Traffic Management Night Depot Manager

Lanes Group; Reading; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 45,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

24 Days holiday plus Bank Holidays

Pension

Death in service

Company car

Free car parking on site

Job summary

Sapphire Utility Solutions are seeking a Night Depot Manager for our Thames Water contract. You will split time between Reading and Kidlington depots, ensuring smooth night operations and effective handovers to day teams.

You will work up to 50 hours per week, Monday to Friday 9pm–7am, with a salary of £42,000–£45,000 per annum and a company van for travel.

Qualifications

• Full UK driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points.
• Confident in systems and functions.
• Experience of leading and supervising a team.
• To hold NRSWA accreditation.
• LANTRA 12ABCD.
• Holding a minimum of M6.
• Knowledge of permit schemes.

Responsibilities

• Carry out daily and nightly handovers with Reading and Kidlington Depot Managers.
• Allocating all jobs after 5pm.
• Completing both depot On Hire Off Hire Logs.
• Night Operative Audits.
• Monitoring the email inbox and Big Change to ensure SLAs are met out of hours.
• Accurate time booking in so data can be caught in real time.
• Main light switch outs emailed to supervisor/planner and councils/highways.
• OOH roster coverage: Mon 16:00–21:00 and 1 in 8 weekends.
• Night MOS Audits.
• Health & Safety welfare calls to nights Operatives.
• Supply diversion routes to operatives.
• Creating new jobs on Big Change for real-time updates.

Skills

Driving licence

Team leadership

NRSWA

LANTRA

Permit schemes

M6

Job description

• Night MOS Audits

Established in 2013, Sapphire Utility Solutions has quickly become the partner of choice for many clients across the UK in our chosen markets.

We provide award winning services to the clean water, wastewater, gas, multi utilities and the highways sector. We are passionate about working alongside our client’s and partners to maintain the utility services essential to modern life throughout the UK.

About The Role

Sapphire Utility Solutions are seeking a night Depot Manager for our Traffic Management workstream on our Thames Water contract. You will work alongside the Thames Water Night Manager to ensure operations run smoothly during the nights so the transition to the day teams is effective whilst ensuring SLA's are met. For the role, you will split your time during the week between both Reading and Kidlington depots and a company van will be provided for travel.

Location: Reading and Kidlington (travel between the two sites)

Hours: 50 hours per week (Monday to Friday, 9pm-7am)

Salary: £42,000-£45,000 per annum

Responsibilities - But Not Limited To

• Carry out daily and nightly handovers with the Reading and Kidlington Depot Managers
• Allocating all jobs after 5pm
• Completing both depot On Hire Off Hire Logs
• Night Operative Audits
• Monitoring the email inbox and Big Change to ensure no SLA's are missed out of hours and late bookings for the next day to be allocated
• Accurate time booking in so data can be caught in real time
• Main light switch outs to be emailed to the relevant supervisor or planner and also to the councils/highways
• Monday to Friday 16.00 to 21.00 OOH phone to be manned by existing OOH Manager roster
• Saturday & Sunday Out of Hours as per Managers Roster (1 in 8 weeks)
• Night MOS Audits
• Health & Safety welfare calls to nights Operatives
• Supply diversion routes to operatives
• Creating new jobs on Big Change so as Operatives receive in real time

Experience And Qualifications Required For The Role

• You must have a full UK driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points
• Confident in systems and functions
• Experience of leading and supervising a team
• To hold NRSWA accreditation
• LANTRA 12ABCD
• Holding a minimum of M6
• Knowledge of permit schemes

What You Will Get In Return

In joining Sapphire Utility Solutions as part of the Lanes Group - the UK’s largest independent provider, we are committed to fostering a workplace culture that prioritises the well-be­ing, growth, and safety of our employees. Through continuous training, professional development opportunities, and a supportive environment that values every individual's unique contribution, we empower our team to uphold the highest standards of integrity, collaboration, and inclusivity.

What We Offer

• 24 Days holiday plus Bank Holidays
• Pension
• Death in service
• Company car
• Free car parking on site

This position is open to Internal and External candidates. Any internal candidates currently employed within a division of the Lanes Group must complete an Internal Application form and submit to recruitment.

The Lanes Group plc comprises of a range of established service providers subsidiaries, which complement the specialist service of Lanes, by both work type and geography. Increasing our overall capability, assets and offering to our customers.

Lanes - https://www.lanesgroup.com/

Lanes I - https://lanes-infra.com/

SUS - https://sus.co.uk/

Clearflow - https://www.clearflowltd.com/

AQS - https://aqsenvironmentalsolutions.ie/

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from under-represented members of the community

Strictly no agencies please