Principal Transport Planner

You want to play a part in making NSW a better place to work, live and travel.

Here's your chance to design and deliver efficient, customer-focused services that also enhance accessibility, sustainability and overall quality of living for more people than you've imagined.

In this role, you'll:

Develop and deliver the plans, evidence and programs that make walking, cycling and e-micromobility a core part of an integrated transport network across NSW.

 
You will play a key role in a newly formed team, helping define what our walking and cycling networks need to achieve and what success looks like.

You'll make sure active transport is embedded within the broader transport network, supports end-to-end journeys, connects with other modes, and delivers on community and government priorities.

 

You'll contribute to integrated network planning and stakeholder alignment in a complex environment, applying network modelling, data analysis and strategic planning to deliver an integrated network that achieves on agreed network outcomes for walking and cycling.

For more information on this position and business unit, view the role description and information pack.

About you

You are an experienced transport planning professional who brings:

Experience in transport planning, infrastructure, consulting or the public sector, with the ability to contribute to products that lift capability across NSW’s transport planning system.
 

Solid foundation in transport planning principles, supported by relevant tertiary qualifications in planning, engineering or a related discipline.
 

Proven ability to deliver high‑quality transport planning outputs using structured, evidence‑based approaches that support integrated transport outcomes.
 

Confident working with evidence to produce clear, practical and well‑reasoned transport planning advice, and comfortable using project management approaches, transport planning tools and data‑driven methods.
 

Effective in multidisciplinary environments, engaging confidently with subject matter experts and external partners.
 

Clear and collaborative communicator who can translate complex technical analysis into practical insights for a range of audiences, including senior leaders.
 

Strong technical transport planning capability, combining analytical rigour with the ability to interpret, develop and refine transport planning guidance, frameworks and methodologies.

Who we are

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day. 

Join us

Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you’d like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.