The Details:
- Permanent Full Time | 9 day fortnight
- From $117,991 pa up to $125,339 pa+ 12% super (level 7)
- 72.5 hour fortnight
- Hybrid, flexible working environment, including some work from home days.
- Location: Strathpine
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Step into a role where you’ll use your specialist planning expertise to improve road safety and accessibility around schools across the City of Moreton Bay — leading projects that make daily travel safer and easier for our community.
What you’ll be doing
You’ll lead key transport planning initiatives, including the highly regarded Accessible Schools Program (ASP), and work closely with schools, internal teams and external partners to deliver practical, on‑the‑ground improvements.
You will:
- Lead and enhance the Accessible Schools Program, delivering targeted safety and accessibility upgrades around schools
- Provide expert transport planning advice to support safe and efficient movement across the region
- Build strong relationships with schools, community groups and government agencies to influence and guide outcomes
- Prepare and present clear technical reports on behavioural‑change options and infrastructure improvements
- Mentor and guide team members, leading a small project team to deliver high‑quality results
- Identify and pursue State and Federal grant opportunities for priority transport projects
Active School Travel Program - City of Moreton Bay
Position Description - Principal Project Lead - Transport Planning.pdf
About you
We’re looking for someone who brings strong technical capability along with excellent stakeholder‑engagement skills. You’ll be comfortable working with schools, internal teams, councillors and community groups, and able to translate complex planning issues into practical, easy‑to‑understand solutions.
You will bring:
- Comprehensive knowledge and experience in transport planning and design, including modal change, travel behaviour change and accessibility projects
- High‑level understanding of travel‑demand management principles, behaviour‑change programs and techniques
- Experience applying relevant local government legislation, planning principles and best‑practice
- The ability to think laterally and adapt solutions to changing political environments while maintaining strong customer and community focus
- Demonstrated experience preparing and presenting complex technical reports, with content tailored for both technical and non‑technical audiences
- Strong communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to build trusted relationships and drive well‑considered, sustainable outcomes
You will hold degree in civil engineering, transportation planning, urban planning or equivalent with previous experience or exposure to working with councils, schools and community consultation will be highly desired.
Why City of Moreton Bay?
What you do with your life matters. It’s the same with your career.
We’re the third-largest council in Australia and one of the fastest-growing areas. As Australia’s newest city, we’re building something that’s never been done before: a new kind of city, inspired and empowered by a new kind of council.
This is your opportunity to develop skills and experience in a truly unique place, at a truly unique point in time.
At City of Moreton Bay, we’re focused on the vital work we do today. But we’re also focused on the future. On what can be – for our city, our Council and your career.
Here’s what you’ll love about a career with us:
- See it. To build a city of the future, first, you have to see it. The polycentric city we’re building will bring greater prosperity, sustainability and affordability to our city. This is your chance to contribute to something that’s never been done before.
- Shape it. You’ll get hands-on in a rewarding career, serving and strengthening our communities for today and tomorrow. Our work is diverse, interesting and it matters – and it’s yours to shape and own.
- Live it. Contribute to the city you and your family want to live in and enjoy the lifestyle you deserve. And if you don’t live here, you’ll still find pride and connection in so many ways with our successful, resilient team.
You’ll also enjoy a range of other benefits:
- Find a better work-life balance with a nine-day (72.5-hour) fortnight, plus a hybrid, flexible working environment with some work-from-home days.
- Advance your skills and career through our Study, Training And Research Scheme (STARS).
- Make your pay go further with salary packaging options on novated leases, superannuation payments, smartphones and devices.
- Prioritise your health and wellbeing with discounted health insurance, free annual flu vaccinations and our Fitness Passport Program.
- Get support when you and your family need it most with our 24/7 confidential counselling service, and Mates in Construction program.
- Our Strathpine office has local parking on site and is close to public transport networks, making for an easy commute.
Ready for a career that matters?
Join City of Moreton Bay, and help shape our city of the future.
Click on the 'Apply Now' button below to complete your online application. Please upload a current resume that demonstrates how you meet the requirements for this role. You will also have the option to add a cover letter should you wish.
As part of the recruitment process, applicants will be required to undergo a National Criminal History Check.
To obtain further details please contact our Careers team at careers@moretonbay.qld.gov.au.
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City of Moreton Bay extends across the traditional lands of the Jinibara, Kabi Kabi, and Turrbal peoples, and we acknowledge and pay respects to our Traditional Custodians. We believe diversity of thought, background and experience creates better outcomes for our people and communities, and we strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and people of all ages, genders, abilities and cultural backgrounds.
