27 Traffic Safety Officer jobs in the United Kingdom

Traffic Management Operative - Permanent Role
Location: Surrey

Are you an experienced Traffic Management Operative looking for a long-term opportunity?
Our client has secured a 20+ year contract to maintain Surrey's highways and is now seeking skilled and qualified operatives to join their team on a permanent basis.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a long-term project, with excellent benefits including:

• Holiday pay
• Pension scheme
• Sick pay
• Death-in-service cover

The Role:
Based in Surrey, you will play a vital role in ensuring the safety and efficiency of the county's roads. You'll be responsible for setting up, maintaining, and removing temporary traffic management systems across a variety of sites and projects - from planned works to emergency responses.

Key Responsibilities:

• Set out traffic management equipment including cones, signs, temporary traffic lights
• Assist with both planned and emergency road closures
• Supervise and coordinate with contractors working on-site
• Deliver small to medium-sized traffic projects independently or as part of a team

Requirements:

• Full UK manual driving licence
• Relevant industry qualifications such as:
  • LANTRA NHSS 12AB or 12D, M1, M2, M5, M6, or TTMBC
  • NRSWA (Street Works)
• Previous experience in a traffic management role

Working Hours:

• Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
• Regular opportunities for overtime

This is a fantastic chance to join a growing team with long-term career prospects in a secure, essential service. If you're a qualified operative looking to progress your career in traffic management - we'd love to hear from you.

RG Setsquare is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Job Summary

We are recruiting for multiple Traffic Management Operatives

Ensuring safe and efficient movement of vehicles and pedestrians. Includes traffic monitoring, signal timing, road construction and maintenance, parking management, and incident response. Monitoring and controlling traffic flow on roads, highways, and other transportation systems.

Qualifications

We are looking for the following candidates:

Minimum - TTMBC/T1/T2/12D/12A/B1 Dayer Operatives streetworks/Unit 1

12D M1/M2 Operatives

M3/M4 Operative

M5 Operative

M6/12AB OP

IPV/IPV-Foreman

MUST HAVE IN DATE LICENSES

Drivers License Needed

Pay

Minimum 12 hour per day pay

Dependant upon experience £12.21 plus

For more information please call Eesha on (phone number removed)  

Traffic Management Supervisor
Location: Exeter
Hours: 48 hours per week, night shifts. Overtime is also available in addition to contracted hours.
Salary: Up to £48,000

What can applicants expect?
·Job Security: As the UK's leading provider in traffic management and infrastructure safety, my client offers guaranteed hours with consistent overtime opportunities.
·Career Development: Paid qualifications and training through the company's internal academy, supporting progression at every stage.
·Time to Recharge: 20 days' holiday plus 8 bank holidays.
·Health & Wellbeing: Life Assurance, 24/7 GP appointments, free physiotherapy and counselling services for employees and their families.
·Dental Benefits: Free professional dental advice and prescriptions within 24 hours via a dedicated app.
·Community Engagement: Two fully paid volunteering days per year.
·Family Support: Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
·Cycle to Work Scheme & EV Options: Save money with tax-free bikes, equipment, and eco-friendly vehicles.

About the Company
My client provides nationwide traffic management services, ensuring the safety of both road users and workers during roadworks. From road closures and diversions to traffic lights and safety barriers, they deliver comprehensive schemes designed to keep people safe.
Working in partnership with suppliers and customers, the business consults, plans, designs, and implements traffic solutions, with a focus on innovation, safety, and reducing carbon emissions.

The Role - Traffic Management Supervisor
The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering safe and effective traffic management solutions. Responsibilities include:
·Driving an IPV vehicle.
·Completing traffic counts, client and subcontractor communications, timings, and near miss reports.
·Providing guidance and support to new trainees.

Candidate Requirements
Essential Qualifications and Skills:
·12a Traffic Management Foreman qualification.
·IPV qualification.
·HGV licence.
·Knowledge of Chapter 8 regulations.
·Full UK driving licence with no more than 6 penalty points (any bans must have expired at least 5 years ago).
·Ability to pass a drug and alcohol screening (offer contingent upon results).
·Positive, flexible, and detail-focused mindset.
FOOTNOTE:

If you feel that you are right for this role technically, but the salary, location or seniority does not suit you specifically then please still feel free to send us your CV. We constantly recruit for roles very similar to this one at all levels UK Wide. We are always keen to chat with you discreetly about your employment situation.
 
Even if you are happy in your current role for now, we always welcome calls from Highways professionals keen to make their introductions for future months or years. Carrington West's Highways, Transport & Infrastructure division is the fastest growing in the country, our specialist team has a combined over 100+ years' experience in this market. Please call Jordan Townley at Carrington West on (phone number removed) or email (url removed) for more information.
 
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Traffic Management Operative - Permanent Role
Location: Surrey

Are you an experienced Traffic Management Operative looking for a long-term opportunity?
Our client has secured a 20+ year contract to maintain Surrey's highways and is now seeking skilled and qualified operatives to join their team on a permanent basis.

This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a long-term project, with excellent benefits including:

• Holiday pay
• Pension scheme
• Sick pay
• Death-in-service cover

The Role:
Based in Surrey, you will play a vital role in ensuring the safety and efficiency of the county's roads. You'll be responsible for setting up, maintaining, and removing temporary traffic management systems across a variety of sites and projects - from planned works to emergency responses.

