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General Information

Job Type
Permanent
Business
Higgins
Location
Wellington
Job Reference
39353
Posted Date
11-Feb-2025
Closing Date
11-Mar-2025

Description

Looking for an exciting career change? Join the dynamic traffic management industry! Start as a Traffic Management Operative (TMO) with incredible opportunities for advancement to Site Traffic Management Supervisor (STMS) and beyond. Take the first step towards a rewarding and fast-paced career today!

  • Grow and develop in a supportive team 
  • Progress to STMS level – paid by us!
  • Competitive hourly rate - guaranteed minimum 40 hours per week

About the role

As a Traffic Management Operative, you will manage and direct traffic safely around road construction and maintenance sites and perform labouring tasks. Working a minimum of 40 hours per week (Monday-Friday between 6am-6pm), with flexibility to work additional hours/days as required, you will be responsible for:
 
  • Setting up and maintaining traffic control equipment to ensure the safety of both workers and the public
  • Maintaining and ensuring plant and equipment are operational
  • Operating plant and equipment safely and efficiently
  • Completing documentation accurately and on time
  • Communicating professionally with the team and community

What you’ll bring to the role

  • Safety-first attitude for yourself, your team, and the public
  • Full NZ Driver’s License Class 1
  • Traffic management experience and certifications is beneficial
  • Pride in your work and commitment to quality
  • Reliable, punctual, and motivated
  • Excellent communication skills
  • High level of physical fitness
  • Team-oriented mindset

About Us

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.

Building better roads for safer journeys 
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How to apply

Interested? Click Apply and provide a current CV.

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

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.