Transport Planner / Traffic Engineer

About the role

Aurecon is seeking an experienced Transport Planner/Traffic Engineer (5–10 years) to join its Integrated Transport & Mobility practice. The role can be based in Sydney, Newcastle or Canberra and involves delivering transport impact assessments and strategic planning for major developments.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and deliver Transport Impact Assessments for complex development and infrastructure projects.
• Contribute to strategic transport planning, active transport, and multimodal access studies.
• Support or manage projects end‑to‑end, including scope, programme, budget and risk.
• Engage directly with clients, approval authorities and stakeholders.

Required profile

• Relevant tertiary qualification with 5–10 years’ experience in transport planning or traffic engineering.
• Strong experience preparing and reviewing Transport Impact Assessments.
• Sound technical judgement working with data, modelling outputs and policy frameworks.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills.

Required skills

• Transport Impact Assessment methodology.
• Strategic transport planning and active transport analysis.
• Multimodal access study techniques.
• Data analysis and transport modelling.