Key Responsibilities:

• Set out traffic management equipment including cones, signs, temporary traffic lights
• Assist with both planned and emergency road closures
• Supervise and coordinate with contractors working on-site
• Deliver small to medium-sized traffic projects independently or as part of a team

Requirements:

• Full UK manual driving licence
• Relevant industry qualifications such as:
  • LANTRA NHSS 12AB or 12D, M1, M2, M5, M6, or TTMBC
  • NRSWA (Street Works)
• Previous experience in a traffic management role

Working Hours:

• Monday to Friday, 7:00 AM - 3:30 PM
• Regular opportunities for overtime

This is a fantastic chance to join a growing team with long-term career prospects in a secure, essential service. If you're a qualified operative looking to progress your career in traffic management - we'd love to hear from you.

RG Setsquare is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.

Job Summary

We are recruiting for multiple Traffic Management Operatives

Ensuring safe and efficient movement of vehicles and pedestrians. Includes traffic monitoring, signal timing, road construction and maintenance, parking management, and incident response. Monitoring and controlling traffic flow on roads, highways, and other transportation systems.

Qualifications

We are looking for the following candidates:

Minimum - TTMBC/T1/T2/12D/12A/B1 Dayer Operatives streetworks/Unit 1

12D M1/M2 Operatives

M3/M4 Operative

M5 Operative

M6/12AB OP

IPV/IPV-Foreman

MUST HAVE IN DATE LICENSES

Drivers License Needed

Pay

Minimum 12 hour per day pay

Dependant upon experience £12.21 plus

For more information please call Eesha on (phone number removed)  

Ringway is seeking an experienced Supervisor (Roadside Technology) to join our team on the National Highways East contract. In this role, you’ll be responsible for planning and overseeing traffic management for roadside technology works, ensuring operations run smoothly while meeting safety, quality, and efficiency standards.

Purpose of the role and your responsibilities;

• To work safely and promote a safe environment for all operations for all personnel under your authority and others who may be affected by the Company’s activities such as the general public
• Front line responsibility for service delivery of reactive and cyclic maintenance works
• Take ownership of planning and arranging traffic management requirements for technology works
• Supervise and oversee operational teams and subcontractors in line with productivity and quality targets
• Monitor the skills and experience of subcontractors and liaise with other depots as required
• Actively foster a positive team spirit and improve communication across teams
• Carry out site visits, compliance checks and depot audits
• Coordinate road space applications and manage/review RAMS
• Actively promote and use bespoke software to support efficient service delivery

Essential Skills required;

The role of Supervisor requires good detailed knowledge of operational delivery and traffic management. You’ll need the ability to plan, coordinate and execute works in an organised way, ensuring profitable returns, safe working, and customer satisfaction.

• At all times adhere to company procedures with regard to Health & Safety and ensure team members do likewise
• Behave in a way that supports Ringway’s Vision and Values and foster the same within your team
• Strong communication and organisational skills
• Flexibility in working hours and ability to work with minimum supervision
• IT literacy (Word, Excel and bespoke systems)

Qualifications:

• 12 A/B
• 12 C
• 12D T7 (for Managers and Client Officers)
• Ideally, high-speed traffic management knowledge

** ALL APPLICANTS MUST BE REGISTERED AS SELF-EMPLOYED**

Job Title: Traffic Management Operatives

Base pay range : £145.00/daily - £180.00/daily

Shift : Various shift patterns on a rota basis

Location: Grays/Caterham

Contract: Contracting

About the Role
Do you have an interest in working in the Traffic Management industry?

Do you currently work in the industry and wish to join a dynamic and forward thinki.

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Traffic Management Operatives – Fixed Shifts London Depots

We’re looking for reliable, motivated operatives (both qualified and unqualified) to join a growing traffic management team in London. This role is a key part of our clients expansion plans, offering stability, development, and great rewards for the right people.

What you’ll do:

• Deliver, install, and collect on-site traffic management equipment.
• Support with ad -hoc traffic management duties.

Shifts (fixed patterns):

• 04:00 – 14:00
• 12:00 – 22:00
• 6 days on, 3 days off
• Overtime available
• Paid door-to-door
• Rates depending on location and experience

What you’ll need:

• Full UK Driving Licence

At Paragon Traffic Management we are professional, agile and fast-paced. Our vision is to be a nationwide traffic management company that is most admired for it's people, partnership and performance, and to provide quality services focused on ensuring safe and healthy practices.

Our work environment includes:

• Growth opportunities
• Wellness programmes
• Lively atmosphere
• Safe work environment

Responsibilities:

- Installing and maintaining temporary traffic setups such as traffic lights, road closures, and pedestrian paths.

- Sometimes working solo, sometimes with a team. Being a self-starter is key.

- Manually controlling traffic lights and managing pedestrians. Your actions keep people safe.

- Setting examples in safety and quality, because that’s how we keep our solid reputation.

Pay: Up to £40,000.00 per year

Requirements

We're all about the right mindset here. If you're someone who values professionalism, can communicate well and treat people with respect then you're already ticking our boxes.

- Previous experience in traffic management is not essential but is desired

- Excellent organizational and problem-solving skills

- Ability to work well under pressure and meet tight deadlines

- Good communication skills

- Hold a valid UK driving licence

- Traffic Management qualifications desired but not essential e.g. Unit 2, M1, M2, M5, M6, 12ab

Note: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive. The employee may be required to perform other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Additional leave
• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking
• Profit sharing
• Referral programme