Carrington's Traffic Services (CTS) and Statewide Traffic WA (SWTWA) operate as an integrated traffic management business based in Midvale, delivering disciplined, safety-led services across metropolitan and regional Western Australia for government, Tier 1 contractors, and local authorities.

We operate a governance-first model built on strong field leadership, compliance assurance, and operational accountability, aligned to Main Roads Western Australia requirements and the Austroads AGTTM framework.

The Role:

As Traffic Management Operations & Compliance Lead - you will provide senior operational, planning, field compliance, and client-support leadership for CTS/SWTWA traffic management activities, with primary responsibility for supporting the major contracts and other major client works as directed by the business.

This is a hands-on operational leadership role that combines field supervision, compliance auditing, client coordination, planning-to-field verification, work-schedule review, permit and approval coordination, tracking, documentation control, and operational escalation support.

The role is not limited to field compliance. You will also be required to support planning, scheduling, auditing, evidence collection, reporting, invoicing support, after-hours phone support, and warehouse, depot, or office operations where required for business continuity.

Licences & Accreditations (Current & Essential):

• Australian Drivers Licence (Active)

• Construction Induction (White-Card)

• MRWA Worksite Traffic Management (WTM)

• Legal work authorisation in Australia (any legal work rights accepted)

Highly Regarded Qualifications

• MRWA Advance Worksite Traffic Management Accreditation (AWTM).

• Truck Mounted Attenuator Operator (OTMA)

• Australian Driver's Licence (HR-A/B Class preferred)

• Certificate IV in WHS - including relevant courses comprising of BSBWHS411

• Drug and Alcohol Testing Training - HLTPAT005 has officially been superseded by HLTPAT010

• Current Senior First Aid - HLTAID011

• Forklift Licence

• Test & Tag Accreditation

• Minimum 3–5 years' experience in traffic management operations. With proven experience leading crews on high-risk sites.

Key Responsibilities:

As part of this role, you will support the planning, coordination, compliance, and delivery of traffic management works across major projects and operational work programs. Duties include, but are not limited to:

• Review upcoming work programs, work orders, locations, access requirements, work methodology, and road environments to determine traffic management requirements.

• Identify which works require traffic management support, further scoping, permits, approvals, notifications, or additional operational clarification.

• Maintain accurate tracking of job references, work orders, planned dates, crew requirements, asset requirements, approval status, completion status, and close-out records.

• Coordinate traffic management crews, vehicles, equipment, subcontractors, accommodation, travel, and other operational resources for metro and regional works.

• Act as an operational liaison between internal teams, field crews, planners, schedulers, traffic management designers, subcontractors, road authorities, and project representatives.

• Manage day-to-day operational requirements, including urgent changes, cancellations, access issues, crew coverage, scope clarification, site escalation, and operational troubleshooting.

• Prepare, coordinate, or review traffic management documentation, including TMPs, TGSs, site-specific plans, generic traffic management documentation, permit documentation, notifications, and supporting compliance records.

• Ensure job information is complete and suitable for planning and implementation, including location details, work scope, traffic impacts, pedestrian and cyclist impacts, access requirements, staging, and plant or vehicle movement requirements.

• Review traffic management documentation prior to implementation to confirm it is suitable for the actual work scope and site conditions.

• Assist with road authority applications, permit submissions, notifications, and approval processes where required.

• Conduct site compliance audits and field verification checks, including signage and device placement, TMP/TGS implementation, lane closures, PPE, SWMS/JSA adherence, crew presentation, vehicle positioning, radio communication, and general site compliance.

• Prepare and submit audit findings, corrective actions, photos, daily records, compliance reports, and other supporting evidence as required.

• Identify non-conformances, planning gaps, missing approvals, unsafe setups, poor site implementation, incomplete documentation, or repeated operational failures, and escalate these matters to management where required.

• Ensuring daily records, job references, work order details, site information, traffic management documentation, accommodation records, and other supporting evidence are accurate and available.

• Support fatigue management, regional travel planning, accommodation coordination, start and finish time monitoring, and crew availability requirements.

• Coordinate with secondary service providers where required, including monitoring scope, coverage, compliance, communication, and delivery standards.

• Assist with the review, update, and reissue of traffic management documentation where plans require amendment, renewal, or periodic review.

• Participate in after-hours operational phone support where required, including urgent call-outs, cancellations, crew issues, compliance escalations, project requests, and emergency operational support.

• Protect the company’s commercial, operational, safety, compliance, and reputational position by ensuring planning, field delivery, communication, evidence collection, and close-out records are completed to the required standard.

Role Requirements:

This role requires a leader who understands operational and field supervision carries legal and reputational accountability. The successful candidate must be prepared to take ownership of outcomes, protect crews, protect the company, and uphold standards without compromise.

1. Demontrated field leadership experience - Minimum 3–5 years' experience in traffic management operations.

2. Essential crew leadership experience in traffic management with proven ability to manage teams on high-risk projects, and/or proven operational management experience.

3. Strong compliance and governance mindset.

4. Operational Accountability

5. Risk & Incident Leadership

6. Capacity to mentor & coach, communicate with a strong emotional intelligence

7. High standard of professional conduct

8. Calm decision-making under pressure

9. Willingness and ability to travel across metropolitan and regional Western Australia as operationally required.

Expected Deliverables
The successfull candidate is expected to maintain accurate and timely records related activities, including work reviewed, permits or approvals coordinated, crews booked, audits completed, corrective actions raised, client issues escalated, and supporting documentation prepared.

When working exernally from HQ's Offices, home, or field locations, the role requires to accurately record daily activities, working hours, job references, and task outcomes in the format required by the business. Reports and records must be sufficiently detailed to support operational planning, client reporting, KPI measurement, invoicing, compliance assurance, and management review.

Benefits:

• Fully maintained company vehicle with fuel card

• Superannuation in accordance with statutory requirements

• Ongoing professional development and industry training support

• Regular employment reviews

• Mobile phone and laptop.

We are seeking a disciplined, accountable, and field-driven leader who takes pride in doing the job properly. This role is suited to someone who understands that traffic management is not just about cones and signs, it is about protecting lives, protecting crews, and protecting the reputation of the organisation. If you are ready to step into a senior leadership position where standards matter and your decisions carry weight, we invite you to apply.