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Traffic Manager– Infrastructure – East Anglia
Location – East Anglia (Norfolk & Suffolk)
Purpose of the role:
As a Traffic Manager, your role with be to support the Operations Manager in delivering safe, compliant temporary traffic management across Galliford Try’s highways projects in East Anglia.
You will manage supply chain partners and oversee key disciplines including VMS signs, road markings, speed cameras, CCTV, traffic management, vehicle restraint systems, and recovery, ensuring smooth operations and minimal disruption to road users.
What you will be doing:
Ensure all temporary traffic management activities comply with current legislation and industry best practices.
Manage network occupancy, including processing Temporary Traffic Regulation Orders (TTROs) and coordinating any necessary departures from standard.
Oversee supply chain partners, Traffic Safety Supervisors, and Temporary Works Designers, supporting both operational delivery and commercial performance.
Maintain and control traffic management drawings and documentation, reviewing risk assessments, method statements, asset inspections, and conducting site audits.
Develop and coordinate emergency procedures during scheme planning, taking the lead on incident management when required.
Collaborate with design and construction teams to deliver safe, practical, and programme-aligned traffic management solutions.
Engage with clients, highway authorities, and police to gain approvals and maintain regular, constructive communication throughout the project.
Organise inspections and maintenance of assets, arranging repairs where needed, and work with the Stakeholder Manager to minimise impact on road users and local communities
About You:
Take personal responsibility for health and safety, following company policies and procedures
Demonstrate and work in line with Galliford Try’s values of Excellence, Passion, Integrity, and Collaboration
Apply strong knowledge and experience of Temporary Traffic Management, including management, supervision, design, and relevant standards and legislation
Communicate effectively with a wide range of stakeholders, building positive working relationships
Confidently use Microsoft Office and Computer Aided Design (CAD) tools to support project delivery
SMSTS qualified as a minimum but NEBOSH or IOSH is desirable along with a CSCS Managers card
Hold or have held NHSS 12A TSCO qualification (pre 1st September 2021) / NHSS 12 R5 Traffic Safety Supervisor (Post 2021 replacement 12A TSCO Course
What We Can Offer in Return:
With an impressive order book of over £4.1 billion we are one of the industry’s leading principal contractors, affording you the opportunity to work on some of the UK’s most exciting projects offering you stability as well as the chance to stretch your capabilities and realise long held career goals. You will be joining diverse teams working at a high professional level with exceptional levels of commitment. With an ambitious strategy, we’re poised for further growth and success, so if you’re committed, talented and enthusiastic, Galliford Try is the right place for you.
We are committed to maintaining the physical and mental wellbeing of all our people, through our ‘Be Well’ programme which offers discounts on certain products, advice and support for a range of issues.
We invest in high-quality training for employees of all levels, from our leadership development framework to our apprenticeship programmes. Through our Career Paths initiative, individuals receive tailored training and support to fulfil their potential. Our industry is all about creating talented teams that excel in their areas of expertise. As an employer, we know you are most motivated to give your best when you feel valued and engaged.
Our Agile Working programme empowers you with flexibility in when, where and how you work. Where appropriate, site and office-based employees can take advantage of a wide variety of working practices, offering different amounts of structure, regularity and flexibility to suit your needs as well as those of your wider team.
Our benefits:
We put our people first and our benefits package reflects that by offering a comprehensive range of attractive options to help support your career on top of a competitive salary.
- Generous holiday entitlement, increasing with years of service, plus the opportunity to purchase further holidays
- A wide range of corporate discounts
- Cycle to Work schemes
- Comprehensive pension plan
- Competitive family leave policy
- Regular Save as You Earn share purchase scheme
- Private medical scheme options are available for all salaried employees and our employee assistance programme also provides free 24/7 support to those who need it
Paid for yearly membership to one recognised professional association relevant to your role
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About us:
Our purpose is to improve people’s lives through building the facilities and infrastructure that communities need, providing opportunities for our people to learn, grow and progress, working with our supply chain to promote the very best working practice and caring for the environment in which we work.
We do this by holding true to our values, delivering excellence for our clients and the community, being passionate about our role in providing vital services, putting integrity at the heart of our business by doing the right thing, and collaborating with our clients, supply chain and stakeholders to deliver lasting change and long-term value
Infrastructure Business
Our Infrastructure business has seen impressive growth over the last few years, securing a number of high-profile projects and places on key frameworks that have cemented our position as a leading player in the infrastructure sector.
We are committed to investing in the success of our people, our business and our partners by consistently exceeding targets and delivering value to our customers through excellence, efficiency and innovation. We ensure that we have a positive impact and lasting legacy on the local environment, society and the communities in which we work.
With a solid foundation, we are poised for continued growth. Our Sustainable Growth Strategy centres on expanding our core capabilities into adjacent markets with new and existing customers, with a focus on infrastructure resilience to support the UK’s transition to net zero.
Infrastructure (National Highways)
Our National Highways business stream focuses on maintaining and improving England's motorways and major A roads, delivering against the key priorities of Safety, Customer and Delivery.
We are the fourth largest provider to National Highways, playing a key role on their Regional Delivery Partnership, Scheme Delivery and Pavement Delivery frameworks to deliver vital infrastructure across the strategic road network.
For more information on this role or to enquire about other positions available within our Infrastructure business please contact Jenny Reid on [email protected]
Additional Information:
Galliford Try welcomes applications from candidates who would like to work full-time, part-time and / or flexibly and this will be discussed in more detail as part of the recruitment process.
We encourage you and would be grateful if you could confirm any requirements we can reasonably fulfil to make this application a positive experience for you.
Don’t meet every requirement of the role? Studies have shown that some people are less likely to apply for jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Galliford Try, we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement of the role, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
As a Disability Confident employer, we have committed to offer an interview to any candidate with a long-term health condition or disability that meet the essential criteria for the advertised position. Please contact the Resourcing Partner listed within the job advert if you believe this applies to you. We will also take the opportunity to discuss any adjustments required for your interview.
A full job description for this role is available upon request.
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