Traffic Management General Operative

AltsWire; Northampton; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 35,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Job summary

Kier in Brixworth is seeking a Traffic Management Operative to join our highways maintenance team. This on-site role supports carriageway, footway, and drainage projects, with a strong emphasis on safety and teamwork across the region.

Responsibilities include risk assessments, implementing traffic management plans, and assisting with maintenance tasks such as sweeping, litter picking, and material handling. Ateam-focused environment offers growth and hands-on skill development.

Qualifications

• Holds LANTRA Traffic Management qualifications at T1/M1 and T2/M2 levels.
• Has hands-on experience from highway maintenance or a similar field.
• Has completed relevant SHE matrix training for the role.
• Committed to working safely and looking out for colleagues and the public.

Responsibilities

• Completing traffic management risk assessments to ensure site safety.
• Reviewing and implementing traffic management arrangements for minor works.
• Supporting maintenance activities including hand sweeping, cleaning, and litter picking.
• Loading, unloading, and handling materials and equipment safely.
• Working collaboratively with your team to deliver high-quality maintenance projects.

Skills

LANTRA T1/M1

LANTRA T2/M2

Highway maintenance experience

SHE training

Job description

We're looking for a Traffic Management Operative to join our team based in Brixworth. This is an excellent opportunity to join our highways maintenance team, where you'll play a vital role in ensuring the safety of work sites across the region.

Location:Brixworth – site based 5 days per week
Hours: Permanent Fulltime 40 per week
Salary: £31,000 - £35,000 per year + excellent benefits

We are unable to offer certificates of sponsorship to any candidates in this role.

What will you be responsible for?

As a Traffic Management Operative, you'll be working alongside dedicated maintenance gangs, you'll provide essential traffic management support for carriageway, footway, and drainage projects. This hands-on role offers the chance to develop your skills whilst contributing to the improvement of local road networks.

Your day to day will include:

• Completing traffic management risk assessments to ensure site safety
• Reviewing and implementing traffic management arrangements for minor works
• Supporting maintenance activities including hand sweeping, cleaning, and litter picking
• Loading, unloading, and handling materials and equipment safely
• Working collaboratively with your team to deliver high-quality maintenance projects

What are we looking for?

This Traffic Management Operative role would suit someone who:

• Holds LANTRA Traffic Management qualifications at T1/M1 and T2/M2 levels
• Brings hands‑on experience from highway maintenance or a similar field
• Has completed relevant SHE matrix training for the role
• Is committed to working safely and looks out for colleagues and the public
• Thrives in a team environment and enjoys contributing to shared success

Rewards and benefits

We're proud to be able to offer our brilliant people a wide variety of benefits that you can tailor to your needs. You can see more information of benefits here.

Diversity and inclusion

Making Kier a diverse and inclusive place to work is a huge priority for us. We're proud of the steps we've taken so far, but we know we must always do more. Our employees are key in shaping Kier's diversity and inclusion initiatives and our people have made a huge impact on how we work, by using their experiences to shape our policies. You can see our D&I action plan here. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair and proportionate number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this role will be offered an interview.

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