Sign Services and Traffic Management Operative

Seven Resourcing is working with Leicestershire County Council to recruit a Sign Services and Traffic Management Operative for their Environment and Transport Services.

Based in Mountsorrel.

Temp Role.

£13.47 per hour umbrella.

Job Purpose:

To work as part of a team to deliver a best value, customer-focussed service throughout Leicestershire and occasionally, surrounding counties. You will provide an excellent delivery and collection service for temporary traffic management signage for the Highway Delivery workforce. Your work will also support the provision of highway maintenance, construction, forestry and street lighting activities where stop/go boards are required to direct the flow of traffic. You are responsible for safe temporary traffic management provisions for the site.

Duties and Responsibilities:

To undertake various duties linked to temporary traffic management signage, delivery, collection, and practical traffic management to gain experience in technical practices; safe working procedures and use of equipment and power tools. The list below is indicative of the types of work, but is not exhaustive:

· Erection and removal of appropriate signs

· Assisting with the scheduling of the resources required to effect distribution to, and collection from, given routes

· Remain flexible at all times during the works, specifically if disruption is caused to the schedule through early or delayed finish times

· Reading plans and drawings associated with any/all Traffic Management

Carry out daily routine checks and maintenance to appropriate vehicle and plant, complying with relevant legislation (e.g driver’s hours regulations, European Drivers Regulations, safe loads and weights) to ensure safe and continued use.

Applicant Requirements:

• Qualifications: NVQ 2 in Highways Maintenance or similar
• Experience:
• Working in a highways or civil engineering environment
• Use of information technology (eg personal computer, PDS, mobile phones etc) in a work-related context
• Acting as banksman/ signaller for other drivers
• Safe installation of Temporary Traffic Management, including road closures and diversions
• Installation, maintenance and removal of traffic control systems in a safe manner
• Use of underground detection equipment
• Compliance: Up to date passport.
• Travel: Clean UK driving license with the ability to commute to and from work independently.
• Hours: 37 hours p/w.

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