Description:
DRIVE CHANGE, ENHANCE ROAD SAFETY, JOIN TOOWOOMBA REGIONAL COUNCIL AS A ROAD SAFETY OFFICER!
About You
As our Road Safety Officer, you will play a vital role in improving road safety and managing traffic engineering projects. Your responsibilities will include investigating customer requests related to road network operations, signage, linemarking, parking, and road safety, as well as planning, recommending, and managing traffic engineering projects to meet corporate objectives. This position requires advanced skills and knowledge relevant to the field.
Key Responsibilities
- Customer Inquiry Management: Prioritise, assess, and prepare recommendations for traffic and road safety-related customer inquiries, including topics like road network operations, signage, linemarking, and parking. Coordinate and follow through on relevant works.
- Expert Advice & Reporting: Provide written and verbal expert advice on road safety and traffic engineering matters, both internally (including junior officers) and externally. Prepare detailed reports, recommendations, and correspondence.
- Stakeholder Coordination: Engage with external stakeholders such as government agencies, contractors, consultants, event managers, and community groups to ensure the performance and quality of traffic and road safety projects.
- Technical Operations: Undertake field activities requiring initiative and judgment in applying established principles, including road safety audits, speed limit reviews, data analysis, and advising on improvements.
- Road Safety Projects & Campaigns: Contribute to the development and implementation of local road safety projects and campaigns. Collaborate with local road safety partners to deliver impactful safety messages.
- Customer Service & Communication: Foster strong relationships with the public, ratepayers, and external organisations to enhance community involvement and ownership of road safety issues.
- Policy Development: Assist in the creation and refinement of policies and procedures relevant to road safety and traffic management.
The T ransport and Drainage Planning Branch (TDP) is part of the Infrastructure Services Group (ISG). We ensure that the Toowoomba Region’s infrastructure networks are well-planned, safe, and functional. TDP consists of six sections: Asset Management, Drainage Planning, Transport Planning, Design and Survey, Road Operations, and Aerodrome Operations.
Position Benefits
- Salary Range: $ 89,446.41 - $93,248.40
- Permanent Full-Time Role based in the heart of Toowoomba CBD.
- CBD Parking provided.
- Professional Development and learning opportunities.
- Salary Sacrificing Opportunities to enhance your superannuation.
- Corporate Discounts on selected private health insurance.
- Active Social Club through the TRC Employee’s Association.
- Fitness Passport Program offering access to local health, fitness, and leisure facilities with a single membership.
- Free Flu Vaccinations and Skin Checks.
- Employee Assistance Program – confidential 24-hour nationwide counseling services for employees and their families.
How to be successful in this position
- Degree or Associate Degree in Engineering, Behavioral Science or a relevant field from a recognised tertiary institution, with relevant experience.
- WH&S Competency Card – Construction Industry
- TMR working in Proximity to Traffic Awareness (Desirable)
- Manual of Unitform Traffic control Devices Traffic Management Design (Desirable)
- Road Safety Auditor or Senior Road Safety Auditor
- ‘C’ Class Driver’s Licence
How to apply
For full details of this position, please ensure you download the Position Description , which provides the position success criteria.
Please provide your current Resume and a 2 page document addressing each of the success criteria with workplace examples demonstrating your experience, abilities, knowledge, and personal qualities which are relevant for the position. Please ensure your responses to each criteria are clearly identified as this allows the panel to assess your suitability and score each criteria separately.
The preferred candidate will be required to undertake a Criminal History Check and a pre-employment medical assessment to assess their ability to perform the genuine occupational requirements of the position.
Please note to have your application considered, ensure that you have followed the instructions outlined above.
Visit our website www.tr.qld.gov.au/jobs for information on how to apply for jobs at Toowoomba Regional Council. Applicants are encouraged to apply online.
For further information
Please contact Lisa Bell on (07) 4688 6719 within business hours.
Closing date
The closing date for applications is Wednesday 16th April 2025 at 11.45pm.
About Council
The Toowoomba region is about rich traditions and bold ambitions. Our long and proud agricultural history has evolved Toowoomba into Australia’s second largest inland city supporting diverse townships in the council area and acting as a service centre for South West Qld and North West NSW. The region is boldly forging new opportunities around the Surat Basin resource sector, education, health, transport and massive infrastructure investments. Growth hasn’t come at the expense of liveability though, with Toowoomba twice voted in the top 5 most family friendly cities in Australia.
Toowoomba Regional Council services a regional population of 178,500 and employs a team of approximately 1,600 staff, dedicated and passionate about delivering excellent customer service to the community, residents and visitors throughout the region. We recognise that our success depends upon attracting and retaining skilled and talented staff and offer a wide variety of interesting challenges and opportunities to develop your career.