastructure is responsible for the provision, management and maintenance of urban infrastructure and the delivery of transport, traffic and urban infrastructure services. Transport and Civil Infrastructure has both internal and external clients and provides service across a range of functional areas including:
•    Traffic and Transport Network Management
•    Transport and Civil Infrastructure Asset Management
•    Parking Management 
•    Construction and Maintenance of Civil Infrastructure 
•    Engineering and Delivery of Capital Works 
•    Plant, Fleet and Stores Management 
•    Business Operations 

Transport and Civil Infrastructure is committed to providing quality services and striving to improve methods and procedures and develop new and innovative solutions to deliver services in a safe, cost effective and environmentally sustainable manner.

Northern Beaches Council is committed to safeguarding children and young people. Council acknowledges that protecting the safety of children and young people is a whole of community responsibility and is everyone’s business.

Working with us:

Northern Beaches Council provides a comprehensive range of benefits focused on our employees’ lifestyle, health and wellbeing, recognition and career development.  In this role you’ll enjoy -

•    Rostered days off scheme 
•    Health and wellbeing leave 
•    A culture of supporting continuous professional development 
•    Values based culture and a teams oriented working environment 

Our opportunity: 
The key focus areas of this role include: 
1)    Apply specialist technical skills and knowledge to provide advice on a broad range of traffic and transport matters to support a well-functioning transport network in line with the strategic directions identified in Council’s Move – Northern Beaches Transport Strategy 2038.
2)    Investigate and respond to community enquiries in a thoughtful and transparent way that is appropriate for the intended receiver, to accurately inform, educate and ensure the customer feels heard. 
3)    Provide traffic engineering advice on development applications referred to the team to ensure consistency of development approvals with Council’s development control plan(s), State Planning legislation, relevant Australian Standards and Council’s strategic transport directions. 

About you:
We’re looking for an adaptable, articulate and customer focussed traffic engineer to join Council’s Transport Network team on a temporary basis. The role will suit an experienced traffic engineer familiar with working in the local government context. The role is initially for a 6 month period which may then be subject to extension while the incumbent is on parental leave. You’ll bring a positive and collaborative approach to a team passionate about making a difference to our community.

Additional Information:

• Position Description
• Applications close on: 13th February 2026 
• Expected Interview Date: 20th February 2026 
• Questions? Please call the Hiring Manager: James Brocklebank on (02) 8495 6812 or email: [email protected] 

Northern Beaches Council is a diverse and inclusive employer and encourages applications from differently abled candidates. Reasonable adjustments to the workplace may be made where these are required.

If you would like to contact us to discuss your specific circumstances, please contact the hiring manager for this role. If you do not feel comfortable to do so, please contact HR Services on (02) 8495 5070.