STMS - - 40225 - Fletcher Building

General Information

Job Type

Permanent

Description

Grow and develop in a supportive team
Brand new PPE gear tailored to your individual needs
Range of career development training, including Women to Leadership programmes and personalised development plans
Range of employee benefits and retail discounts for you and your family to enjoy

About the role

As an STMS, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring the safe and efficient management of traffic around our construction sites. You will be responsible for implementing traffic management plans, overseeing a team of traffic controllers, and ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations and safety standards. This is a key role where your expertise will contribute to the smooth running of our projects and the safety of all road users.

This is a permanent, full-time role working primarily Mon-Friday starting at 6am. You will be working a minimum of 40 hours per week and have the flexibility to work additional days/hours to meet the business needs.

Key Responsibilities

Supervise and lead a team of traffic controllers.
Ensure compliance with legal and regulatory requirements, including CoPTTM standards.
Monitor traffic flows and adjust management plans as needed.
Conduct site inspections to ensure safe and efficient traffic management.
Liaise with site managers, contractors, and local authorities.
Provide training and support to traffic controllers.
Report on traffic management activities and incidents.

What you’ll bring to the role

STMS Qualification with either Category A B practising
A safety-first attitude – for yourself, your team and the public
Full clean New Zealand Driver’s License, Minimum Class 1, class 2 desirable
Sound verbal and written communication skills
Previous experience mentoring and supervising crews
Proven experience in the traffic industry
A high level of physical fitness due to the physical nature of the role
Reliable, honest and flexible

Higgins is a leading roading and civil infrastructure company in New Zealand. We are on a dynamic growth path with people at the heart of what we do every day. We offer a great working environment, competitive hourly rate, subsidised medical insurance and subsidised education and training for you and your dependants.

Higgins is committed to a drug-free workplace. The successful applicant will be required to pass pre-employment drug and alcohol testing along with a health check – you’ll need to be fit for work!

Applicants for this position must have NZ residency or a valid NZ work visa.

Building better roads for safer journeys – He pai ake te hanga o ngā rori, kia haumaru ai ngā haerenga

Research shows that females and minority groups don’t always apply for roles unless they match 100% of the requirements. So, if this role is of interest but you feel you don’t quite fit, we encourage you to apply anyway. We are enriched by many nationalities, languages, religions, customs, and lifestyles. We are proud of our diversity and see it as one of the things that make us better together.