Job: Sign Services & Traffic Management Operative
Location: Leicestershire Area
Contract: Full‑Time Temporary
Pay: £14.59 per hour PAYE (Inc of Holiday Pay) | £18.71 per hour Ltd via Umbrella
Hours: 37 Hours per Week | Monday to Friday
About the Job
Service Care Solutions are recruiting on behalf of a respected local authority client for an experienced Sign Services & Traffic Management Operative to join their Operational Highways team. This is an excellent opportunity for a highways professional with traffic management experience to contribute to the safe delivery of highway maintenance and construction activities across Leicestershire and surrounding areas.
The successful candidate will play a vital role in delivering, installing, maintaining, and removing temporary traffic management systems, ensuring the safety of road users, contractors, and the general public.
Key Responsibilities
- Install, maintain, and remove temporary traffic management systems in accordance with Chapter 8 and relevant Streetworks legislation.
- Deliver and collect traffic management signs and equipment across operational sites.
- Support highway maintenance, construction, forestry, and street lighting teams with traffic control measures.
- Read and interpret traffic management plans and site drawings.
- Carry out daily vehicle and plant checks, ensuring compliance with transport and safety regulations.
- Assist in scheduling and coordinating the distribution and collection of traffic management resources.
- Support emergency response activities and make sites safe during incidents when required.
- Work collaboratively with Traffic Management Technicians and Sign Shop teams to ensure efficient service delivery.
- Supervise and mentor apprentices, agency workers, and less experienced operatives when required.
- Maintain high standards of health and safety, ensuring compliance with all relevant legislation and company procedures.
Essential Requirements
- Experience working within a highways, civil engineering, or traffic management environment.
- Knowledge of temporary traffic management operations and safe working practices.
- Full UK Driving Licence.
- Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions.
- Strong understanding of health and safety requirements within highway operations.
- Good communication skills and the ability to work effectively as part of a team.
- Ability to work independently and use initiative when responding to changing site conditions.
Desirable Qualifications & Experience
- NRSWA Operative Qualification.
- National Highways Sector Scheme (NHSS) qualifications: 12B, 12C, 12D (T1/T2), 12D (T5).
- NVQ Level 2 in Highways Maintenance or equivalent.
- Skilled Roadworker qualification.
- LGV Licence with CPC and Driver Qualification Card.
- Experience installing road closures, diversions, and traffic control systems.
- Experience acting as Banksman/Signaller.
- Knowledge of Chapter 8 Traffic Management Regulations and the Code of Practice for Safety at Streetworks.
- Experience using underground service detection equipment.
About You
- Motivated and safety‑conscious, with a strong focus on safety and customer service.
- Organised, adaptable, and capable of responding calmly to changing operational demands while maintaining a strong focus on safety and customer service.
- Excellent teamwork and communication skills.
- Strong awareness of health, safety, and environmental responsibilities.
- Ability to lead by example and support less experienced colleagues.
- A proactive and flexible approach to work.
- Commitment to delivering excellent service standards.
Additional Information
- Monday to Friday working pattern (37 hours per week).
- Occasional requirement to work evenings, weekends, nights, or public holidays to support operational needs and emergency response.
- Opportunity to participate in standby and call‑out rotas.
- Work will be carried out across Leicestershire and, on occasion, neighbouring areas.
- Training and development opportunities available.
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