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Department of Transport and Main Roads

Principal Engineer (Traffic)

Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia

Location
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Work
Not stated
Employment
Full-time
Level
Lead / staff
Function
Engineering
Pay
A$139.9K – A$149.9K a year
Posted
3 days ago

Pay and the market here

The top of this role’s range, A$150K a year, is about the median of A$150K for lead / staff engineering jobs in Australia (middle half A$148K – A$164K, 10 jobs that state pay).

12 engineering jobs open in Gold Coast: 0% remote, 4 posted in the last 30 days.

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About the role

An exciting opportunity is now available for an experienced traffic engineering professional to join our team as Principal Engineer (Traffic). In this role you will provide specialist technical expertise to specific sites relating to the design, construction, maintenance and operation of the road network concentrating on traffic engineering, road safety programs and initiatives to improve the operations and safety of the road network.

Key responsibilities include:

  • Providing high-level traffic engineering and road safety advice across a range of infrastructure projects and operational activities.
  • Providing technical leadership and oversight of complex traffic investigations and crash analysis, including the development of strategic engineering solutions and funding proposals to improve road safety outcomes.
  • Providing authoritative specialist advice and technical leadership on traffic safety, signs and line marking, speed limit reviews, crash investigations, and the governance and delivery of road safety programs.
  • Developing and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships across government, industry and the community.
  • Preparing executive correspondence, submissions, briefs and strategic advice on traffic and road safety matters.
  • Providing technical leadership, mentoring and support to engineering staff and project teams.
  • Ensuring compliance with relevant legislation, standards, policies and engineering best practice.

Benefits on offer include:

  • A competitive remuneration package including Employer Superannuation contributions up to 12.75%
  • Annual leave loading of 17.5%
  • Salary packaging arrangements
  • Learning and development opportunities
  • Access to study assistance program
  • Wellness Program
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Work/life balance, variety and flexibility

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Source

Posted by Department of Transport and Main Roads on their own hiring page, smartjobs.qld.gov.au. OptiTalent shows it as published, read 12 Nov 2026 04:38 UTC; the original is the reference.

Contains information from SmartJobs, © State of Queensland, licensed under CC BY 4.0 (CC-BY-4.0)

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