National Highways
[5683] Traffic Officer
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Traffic Officers
We are currently recruiting for Traffic Officers to be based at the following outstation:
Potters Bar - South Mimms - EN6 3NP
You will provide a customer focused service through effective management of the strategic road network as part of a team by dealing with the management of incidents such as road traffic collisions, removal of debris and other unplanned events.
Our Traffic Officers operate 24/7, 365 days of the year, so our officers work 6 days on, 3 days off. Consisting of: 3 earlies (6am 2.26pm), 3 lates (2pm 10.26pm), 3 rest, 3 covers (can be any of these shifts), 3 nights (10pm 6.26am), 3 rest.
The starting salary for this role is up to £37,762.50 (made up of base salary plus 25% shift allowance and £1500 RRA) increasing to up to £39,262.50 (made up of base salary plus 25% shift allowance and £1500 RRA) after 9 months probation.
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What You’ll Be Leading On
- Working on the strategic road network you will respond and resolve incidents using safe and timely action which could include deploying traffic management and work collaboratively with colleagues, emergency services and other responders.
- Work within a team to contribute proactively and achieve required performance targets.
- Communicate using a range of technologies including radio and mobile telephony to provide accurate and timely scene updates to colleagues, partners, stakeholders and customers
- Take personal responsibility for the safety of self and others by reporting and acting on any potentially unsafe activities or conditions
- Maintain records of vehicles and equipment
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To be successful
- You will need to have a full driving licence, with no more than 3 points, to be considered for this position and during employment as you will be required to drive as part of your role
- Live within one hour's commutable distance of the vacancy location
- Experience of motorway driving
- Knowledge of and experience of contributing to safety in the work place
- Provide and deliver a high quality customer service
- Self-Motivated Team Player
- Experience of successfully working unsupervised
A Bit About Us
Making sure our customers have safe and reliable journeys is at the heart of everything we do in Operations. We keep the roads open for business and play a key role in making sure the network we manage is fit for purpose today and for the future.
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