About the team

Join our dynamic team of 15 individuals with diverse background in engineering, road renewal, and asset management. Each team member brings a unique expertise fostering a culture of innovation and creativity allowing for a comprehensive approach to problem-solving and a wide range of insights. With the team’s collaborative setting, you will have the opportunity to leverage the collective intelligence, fostering an environment where each member's unique contributions are valued and contribute to the team's overall success.

About your new role

As the Road Asset Planner, you will contribute to the creation, audit, prioritization, and maintenance of an effective Road Renewal program with consideration to whole of life cycle performance for the City’s road infrastructure network.

You will undertake and record visual inspections, analyse results, recommend actions and identify any emerging problems to maintain the general level of service of the City’s road network. You will exercise initiative and judgement in the creation, audit and maintenance of an effective assets management (maintenance) program with consideration to the whole-of-life cycle cost of an asset under the custodianship of Transport Assets Branch

Please refer to the Position Brief for a detailed outline of the roles and responsibilities.

Planning road rehabilitation works (4 year programs).

What you’ll be doing

Undertake Level 1 inspection of the City’s road pavement and associated asset portfolio.

Review / Condition assessment of existing roads.

Preparing / scoping / specifying project works for City road rehabilitation purposes.

Verifying / validating Council’s asset data to field data.

Making appropriate recommendation/s as necessary for emergent remedial works (including preparation, response and recovery) to the City road network following disaster and / or other major weather events to restore essential road asset operation.

Undertake a range of functions requiring the application of a high level of knowledge and skill to achieve results aligned to the City’s corporate plan.

Use knowledge and skills to provide advice, investigate and prepare, correspondence and attend meetings on matters relating to Transport assets as directed.

In consultation with Senior Officers:

audit and assess the condition of City assets road network making sound recommendations for road asset rehabilitation.

capture and maintain knowledge and information for contributed and constructed Transport assets, that inform investment programs and meet council's legislative requirements, including works in progress, asset handover, service levels and pavement condition assessments.

review internal drawings for construction works that impact road pavement and make recommendations.

review applications that impact road pavement for other authorities e.g. Energex, Telstra, development applications Gold Coast Water, etc.

audit issues raised as a result of councillor/maintenance/customer requests in a timely matter and recommend options.

We’re looking for people who have:

High level ability to communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

Proven investigative and problem solving skills with the ability to provide advice in regard to City Assets Rehabilitation programs.

Demonstrate knowledge and experience in the planning, and renewal of road related assets .e.g. roads, driveways, kerb and channel, pathways

Knowledge and understanding or the ability to rapidly acquire skills in the following software

o Objective, Pathways, SAP Work Manager, ArcGIS, Bluebeam, MS Office suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint)

Be part of shaping the Gold Coast's future

The Gold Coast is inspired by lifestyle and driven by opportunity. We are the second largest Council in Australia.

We care about being the most flexible government organisation in Australia. We have a range of benefits to help you create the right balance.

9-day fortnight - enjoy a long weekend every fortnight!

Flexible work arrangements to suit your lifestyle, including hybrid/work from home options, flexible working hours and locations

A work environment committed to safety as our number 1 priority

Access to 350+ fitness facilities through Fitness Passport

4 free confidential counselling sessions a year for you or an immediate family member

We pride ourselves on our shared mission of being a high-performing, customer-focused organisation which delivers value-for-money services to the community. We're committed to creating a diverse workplace and inclusive culture.

How to apply

View the position brief for your preferred position by clicking the paperclip icon in the top right corner of this screen. Click 'Apply' to submit your online application.

Documents needs to be less than 2MB in size and PDF format is preferred. If you encounter technical issues when applying, please email [email protected]

Our selection process may include a one-way video interview via Criteria, a face-to-face or virtual interview via Microsoft Teams, reference checks via Xref and additional checks including AusCheck, police checks, employment history checks, qualification checks, pre-employment medical reviews and drug and alcohol testing.

Contact Person : Andrew Mundt

Contact : [email protected]

Closing Date: Wednesday 21st August 2025

Please note applications for all of our vacancies close at 10.30pm on the listed closing date.

The City of Gold Coast is an equal opportunity employer dedicated to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace. We are committed to supporting an environment where all employees, regardless of their differences or similarities, feel valued, respected and supported. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander persons are encouraged to apply.