Senior Traffic Engineer

2 days ago

Auckland City, New Zealand Auckland Council Full time

Hybrid role based in Auckland Central
- Support regulatory engineers
- Provide guidance, training, audits, and improvements
- Salary range $112,855 to $132,770 plus KiwiSaver contributions

Join Auckland Council’s Regulatory Engineering team and play a key role in shaping Auckland’s development. We ensure public infrastructure is designed and built to standard by assessing engineering designs, monitoring construction, and managing around $150 million in new civil assets vested to Council each year. Our work spans private residential and commercial projects to large-scale subdivisions. In this fast-paced environment, we work closely with asset owners like Auckland Transport, Watercare, Healthy Waters, and Parks to support safe, efficient, and well-planned growth across the region.

**He angitūtanga: The opportunity**

Auckland Council’s Regulatory Engineering department has a permanent full - time opportunity for a Senior Traffic Engineer in the Auckland Central team.

As a **Senior Traffic Engineer,** you will be a trusted advisor providing expert technical guidance to planners, development engineers, compliance teams, and the public. You will be expected to:

- Support knowledge-building across the team
- Deliver traffic engineering training and help strengthen decision-making at all levels.
- Represent traffic engineering views at Council and, when needed, Environment Court hearings
- Stay across legislative and technical changes—interpreting and communicating their impact to ensure consistency, compliance, and high-quality outcomes across the team

For the full Position Description please click this link

**He kōrero mōu: About you**
- Traffic Engineer with experience in the design, operation, or project management of subdivision and land development projects, particularly those involving transport assets.
- Degree qualification in Civil Engineering (with traffic components)
- Current New Zealand driver’s licence is essential
- Hands-on expertise in SIDRA modelling, including signalised intersections and network analysis, along with a strong understanding of asset management and relevant legislation such as the Resource Management Act, Building Act, and Local Government Act
- A solid grasp of technical standards and tools—including RTA guides, AUSTROADS, NZS4404, AS/NZS2890, NZTDB, and Auckland Transport’s Travel Demand Management Guidelines
- Excellent report writing, communication, and negotiation skills, and the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
- Leadership capability, diligence, and confidence in conducting site inspections and preparing engineering assessments will be key to succeeding in this role

**Ngā āhuatanga kei a mātou: What we offer**

Auckland Council is one of the largest local authorities in the South Pacific providing essential services and facilities to more than 1.7 million people. We are progressive socially, culturally, and environmentally while we work towards creating change having an impact on our journey to becoming a world-class city for our ratepayers and residents.

We offer a range of employee benefits and proudly support flexible working options where possible.

View a snapshot of some of our employee benefits HERE

Help us make a difference to Tāmaki Makaurau.

Our employer KiwiSaver contribution is additional to base salary offered.

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