Job Senior Asset Engineer - Pavement, Sydney

Working at the Department of Transport and Planning is different; it’s a place where your technical expertise helps shape the future of Victoria’s transport infrastructure. We manage and maintain critical assets—ensuring safer, smarter, and more resilient networks that keep communities connected and cities moving.

About the role

Shape the future of Victoria’s road network. We’re on the lookout for a technically astute, data-driven Senior Asset Engineer to lead the assessment, validation, and lifecycle management of pavement assets across the state. This is a hands-on engineering role focused on asset performance, inspection quality, and strategic maintenance planning. You’ll play a key role in ensuring our pavement infrastructure is safe, sustainable, and aligned with long-term transport goals.

Day-to-day, you will:

• Lead and conduct condition assessments of pavement assets, ensuring compliance with Austroads and departmental standards

• Manage asset data collection projects, overseeing scope, budget, and quality assurance

• Collaborate with internal teams and external contractors to validate asset data and improve inspection outcomes

• Provide expert technical advice on pavement design, maintenance strategies, and risk mitigation

• Support the development and review of asset management standards and guidelines

• Drive innovation in pavement lifecycle planning and performance monitoring

• Contribute to emergency response and asset-related incident investigations as required

This role will suit someone with a curious mind and transferrable skills and experiences, including:

• A degree in Civil Engineering or a related discipline, with at least 5 years’ experience in pavement asset management

• Strong understanding of asset lifecycle principles, inspection protocols, and infrastructure standards

• Experience managing technical projects in transport or infrastructure environments

• Familiarity with HSE practices and Safe Work Method Statements (SWMS)

• Ability to interpret complex data and translate it into actionable insights

• Proven stakeholder engagement and the ability to influence technical outcomes

• Experience with large-scale civil infrastructure or road maintenance programs is highly regarded

If you meet some of these requirements, but not all, we encourage you to submit your application.

With a career at the Department of Transport and Planning, you’ll enjoy a range of benefits, including:

• Flexible working arrangements and generous leave entitlements

• Professional development and leadership pathways

• Wellbeing support, including mental health resources and employee assistance programs

• Opportunities to contribute to high-impact infrastructure projects

• Inclusive workplace culture and employee-led diversity networks

• Community engagement initiatives and volunteering opportunities

We offer a range of flexible working and leave options, so you can balance your work and life commitments and interests. Have a conversation with us about how this could work for you.

We embrace diversity with a foundation of safety, wellbeing and inclusion; where everyone belongs. We treat everyone with fairness, consideration and respect, regardless of gender, gender identity, marital or family status, sexual orientation, age, ethnicity, religious beliefs, cultural or socio-economic background, perspective, and experience – whether they work for us or not. We want to ensure everyone feels comfortable and safe to express ideas, questions and concerns.

We strongly encourage applications from candidates of diverse backgrounds and lived experiences, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and people living with disability. If you require any adjustments or support during the recruitment process, please contact us on Write to the company

Ready to help us shape Victoria’s transport future? Apply today.

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