About Inner West Council

Inner West Council (IWC) is among Sydney’s larger local metropolitan local government councils looking after a community of 201,000 people living in some of the inner city’s most vibrant, creative, liveable, and diverse suburbs. As we continue to deliver quality, innovative, and inclusive programs and services, we invite you to join in on our journey towards becoming the best council for our community.

The community is at the heart of IWC, and our values of Integrity, Respect, Innovation, Compassion and Collaboration are at the centre of everything that we do.

We offer flexible career life balance with hours that allow you to relax and recharge. We offer a variety of flexible work arrangement options (e.g. flexible hours and working from home) where appropriate giving you even greater quality of work life balance.

Permanent employees benefit from our great value gym membership from $17.95/week giving access to a vast network of gyms in Sydney.

About the role

With a strong focus on delivering exceptional customer service, this role offers a unique opportunity to shape sustainable traffic and transport outcomes for the Inner West community. You will lead the end-to-end process of traffic and parking initiatives from investigation and planning through to concept development, stakeholder engagement, implementation, and administration.

Your work will directly contribute to Council’s Community Strategic Plan, addressing key social, environmental, economic, and governance objectives. You will manage a diverse program of projects, ensuring timely approvals and smooth progression through each phase of delivery.

As a proactive and solutions-focused professional, you will collaborate across the Service Unit and Council to resolve complex challenges and develop innovative transport solutions. Your commitment to excellence will ensure your work consistently meets performance targets and aligns with Council’s operational and strategic priorities.

Please read the Position Description to familiarise yourself with all the requirements and conditions of the role.

Remuneration

$86,282.04 - $123,173.96 + 12% Superannuation + Civil Liability Allowance (subject to eligibility)

Some of the required skills, experience and qualifications

Essential Criteria:

1. Tertiary qualifications in civil engineering, traffic engineering, or appropriate equivalent, recognised by relevant Australian professional institute.
2. Capable of developing ‘best practice’ traffic engineering and parking solutions to contemporary industry standards, codes, technical directions and legislation, in complex urban environments, with the capacity for innovative thinking.
3. Project management and consultant management skills.
4. Strong interpersonal & communication skills (written & oral) together with proven ability for negotiation and conflict resolution. Ability to engage staff and stakeholders and work collaboratively. Ability to represent Council to external organisations, customers and members of the public.
5. Strong customer service ethic.
6. Demonstrated ability to successfully self-manage work to achieve goals and objectives.
7. Current NSW Class C Driver’s License.

Desirable Criteria:

1. Demonstrated appreciation of the complexity of Local Government, in particular the social, political and legal frameworks within which it operates.
2. Understanding of or experience with the Australian Business Excellence framework or experience in development and execution of improvement initiatives or continuous improvement.
3. Considerable experience in an urban, traffic engineering environment.

Enquiries

Manod Wickramasinghe, Traffic and Transport Planning Manager on (02) 9392 5638

Closing Date

Sunday 24th August 2025, 11:30PM

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How to Apply

We recommend you read the Position Description for the role to make sure your application addresses the requirements of the position. Council is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes all applicants. Please advise us within the application if you need support, reasonable adjustments to participate successfully in the recruitment process.

All new workers must be and remain fully vaccinated against COVID-19 prior to beginning their work or hold a valid medical contraindication.

Eligibility for employment/Pre employment Checks

Successful applicants must be eligible to work in Australia and agree to provide information for pre-employment checks as required for the position. This may include police records checks, certified copies of relevant qualifications, Driver’s Licence and proof of work rights in Australia (please refer to the Position Description for the specific qualifications/requirements for the role). Copies of any sighted documents will be kept by IWC for its records as proof of verification.

For more information about work rights in Australia please visit the Department of Home Affairs website.

Inner West Council is proud to be an inclusive and equitable employer

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and experiences and are committed to reflecting the diversity of our community. We strongly encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with disability, culturally and linguistically diverse communities, LGBTQ+ people, veterans, young people, and mature age workers.

This commitment to diversity and inclusion is one of the many reasons we were named the 2023 AR Bluett Award Winner as the most progressive council in NSW. We’re also proud recipients of the 2023 Australian Business Awards Employer of Choice and the 2025 NSW Local Government Excellence Award for Organisational Diversity and Inclusion.

Reasonable Adjustment Assistance

IWC are intent on respecting the rights and improving opportunities for people with disability. Should you require adjustments or support for your application and throughout the recruitment process and beyond, please Click here for more information on reasonable adjustments