Traffic Management Operative

About the role

Balfour Beatty Living Places is looking for a Traffic Management Operative to join our Lincolnshire team. This is a fantastic opportunity for someone who enjoys practical, outdoor work and wants to play a key role in keeping the local highway network safe and operational.

Working as part of a dedicated highways team, you will support the delivery of temporary traffic management and highway maintenance activities across Lincolnshire. You'll help ensure works can be carried out safely and efficiently by installing, maintaining and removing traffic management systems, while also contributing to wider highway maintenance and winter service operations.

This is a varied role that offers the opportunity to work across different locations, support essential infrastructure services and develop your skills within a leading infrastructure business.

• Installing, maintaining and removing temporary traffic management systems across the highway network.
• Setting up and managing diversion routes to support maintenance and improvement works.
• Supporting highway maintenance activities, including repairs, improvements and winter service operations.
• Working safely and following all health, safety and environmental requirements.
• Ensuring vehicles, plant, equipment and personal protective equipment are maintained to a high standard.
• Assisting with site documentation, vehicle records and compliance paperwork.
• Working closely with supervisors, operatives and other teams to deliver work efficiently.
• Communicating professionally with contractors, clients, emergency services and members of the public.
• Accurately recording and updating work information using company systems.
• Supporting the development of colleagues through sharing knowledge and best practice.

We're looking for a reliable and motivated team player with a positive attitude and a genuine interest in practical outdoor work. You will enjoy working in a fast-paced environment, be committed to safety and take pride in delivering high-quality work.

• NHSS 12D M1/M2/M5 qualification.
• CPC qualification (where required for licence holders of 7.5T vehicles and above).
• Strong commitment to safe working practices.
• Good communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with the public and clients.
• Basic literacy, numeracy and IT skills.
• Willingness to work flexible hours, including evenings, weekends and bank holidays when required.
• Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
• A proactive approach to learning and developing new skills.

• Previous experience within highways maintenance.
• NVQ 6159 Winter Maintenance.
• LGV Category C (HGV) licence and Driver Qualification Card (DQC).
• SSSTS qualification.
• NHSS 12D M6 qualification.
• CSCS card.

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UK’s most ambitious, exciting and meaningful projects; developing, building and maintaining the vital infrastructure that supports national economies and strengthens communities.

Why join us?

As if contributing to and supporting work that makes life better for millions wasn’t rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You’ll have the freedom to shape the package that’s right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

• Smart working, giving you more flexibility such as staggered start and finish times, with up to 40% remote working, where roles allow.
• 25 days paid annual leave (pro rata)
• Family friendly policies which include 28 weeks full pay for maternity/adoption leave and four weeks full pay for paternity/partners leave
• Pension, share incentive plan, volunteering leave, recognition schemes and much more…

Balfour Beatty Living Places works in long-term partnerships with local authorities to create great places to live, work and play. We actively engage with local people to understand the needs of the communities we work in and shape the places where local economies can thrive and grow. As a leader in sustainable working, diversity, and social value, we use our expertise to bring real, positive change for our customers.

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