12-month casual positions, based in Sydney.

These roles require full availability, including weekends and public holidays, as the roads we manage operate 24/7.

Working at Transurban is different; it’s a place where you can see the benefits of your work play out in real life, every day. We create city-sized solutions—building and operating safer, smarter, and more sustainable roads—to solve pressing transport challenges that are slowing cities down.

About the role

We’re looking for casual Network Operators (Traffic Control Room Officers) to work in our control rooms. You’ll monitor traffic, manage incidents, coordinate response teams, and communicate key information to keep the network running safely. The role requires staying calm, focused, and alert.

You’ll be part of a team that responds quickly to any incidents and helps keep the network moving.

Day-to-day, you will:

Work with different control systems to monitor and manage traffic on both open roads and in tunnels
Automated Height Detectors, Road Management systems, CCTV , Automatic Incident Detection Systems – these are just some of the things you will get to know like the back of your hand
Work collaboratively with field staff, Emergency Service and your team, you will act swiftly to respond to incidents to contain the event and keep everyone safe
Incident Management and Traffic Management plans will become second nature to you, you will create these with ease to ensure our roads run more efficiently and safely when things don’t go to plan
Your curious mind will drive you to think bigger, and find new ways to improve our processes, traffic management, and make recommendations
Understand the importance of rigorous knowledge of traffic management policies, practices and procedures, including operational systems.

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

Experience in a monitoring centre or operational environment
Computer smart and analytical, you’re fascinated with new technology and systems - you like to jump in the deep end
Driven, resilient and efficient, showing confidence and professionalism no matter how challenging the situation is
Organised, efficient and decisive in in prioritising the tasks that count, all while juggling multiple tasks
Shift work’s your thing, you’ve done it before and you like it – our roads are open 24/7.

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

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 careers@transurban.com.

Ready to help us keep cities moving? Apply today.

Job Type:

Contingent - Position Managed

Closing Date:

03-May-2026 0:00

Please note: The closing date reflects the time zone of the Primary Location for this job posting.

Primary Location:

South West & M5 Corridor Sydney NSW

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