Undergraduate Engineer (PBS)

About the role

Based at our Newstead office, the Undergraduate Engineer is accountable for supporting the delivery of a safer and more productive heavy vehicle fleet through industry uptake of PBS vehicles. This will be achieved through timely assessment and approval of innovative heavy vehicle designs while ensuring compliance with nationally agreed safety and infrastructure performance standards.

Key responsibilities of this role are:

• Support the Principal Engineer (Vehicle Safety and Performance) to deliver exceptional service to the transport industry through timely processing of PBS design applications, including amendments and variations for existing approvals.
• Provide technical advice on PBS design applications in accordance with the Heavy Vehicle National Law and national standards.
• Contribute to the development, implementation, evaluation and continuous improvement of technical and operational policy, standards and guidelines relevant to the PBS scheme.
• Build and maintain professional networks and effective relationships, including delivering exceptional customer service to internal and external customers.

NHVR’s Safety and Productivity team are currently undertaking growth and considerable transformation, and this is an exciting time to join the organisation.

To learn more, the position description can be found on the NHVR Careers site - https://careers.nhvr.gov.au/jobs/search

 About You

As the ideal candidate you will be enthusiastic about transforming your current and growing knowledge about Mechanical Engineering and expanding that in real-life experience. Having a solution minded mindset, you are an out of the box thinker and work well both autonomously and part of a team.

To be successful in this role you will possess

• Be enrolled in a four-year engineering degree at an Australian higher education institution or a recognised equivalent, preferably in mechanical engineering.
• Ability to rapidly acquire sound knowledge of PBS assessment rules, vehicle standards and relevant legislation.
• Ability to work as part of a team of people to provide consistent, responsive and high-quality advice and customer service.
• Ability to negotiate matters to achieve desired outcomes with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to plan and manage tasks, and deliver expected outcomes, in a dynamic environment with competing priorities
• Sound problem solving and analytical skills, with ability to resolve technical issues.
• Well-developed communication skills, including the ability to clearly and concisely articulate complex technical issues and risks for technical and non-technical audiences.

Why join us?

The National Heavy Vehicle Regulator (NHVR) commenced operations in 2013 as the national entity responsible for regulating all vehicles in Australia over 4.5 tonnes gross vehicle mass. The NHVR minimises the compliance burden on the heavy vehicle transport industry, reduces duplication and inconsistences across state and territory borders, and ultimately for the heavy vehicle business with government in Australia.

We are headquartered in Brisbane and employ more than 1000 people across the ACT, New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania and Victoria.

We offer

• A competitive salary package up to $82,047.02 + superannuation
• Paid leave over Christmas closure.
• Up to 14.5% superannuation through a co-contribution scheme
• Leave loading 17.5%
• Wellbeing programs – discounted fitness through Fitness Passport, Discount health insurance, flu vaccine, financial programs including discounted banking products, finance information sessions.
• Salary packaging options including novated lease.
• Discounted IT products including Microsoft and free family password security plan.
• Ongoing training and professional development support
• Professional membership

Application Process

Please apply with your CV and cover letter addressing the essential requirements of the role.

Applications close: 7th July 2025 (applications may close earlier than the listed closing date if suitable candidate/s are identified prior).

If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to contact the NHVR recruitment team on recruitment@nhvr.gov.au.

Successful applicants will be required to complete standard pre-employment checks including a national police and work rights check.

Please Note: We will not require any support from Recruitment Agencies at this time and kindly request no contact is made. Only direct applications will be considered.

We are committed to being an inclusive, diverse and flexible workplace where differences are valued. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, experience and abilities.