Traffic Management Designer in Leiston

Location: Sizewell C, Leiston, Suffolk, IP16

Salary: Competitive, dependent on experience, with benefits

Additional benefits: 20 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays, Company Pension, Free parking, Employee Assistance Programme, Life Assurance.

Contract Type: Full-time, Permanent

About the H W Martin Group: From the first local fencing contracts of the 1970s to the multi-discipline national contracts of today is a journey throughout which we have always strived to exceed our clients' expectations. We have a trained and certificated workforce of over 1,000 who deliver works and support services from design, through to build and onward maintenance for the transport and waste recycling infrastructure of the UK. With 16 operations centres from Kent to North Lanarkshire, together with our central head office facility in Derbyshire, we provide a truly national coverage. The Martin Group are established and very financially secure. We pride ourselves on our people and have many long-serving employees.

About H W Martin (Traffic Management) Ltd: We provide data-led, traffic management services within a temporary environment. Put simply, we guide vehicles around roadworks in the safest, most efficient way possible whilst permanent improvements are made to the country's highways. We collate data to find ways of making the temporary traffic management strategies we deploy as safe, swift and synchronised as possible. We also provide an emergency traffic management intervention on behalf of our clients in the event of a situation that poses an immediate risk to health, life, property or the environment.

About Sizewell C: Sizewell C is a large, planned nuclear power station being built on the Suffolk coast in the UK. The project is expected to generate 3.2 GW of clean electricity, enough for 6 million homes. This is a significant part of the UK's strategy for clean energy and energy security, with the goal of providing reliable, low-carbon power and supporting economic growth. SZC is a major project opportunity for the Martin Group of Companies.

The Opportunity: The Traffic Management Designer is responsible for consulting and designing traffic management designs for site requirements, ensuring that all designs are safe, efficient and in accordance with design specifications, quality standards, and site procedures. The Traffic Management designer will manage client expectations with auto path tracking analysis, productivity timeframes and ensure compliance with nuclear site safety and quality requirements.

Duties/Responsibilities: The role will provide support for the following tasks:

• Developing technical drawings for temporary traffic management (TTM) schemes, including lane closures, diversions, and signal layouts.
• Designing cross section drawings for accurate site placement.
• Analysing vehicle wheel tracking for suitable vehicle use.
• Ensuring designs comply with legal standards such as the Traffic Signs Manual and CDM regulations.
• Conducting site visits and assessments to inform design, including identifying hazards and assessing traffic flows.
• Producing technical drawings, CAD files (using BriscCAD), and detailed documentation (PDF, A4-A1).
• Collaborating with clients, highway authorities, and police to approve traffic management plans.
• Support quality assurance by completing inspections and recording any required data/information.
• Liaise with other disciplines (security control room, site operations duty manager, civils team) to coordinate safe and efficient delivery of works.
• Promote continuous improvement, efficiency, and right-first-time delivery in all works.
• Support environmental compliance by minimising waste.

Education and Skills:

Essential:

• Traffic management design of detailed plans.
• Sound understanding of Traffic Management installation techniques e.g., stop/go, traffic signals, lane closures, traffic marshalling, and mobile works operations.
• Excellent knowledge of health and safety requirements, including RAMS and permit-to-work systems.
• CSCS Managers and Professionals Card.

Desirable:

• Experience working on nuclear or power generation sites (e.g., Hinkley Point C, Sellafield, or similar).
• First Aid at Work certification.
• IHE (Institute of Highway Engineers).

Skills:

• Proven experience as a designer.
• Demonstrable designer skills and ability to autotrack analysis vehicles.
• Strong communication and organisational skills.
• Ability to read and interpret drawings and specifications.

Please Note: The successful candidate will be required to undertake and satisfactorily complete a robust security vetting process.

Next Steps: If you are looking for a new challenge and feel you have the skills, education and enthusiasm required to undertake this vital role, please submit your CV or use our application form below and submit your details. We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from any suitably qualified persons. Please refer to our Candidate Privacy Notice to see how we manage your data, which can be found on our website.