Senior Principal Engineer - Pavement and Road Design

Working at Transurban is different; it is a place where you can see the benefits of your work play out in real life, every day. We create city-sized solutionsbuilding and operating safer, smarter, and more sustainable roadsto solve pressing transport challenges that are slowing cities down. We are excited to introduce a brand-new team at Transurban Road Experience, Operations, Assets and Corporate Development with a core focus on delivering excellent on-road experience and operational efficiency across all Australian markets. About the role Transurban operates 18 toll road assets in Australia, including 184 km of open road and 65 km of tunnels, generating $5.2B in toll revenue. Our roads are among the safest and most technologically advanced globally. The Asset Strategy function is key to managing risk and optimising performance, developing strategies that ensure ongoing investment meets both concession deed requirements and business goals. As the Senior Principal Engineer Pavement & Road Design you will lead all Pavement & Road Design strategy, asset management and engineering change for Transurbans toll roads. This role requires expertise, strategic vision, and technical leadership to ensure designs meet deed concessions and align with Transurbans objectives for safe, reliable, and profitable operations. Through your expertise, you will provide technical guidance across the asset management lifecycle, ensuring solutions meet regulatory standards and core strategy objectives. Strong business and stakeholder management skills are essential as you collaborate with various functions to achieve enterprise goals. This role is part of the asset management strategy team, a small team of experts that set whole of concession life and asset function strategy across Transurbans asset base. Collaborating with the short-term planning team, delivery and commercial teams, and the national asset engineering team, this role provides technical engineering guidance and authority across all aspects of the asset management lifecycle process for pavement and road asset management. Day-to-day, you will: Strategize and Innovate: Develop and implement innovative Whole of Concession Life Asset strategies that set the standard for the industry. Lead with Authority: Provide unparalleled technical leadership and engineering authority, ensuring every design meets our high standards and regulatory requirements. Drive Excellence: Translate visionary strategies into actionable 5-year work programs, pushing the boundaries of whats possible in pavement and road design. Collaborate and Influence: Engage with top-tier stakeholders, including government agencies and industry partners, to align our goals and drive collective success. Champion Safety and Sustainability: Lead initiatives that prioritize health, safety, and environmental standards, ensuring our roads are safe for everyone. Mentor and Inspire: Guide and develop engineering teams across multiple locations, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement. This role will suit someone with a curious mind and transferrable skills and experiences, including: Tertiary degree in Engineering as minimum, further education desired such as Masters or PhD. Chartered registration with Engineers Australia or relevant jurisdictional professional registration body. Recognised externally as an expert in Engineering discipline, contributing to the profile and position of Engineering across stakeholder and community groups. Champion diversity, inclusion, and flexible working practices, creating an environment where everyone can thrive. Experience in establishing, coaching and developing technical Engineering talent and skills (desirable). Ability to work with broad stakeholder groups and translate technical into simple business terms (desirable). If you meet some of these requirements, but not all, we encourage you to submit your application. With a career at Transurban, you will enjoy a range of benefits, including: A range of flexible working and leave options, including the option to purchase an additional six weeks of leave each year.16 weeks paid parental leave (regardless of gender or carer status), with no waiting period, with Superannuation paid during unpaid leave as well.Learning and development opportunities to support your career interests.Health and wellbeing support access to Headspace and our EAP program, wellness facilities, and more.Share offers and insurance benefits.Social activities, community give-back programs and paid volunteer days. We offer a range of flexible working and leave options, so you can balance your work and life commitments and interests. Have a conversation with us about how this could work for you. We embrace diversity with a foundation of safety, wellbeing, and inclusion; where everyone belongs. We treat everyone with fairness, consideration, and respect, regardless of gender, gender identity, marital or family status, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, religious beliefs, cultural or socio-economic background, perspective, and experience whether they work for us or not. We want to ensure everyone feels comfortable and safe to express ideas, questions, and concerns. We strongly encourage applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds and lived experiences, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people living with disability. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please contact us on careers@transurban.com. Ready to help us keep cities moving? Apply today. Job Type: Permanent Closing Date: 08-Nov-2024 0:00 Please note: The closing date reflects the time zone of the Primary Location for this job posting. Primary Location: AUS - Collins Square Office - Tower 5 #J-18808-Ljbffr

Created: 2024-10-29