Title:  Disruptions Planner (Roads)

About Us

The Department of Transport and Planning oversees key planning, transport and land use policy decisions and management 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.

Transport Services is a Group within the Department of Transport and Planning, and is responsible for the day to day operations of the Victorian transport network.

We’re focused on outcomes that deliver more choice, connections and confidence in our travel, ensuring the whole transport network works as one to deliver better services and outcomes.

The department is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applicants from a diverse range of backgrounds, including veterans, people who identify as Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, have a disability, are from varied cultural backgrounds and those who identify as LGBTIQ+. 

About the Role

The Disruptions Planner (Roads) provides expert support to ensure the effective planning, coordination, and impact assessment of planned road disruptions. This role plays a key part in ensuring all disruption activities align with DTP’s customer standards and network disruption frameworks.

Working closely with a wide range of senior stakeholders—including project proponents, transport agencies, government departments, and internal divisions—the role supports the upkeep of the master schedule and assesses the impact of planned disruptions. It also involves leading high-level change management activities and facilitating planning meetings to ensure smooth and coordinated delivery.

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Position Outcomes / Accountabilities

• Provided sound advice and analysis to support effective decision making and the delivery of a customer focused, coordinated and balanced program of work.
• Ensured proponents of disruptions and project agencies comply with the requirements defined within DTP’s customer standards and network disruption frameworks.
• Facilitated, managed, and if required chaired, a broad range of disruptions planning and readiness forums and committees with a wide range of sector stakeholders.
• Provided quality advice and information to support briefings to senior and executive managers and government representatives including the Minister for Transport.
• Reviewed and critically analysed plans associated with planned disruption project documents, ensuring alignment with projected DTP outcomes.
• Supported the establishment of DTP as the leaders in disruptions advice and coordination for the Victorian transport network.

Key Selection Criteria

The Department of Transport and Planning is seeking an experienced Disruptions Planner (Roads) to support the planning and coordination of road network disruptions across Victoria. This role is key in ensuring that all 

planned disruptions are assessed, aligned with customer standards, and managed effectively to minimise impact across the transport network.

You will play a critical role in maintaining the master disruption schedule and analysing proposed disruptions to ensure alignment with strategic priorities. Working collaboratively with a broad range of senior stakeholders—including government agencies, project proponents, and internal teams—you’ll lead planning discussions, facilitate high-level change management activities, and provide expert guidance to support informed, timely decision-making.

You will play a critical role in maintaining the master disruption schedule and analysing proposed disruptions to ensure alignment with strategic priorities. Working collaboratively with a broad range of senior stakeholders—including government agencies, project proponents, and internal teams—you’ll lead planning discussions, facilitate high-level change management activities, and provide expert guidance to support informed, timely decision-making.

Success in this role requires a strong ability to think critically and solve complex problems, manage stakeholder relationships with confidence, and communicate with clarity and influence. You’ll be skilled at adapting your communication to suit diverse audiences and will demonstrate a proactive, solutions-focused approach to delivering project outcomes.

If you have a background in disruption planning, stakeholder engagement or transport project coordination—and are looking to make a real impact in shaping Victoria’s road network—this is an exciting opportunity to contribute to meaningful outcomes across the state.

Personal Attributes

The ideal candidate is resilient, confident, and open to feedback. They adapt quickly to changing priorities and thrive in dynamic, collaborative environments. Comfortable working across teams and organisations, they respond constructively to challenges and communicate with conviction while remaining flexible and solution-focused under pressure

Qualifications and Experience

Mandatory

• A tertiary qualification in engineering, project management, transport planning or related field would be well regarded..
• Experience in transport sector would be well regarded

What we offer

• Meaningful work making Victorian communities more accessible and liveable
• Professional growth and development opportunities across the department and the wider Victorian Public Services
• A hybrid working model focused on collaboration and teamwork
• Optimal work-life balance initiatives including flexible working arrangements
• Opportunity to work across multiple urban and suburban hubs
• We prioritise the development of a safe and inclusive culture

Culture Value

We are an equal opportunity employer, embracing a diverse range of applicants such as veterans, and people who identify as Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, LGBTQIA community members, individuals with disabilities and/or health conditions, as well as those from varied faith and cultural backgrounds. At our department, we prioritize the development of a safe, inclusive, and high-performance culture through shared actions and behaviours that align with our strategy and direction. This empowers our employees to effectively contribute to our goals.

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Applications close 11.59pm on Monday 28 July 2025.

Please include a resume and cover letter. All applications must be submitted through the online portal. We’re unable to consider email or manual applications at this time Amira Galli - Manager, Planned Disruptions (Roads) via amira.galli@transport.vic.gov.au  

Preferred applicants may be required to complete a police check and may be subject to other pre-employment checks. Information provided to the Department of Transport and Planning will be treated in the strictest confidence.

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