Designer, Temporary Traffic Management
Full-time Permanent
Closes: 06 October 2025
Classification: Infrastructure Officer 2
Salary: $100,768 - $115,156 plus superannuation
Position No: 64915
Directorate: City and Environment
Advertised (Gazettal date): 08 September 2025
Contact Officer: Jeff Bell on
Jeff.Bell@act.gov.au
or
(02) 6207 5604
Details: Roads ACT is seeking a highly motivated person with expertise in Temporary Traffic Management Design to join our Network Operations team.
This role will lead all aspects of assessing project requirements, planning, and designing Temporary Traffic Management plan (TTM) layouts, drafting of traffic guidance schemes, preparing all required supporting documentation to obtain the necessary approvals and ensuring that all generic and annual special event TTM’s are up to date. This role is critical to the safe delivery of a range of programs across Roads ACT.
The role involves interacting to influence diverse internal and external stakeholder groups.
Roads ACT is a multidisciplinary Branch which responsible for the management of the territorial and municipal roads, national highways, the community paths, stormwater system, bridges, carpark facilities, traffic signals, streetlights, and associated infrastructure. Roads ACT manage these assets on behalf of the ACT Government for the enjoyment of the Canberra community.
The Road and Path Network business unit looks after maintenance of traffic signals, traffic operations, the road resurfacing program, community path network and car parks.
Eligibility/Other Requirements:
- Traffic Management Plan Designer (PWZ) – essential.
- Qualified CAD Draughtsperson – essential.
- Skilled and highly experienced in Rapid Plan or similar software – desirable.
- 5+ years of experience of temporary traffic design – essential.
- Traffic controller (TCR) – desirable.
- Implement traffic control plans (IMP) - desirable.
- CPCWHS1001 - Prepare to work safely in the construction industry – highly desirable or the ability to attain during the probation period.
- 11084NAT - Course in Asbestos Awareness - highly desirable or the ability to attain during the probation period.
- 10830NAT - Course in Crystalline Silica Exposure Prevention – highly desirable or the ability to attain during the probation period.
- Competent in mobile software applications.
- Visa holders are eligible to apply for both permanent and temporary roles. Those with eligible visas may be considered for permanent employment, while individuals with temporary residency or limited-duration visas may be offered permanent employment for the duration of their visas.
- Current driver’s licence class C isessential, class MR (medium rigid) is desirable.
- This position does require a pre-employment medical.
- This position does not require a Working with Vulnerable People Check.
Notes: A Merit Pool may be established from this selection process and will be used to fill vacancies over the next 12 months.
Selection may be based on application and referee reports only.
Please note, this position will be moving to a new workplace designed for activity-based working (ABW). Under ABW arrangements, officers will not have a designated workstation/desk.
We are committed to creating an inclusive environment where people with diverse thoughts, lived experience, and perspectives can thrive and contribute their unique talents to the ACTPS and ACT community. We encourage Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, people with culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, veterans, younger and older workers, and people with diverse genders, sexes and sexualities to apply.
Opportunities for flexible working options could include hybrid working, being a combination of working from home, designated office based and FlexiSpace working locations across the ACT, part-time hours, job-sharing, flexible start, and finish times.
- How to Apply: A supporting statement of three pages outlining experience and/or ability and addressing the requirements for the points listed in the Selection Criteria in the attached Position Description.
- A current curriculum vitae.
- Contact details of two referees.
Applications should be submitted via the Apply Now button below
City and Environment
City and Environment Directorate was established on the 1 July 2025. This new directorate is an amalgamation of positions previously advertised under Environment, Planning and Sustainable Development Directorate and Transport Canberra and City Services Directorate.
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