FM Conway is currently recruiting a Traffic Management CAD Technician to join our successful Traffic Management division. You will play a vital role in creating safe, practical and compliant traffic control layouts to support works on public highways. This is a full-time, permanent position based at our depot in Ipswich, Suffolk.
The duties of the Traffic Management CAD Technician role will include:
- Working within a team of Traffic Management development designers and Project Engineers to ensure that drawings are to a high and legal standard
- Producing clear drawings, signage placement layouts and diversion route strategies
- Developing safe and efficient traffic management plans for work sites and road network
- Carrying out on site assessments as required
- Designing sites in accordance with Chapter 8 TSM
- Engaging with Project Teams & Engineers to respond effectively to working methods that require traffic Management designs that conform to a legal standard
What skills and experience do you need?
As a Traffic Management CAD Technician, you will have a strong knowledge of Traffic Management operations, with experience using CAD, BricsCAD and Cone 11 software. You will also have the ability to read and translate blueprints and technical drawings. In this role, you will possess the ability to work well under pressure, prioritise tasks effectively and have excellent attention to detail. A M7 Lantra qualification is highly desirable, but not essential for this role.
What benefits will you receive?
As our Traffic Management CAD Technician, we will offer you a range of fantastic benefits including career and professional development, 23 days holiday plus bank holidays, life assurance, opportunities for internal and external training and access to a wide range of shopping discounts through our Rewarding Great People platform. We will also offer you a range of health and well-being benefits including 24-hour advice lines, and support from our in-house mental health first aiders.
A brief introduction to FM Conway and our Traffic Management Division
FM Conway is a family run business with over 60 years’ experience of creating sustainable and innovative transportation solutions. We pride ourselves on our core values, creating a culture around Care, Innovation, Integrity and Excellence. As a family business the heart of FM Conway has, and always will be, its great people and we are always searching for talented individuals to join our family.
At FM Conway, we have a wealth of experience designing, planning and installing effective traffic management systems. This ensures we keep the public moving during essential highway maintenance and improvement programmes. Our team have experience in implementing urban and high-speed schemes through to developing and executing plans that support the safe delivery of major events throughout the UK.
So if you would like to Join our Family as our Traffic Management CAD Technician then please click ‘apply’ today.
Closing Date: 04/07/2026
FM Conway is an award-winning equal opportunities employer. We recognise that our workforce should reflect our diverse communities and we are proudly committed to creating an inclusive culture in which we celebrate and value individuals from all walks of life. EDI-Strategy
At our heart we are a business that recognises and embraces individuality, so if you are excited about this role but you are unsure if you meet all of the criteria, we encourage you to apply anyway as you may still be the right candidate for this or another role we are recruiting for.
We believe in people, not algorithms. That’s why every application is personally reviewed by a member of our Recruitment Team - never by AI.
We look forward to receiving your application!
