Step into a rewarding career as a Surveyor with Transport and Main Roads, where your expertise will directly shape the future of Queensland’s road network. Working across diverse and unique landscapes, you’ll deliver critical surveying services throughout the full project lifecycle while collaborating with a supportive, high-performing team. This is your opportunity to apply cutting-edge geospatial technologies, contribute to major infrastructure programs, and grow your career in an organisation that values innovation, inclusion and professional development. With a competitive salary, flexible full-time arrangements, and meaningful work that impacts communities every day, this is more than a job – it’s a chance to make a lasting difference.

Job details

About us:
With branches in Rockhampton, Mackay and Barcaldine and a site office in Emerald, the Transport and Main Roads Program Delivery and Operations (PDO) Central Queensland Region (CQ Region) looks after 9076km of state-controlled roads and about 1510km of the National Road Network. This role will contribute to the development and delivery of the Queensland Transport and Roads Investment Program (QTRIP).

Benefits:
• Annual reimbursement of professional fees.
• Annual health & wellbeing reimbursement of $109.40.
• 5 weeks annual leave + 14% annual leave loading.
• Locality allowance.
• Corporate discounts from a range of leading private health companies.
• Further learning and development support available through the Study and Research Assistance Scheme (SARAS).
• Relocation assistance.

The Role:
In the role of Surveyor, you will undertake survey projects to ensure services meet all objectives through the phases of engineering project cycles of planning, designing, constructing and managing the road network.

Some of your responsibilities will include:
• Complete engineering survey projects with Surveyors to ensure timely completion and adherence to scope and quality to meet the project cycle requirements.
• Undertake specialised survey projects with Surveyors in geospatial applications to a diverse range of customers to ensure success, value for money and best practice are adopted.
• Manage and maintain survey equipment, consumables and vehicles.
• Ensure operational practices and standards of service and performance comply with departmental and regional policies, legislation (incl. WH&S), TMR surveying standards and governance obligations.

Mandatory & Desirable Qualifications:
• Minimum of a 3-year degree from a tertiary institute in Spatial Science (Surveying) will be highly regarded, or an equivalent qualification from an approved tertiary institute that is acceptable for registration as a surveyor/surveying graduate with the Surveyors Board of Queensland (SBQ) - Evidence of degree or SBQ acceptance must be supplied in writing by the applicant at the time of the interview.
• A current Class ‘C' Drivers Licence.

Requirements of the role:
• Embraces new ideas/innovation and makes considered, ethical and courageous decisions, based on insight into the broader context of project.
• Demonstrates accountability for the execution and quality of results through professionalism, persistence, and transparency.
• Develops and sustains relationships to enable the collaborative delivery of customer-focused outcomes for the project.
• Demonstrated ability in maintaining a high standard of practice through appropriate governance and risk management processes.
• Actively pursue opportunities for professional growth through agile learning and development of self-awareness.
• Demonstrated understanding to apply knowledge to engineering surveying principals and methodologies in locating, controlling, measuring and auditing road construction projects.
• Complete registration as a Surveyor with the Surveyors Board of Queensland.

Applications to remain current for 12 months.

Job Ad Reference: QLD/693730/26

Closing Date: Monday, 20 July 2026

Further information

We are committed to building inclusive cultures in the Queensland public sector that respect and promote human rights and diversity.

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Documents

Before applying for this vacancy please ensure you read the documents below.

• Applicant Guide (PDF, 322KB)
  
  
  693730 26 Role Description v1 (Word, 575KB)