Senior Traffic Manager - Grays

Balfour Beatty; Grays; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading infrastructure company in Grays, UK, is looking for a Senior Traffic Manager for its Lower Thames Crossing project. The successful candidate will manage traffic safety operations, ensuring compliance with all regulations and standards. Responsibilities include coordinating Temporary Traffic Management and overseeing skilled professionals. Ideal for candidates with relevant qualifications and experience, this role offers a hybrid working model and numerous benefits including 25 days of annual leave and a company car. Join a diverse team committed to high safety standards and community impact.

Benefits

Company car

Hybrid working available

25 days annual leave

Pension savings schemes

Refer a friend bonus scheme

Qualifications

• Comprehensive knowledge of Traffic Sign Regulations and relevant Traffic Signs Manuals.
• NHSS 12A Traffic Safety Supervisor Qualification is mandatory.
• NEBOSH Construction Certificate or equivalent minimum is required.

Responsibilities

• Plan, manage, and coordinate all aspects of traffic safety.
• Ensure compliance with Temporary Traffic Management design standards.
• Implement and adhere to Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders.

Skills

Comprehensive knowledge of Traffic Sign Regulations

Traffic Safety Supervisor Qualification

NHSS 12D Qualification

NEBOSH Construction Certificate

Institute of Highways Engineers Professional Certificate

Education

Engineering Technician (EngTECH) or higher registration

IHE Professional Diploma or equivalent Level 5 qualification

Job description

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About the role

Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a terrific opportunity a Senior Traffic Manager to join our £1.2 billion Lower Thames Crossing project, consisting of 43 bridges, including viaducts, 17 km of complex Highways construction, complex utility diversions, and a scheme‑wide, industry leading approach to carbon reduction.

We provide high quality asset strategy, management and planning consultancy services to a wide range of public and private sector customers. We provide specialist, reliable, sustainable and creative advice for asset management planning and implementation in the UK. We put our customers first and prioritise completing schemes safely, efficiently and to a high standard.

As an Senior Traffic Manager, you will be tasked to deliver an exceptional onboarding experience for new hires by coordinating and managing all aspects of the onboarding process, ensuring new starters are integrated into Lower Thames Crossing, as well as supporting the wider Balfour Beatty Highways business efficiently and effectively.

What you'll be doing

• Plan, manage, and coordinate all aspects of traffic and non‑motorised user safety, including the procurement and management of highway and footway space and all related traffic management operations.
• Ensure the appointment and oversight of qualified Traffic Management Professionals to deliver, inspect, and monitor Temporary Traffic Management (TTM) in compliance with TTM design standards, mitigating risks to ALARP levels.
• Oversee the implementation and adherence to legal instruments such as Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders (TTROs) and Temporary Traffic Regulation Notices (TTRNs).
• Ensure that TTM design and engineering provide safe systems of work for all users.
• Identify and mitigate foreseeable risks associated with traffic management.
• Represent the project in stakeholder and contractor engagement meetings.
• Manage the TTM programme and oversee the CCTV control room for incident management and event logging.

Who we're for

• Comprehensive knowledge of Traffic Sign Regulations General Directions and relevant Traffic Signs Manuals.
• NHSS 12A Traffic Safety Supervisor Qualification.
• NEBOSH Construction Certificate, IOSH Managing Safely, or CITB Site Managers Safety Training Scheme (minimum requirement).
• NHSS 12D M6 or M7 Qualification.
• Institute of Highways Engineers (IHE) Professional Certificate or equivalent Level 4 qualification in Temporary Traffic Management Engineering.
• IHE Professional Diploma or equivalent Diploma‑level qualification (Level 5 or above).
• Engineering Technician (EngTECH) or higher registration with the Engineering Council.

Still interested? then come and become colleagues with 26,000 staff and join a business which recorded 8.6bn in revenues last year, achieved industry leading customer satisfaction scores and has unrivalled employee engagement statistics.

Benefits

• 42 core base hours per week
• Company car
• Hybrid working available
• 25 days annual leave
• Pension savings schemes
• A whole host of other BB staff employee benefitsdiscounts, exclusive offers etc)
• Refer a friend bonus scheme
• Scores of other Balfour Beatty opportunities available as well via our balfourbeattycareers.com portal.

Additional Benefits

• 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

Why work for us

Day in, day out, our teams deliver some of the UKs 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 wasnt rewarding enough, we offer a full range of benefits too. You'll have the freedom to shape the package thats right for you and your life. Here are some of our key benefits:

About us

Balfour Beatty's Highways business delivers major schemes including motorway upgrade programmes, complex national infrastructure projects and regional investment programme works for National Highways. We have a strong orderbook and a positive pipeline of opportunities, we put the road user, at the heart of everything we do. We work safely, reduce carbon emissions and added social value to the communities within which we work.

Diversity and inclusion

At Balfour Beatty we believe that diversity and inclusion are essential components of any successful, happy workplace. Through our Value Everyone Diversity and Inclusion Strategy and Action Plan, we are growing our diverse workforce and developing our inclusive culture where everyone is able to thrive reach their full potential, regardless of their identity or background. To find out how we are making this a reality, visit www.balfourbeatty.com/diversityandinclusion.

We are a holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long‑term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role. For more info, visit https://disabilityconfident.campaign.gov.uk/.

We are looking to continually improve our resourcing process and ensure that it is fair and inclusive for all. If you have any feedback on the process, please share this with us at [e-mail].