Company description:

About Us

The Department of Transport and Planning oversees key planning, transport and land use policy decisions across the State. A life-cycle approach to planning, building, connecting and sustaining communities means our people can come together to; improve services, deliver sustainable projects, focus on customer engagement, streamline regulatory approval pathways, facilitate community consultation and better realise local economic opportunities for more liveable communities across Victoria.

We create thriving places and connect communities. We bring together transport, planning, land use, precinct and policy functions in a single department to deliver the best outcomes for Victorians. Together with our portfolio agencies, we are responsible for planning, building, operating and maintaining Victoria's transport, planning and land services for use by all. We foster a safe, inclusive and constructive place to work.

Job description:

About the Group

Transport Services delivers safe, reliable and accessible transport infrastructure and services to keep Victoria moving, connecting people to what matters most in their lives.

Regions Division in Transport Services Group is responsible for delivering a better transport experience.

connecting regional communities, businesses and visitors.

External Works is a team within the relevant Region responsible for managing the risks associated with third parties proposing to and conducting works on or near the regional transport network.

About this position

The External Works Engineer role manages external development on the State Road network in the Loddon Mallee Hume region. The role assesses and approves civil design proposals from developers, Councils and service authorities. The role then oversees the subsequent construction of approved designs ensuring good outcomes on behalf of DTP. This construction oversite includes creation of construction agreements with third parties, instructing surveillance staff, contributing to resolution of construction issues and finalising asset handovers.

Position accountabilities

• Review engineering design of road assets ensuring quality outcomes and compliance with DTP standards.
• Seek design review advice from specialist DTP internal teams.
• Consolidate design review comments and work closely with third parties to influence designs through to approvals.
• Develop construction agreements with third parties to ensure that assets that DTP will inherit are built to DTP standards and specifications. This will include development of testing and inspection point plans.
• Work with developers to ensure plans to manage traffic during construction are realistic, safe, and in compliance with relevant regulations.
• Work closely with, and provide instruction

To provide greater insight into the role the position description can be found here.

Qualifications and role specific requirements

Mandatory

• A tertiary qualification in Structural or Civil Engineering, project management or 10+ years' experience in Civil Construction
• Australian driver's license

Desirable

• Experience in liaising with contractors/clients
• Experience with temporary traffic management associated with road construction

Role Location

The role will be based at either a Benalla or Bendigo location upon negotiation, some flexibility will be required.

Pre-employment checks and employment conditions

All new appointments to the department will be subject to a National Criminal Records Check, Misconduct Screening, and a Qualification Check where there is a requirement for a mandatory qualification. Information provided to the Department of Transport and Planning will be treated in the strictest confidence consistent with the requirements of the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014.

Applicants must be an Australian Citizen, Permanent Resident or hold a valid work permit or visa necessary for the nature of the position.

Recipients of Victorian Public Service (VPS) voluntary departure packages should note that re-employment restrictions apply.

Non-VPS applicants will be subject to a probation period of six months.

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Applications close at 11.59pm on 28th October 2025