Director-General, Department of Infrastructure and Planning

Colin Jensen

Coordinator-General

Colin Jensen is the Director-General of the Department of Infrastructure and Planning and the Coordinator-General. Colin is responsible for overseeing the delivery of the Queensland Government’s infrastructure development agenda. This includes coordinating key programs and projects such as:

• the $82 billion, 20-year South East Queensland Infrastructure Plan and Program
• the $9 billion South East Queensland Water Grid
• and a $36 billion investment over 10 years in priority infrastructure for regional communities and the state’s minerals and export sectors.

Prior to this role, Colin was the Deputy Director-General of Queensland Transport.  In this role he was responsible for overseeing and coordinating the state’s transport infrastructure program, as well as integrated transport planning, passenger transit systems and information and financial management.

Colin worked for the Department of Main Roads finishing his time with the department as General Manager (Road System and Engineering), the department’s chief engineer. In this role he ensured the department had the technical expertise, systems and people capability to meet the demands and risks associated with the management of $30 billion of road infrastructure. Colin also held engineering and executive positions in Main Roads in the fields of urban planning, transport modeling, strategic planning, road program development and policy.

Colin has also been heavily involved in the field of Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) both internationally and domestically. He has served as Chair of the Board of Directors for the World Congress on ITS, and President of ITS Australia. 

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