Depot Manager- Traffic Management
Role: To manage all depot and traffic management operations ensuring they are always run in a professional and efficient manner.
Ensuring all operatives are briefed, understand and adhering to the correct RAMS, wearing correct PPE/Uniform and ensuring sites are maintained to a high standard.
To complete all jobs/tasks assigned to the depot. Respond to and complete all emergency works assigned to the depot.
Ensure sufficient labour resources available at all times, managing rotas and planned and unplanned absence.
Ensure sufficient stock levels of equipment, cones & signage at the depot.
To promote a robust Health & Safety culture and a professional ethos within the workforce. To promote a satisfactory experience for all clients and third parties alike to ensure repeat business. Problem solve and trouble shoot as and when required.
* To ensure all sites are correctly installed and maintained to a high standard, through audits, supervision, ad hoc observation of traffic management sites
* Ensure the overall running of the depot is efficient and in line with health and safety guidelines.
* Ensure the depot remains compliant with customer KPI’s
* Close out any client queries in a prompt and professional manner.
* Ensure the overall running of the depot is efficient and in line with health and safety guidelines.
* Ensure the depot remains compliant with customer KPI’s
* Close out any client queries in a prompt and professional manner.
* Ensure the daily planner is accurate and planned as far ahead as practical.
* Ensure the operation is managed as efficiently and economically as possible, managing spend on labour, purchases of equipment, consumable items and utilities.
* Ensure daily briefings and/or toolbox talks are given to all operatives and they are fully understood
* Manage all TM operatives, ensuring all RAMs and SOPs are understood and adhered to.
* Ensure all operatives have and are wearing full compliant PPE/Uniform.
* Ensure all vehicles are kept in a presentable and roadworthy condition. Ensure all vehicle defect and plant forms on the companies Vision is completed and address any non-conformance to ensure DTM Prime KPI statistics are adhered to
* Ensure all company paperwork is returned and filled out to a high eligible standard.
* Ensure all agency operatives are on site, inducted and filling in the correct digital paperwork.
* Assist the National Operations Manager to collate weekly performance/financial reports as required.
* Regular (minimum monthly) depot walk throughs ensuring housekeeping is to a high standard, increasing frequency where standards are below required expectations.
* To carry out a minimum of 1 site visit per week and 2 operative audits to ensure DTM Prime KPI statistics are adhered to.
* Ensure 24/7 call out service is always available via the Rota system
* Ensure daily briefings are given to all operatives and they are fully understood
* Ensure all vehicles are loaded and unload vehicles as and when requested, adhering to all RAMS and SSOW’s
* Drive all Company vehicles in a professional and competent manner, adhering to the Highway Code and all road traffic regulations. You are driving a liveried Company vehicle which means your driving standards, behaviours and actions whilst driving affect the Company’s reputation.
Technical Skills/Experience:
* Experience in supervising a large traffic management scheme.
* Experience in managing TM operatives
* Experience in all aspects of 12D traffic management
* Flexible/adaptable to cope with the variety of work and locations expected with the role.
* Able to work in reactive situations and fluctuating work volumes and depot resources.
* A good knowledge in all aspects of temporary traffic management covering sector scheme 12D (B desirable)
* Proven knowledge and experience of installing and operating multi-phase temporary traffic signal, and ability to maintain lane closures
* Ability to lead by example in respect of best practice and high standard traffic management practices.
* Self-driven, results-oriented, with a ‘can do’ attitude without compromising safety and/or compliance.
* Flexible/adaptable to cope with the variety of work and locations expected with the role.