Skilled TM Civils Operative

Octavius Infrastructure; Winchester; Hybrid; GBP 10,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading civil engineering organisation in the UK is seeking a Traffic Management (TM) Civils Skilled Operative to manage traffic management installations on roads while ensuring safety. You'll work as part of a dedicated team on various projects across the South and South West. The role requires a strong skill set, including safety qualifications and the ability to work independently. This position offers a competitive rewards package including healthcare, pension and 25 days of leave, plus opportunities for personal and professional development.

Benefits

Private Healthcare

Pension

Life Assurance cover

25 days Annual Leave

Enhanced Paternity & Maternity package

Qualifications

• General knowledge of health, safety, and wellbeing.
• Experience working in a construction environment, ideally on highways.
• Knowledge of low-speed traffic management standards.

Responsibilities

• Install, maintain, and remove traffic management on roads.
• Ensure pedestrian routes are safe and accessible.
• Work on maintenance checks throughout the shift.

Skills

Communication skills

Problem-solving

Resilience

Trustworthiness

Education

NRSWA Signing Lighting and Guarding O1 or S1

Full UK driving license (minimum two years)

CSCS / CPCS Card for civils activities

Safety Critical Medical

Job description

We are recruiting forTraffic Management (TM) Civils Skilled Operatives to join us here at Octavius. This is an exciting role encompassing both classic civils works as well as TMresponsibilities.

We are a leading civil engineering organisation delivering safe, sustainable, and efficient transport solutions across the UK.

You’ll be working on…. (what your role and responsibility is)

• To install, maintain and remove traffic management on rural and urban roads (low speed roads, Lantra 12D).
• Ensurepedestrian routes are safe, well maintained and accessible. Boundary fencing is kept secure and barriers are maintained.
• Responsible for ensuring that traffic management is maintained to the required standard to inform motorists clearly and keep pedestrians and our workforce safe.
• Usually working as part of a two‑person team, installing traffic management in advance of the site team and removing it after the end of their shift.
• Carrying out maintenance checks and maintaining traffic management as required throughout the shift.
• Working as part of the civils delivery team during the rest of the day, as directed by the site leadership team.

You’ll work with… (because relationships are important)

A team of highly motivated, dedicated professionals delivering projects across a variety of frameworks across The South and South West (depending on your location)

You’ll receive… (because we value you)

We offer a competitive rewards package, Private Healthcare, Pension, Life Assurance cover, 25 days Annual Leave (and a day off for your birthday). You’ll also have access to Hybrid working where possible, an enhanced Paternity & Maternity package and the opportunity to develop yourself personally and professionally.

About you… (what you are skilled at)

• Relationship builder - able to communicate with colleagues at all levels.
• Hard working - to deal with physical demands and the reactive nature of our industry.
• Creative problem solver - able to use your initiative and function in adverse situations.
• Resilience - to respond to changing priorities with flexibility and determination.
• Trustworthy - able to work unsupervised and to the required standard.

You’ll bring… (your wealth of experience & qualifications)

• General knowledge of health, safety and wellbeing.
• General knowledge of low‑speed traffic management (NRSWA or Lantra 12D techniques, required standards and layouts).
• Significant experience of working in a construction environment, ideally on the highway, delivering groundworks schemes (kerbing, drainage, ducting, paving, surfacing etc), whilst interacting with members of the public.
• Full UK driving license, for a minimum of two years
• NRSWA Signing Lighting and Guarding O1 or S1 (or equivalent qualification / relevant experience)
• CSCS / CPCS Card for civils activities
• Safety Critical Medical

Inclusion and diversity are important to us, we are an equal opportunities employer and value difference. We want and will continue to build an inclusive environment where our people thrive. We firmly believe constantly striving to build a truly diverse workforce is what makes us a strong business and will enable us to continue to solve important problems and deliver unrivalled value to both our customers and clients. If you need any specialist support throughout your application, we will work with you where we can to support your journey with us.