Temporary Traffic Management Lead

Job Description

The Opportunity 

Fulton Hogan is seeking an experienced Temporary Traffic Management (TTM) Lead to support the Wellington Transport Alliance (WTA), overseeing both strategic and operational TTM delivery across a complex State Highway network.

The role requires deep expertise in CoPTTM and NZGTTM, strong leadership capability, and proven experience managing crews and subcontractors. You will build and develop high performing teams, ensure capability meets organisational and industry expectations, and provide expert guidance to uphold best practice TTM standards. A key focus is proactive risk management and enabling safe, efficient, and consistent TTM delivery.

Key responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Ensure efficient and reliable delivery of TTM across the WTA network, with a strong focus on safety, performance, and customer outcomes.
• Provide operational expertise to manage risk and identify opportunities that support continuous improvement in TTM operations.
• Lead training, development, and coaching initiatives to build a future fit TTM workforce, ensuring strong team capability, consistent delivery, and effective succession.

About you

To be successful in this role you will ideally have:

• 5+ years’ experience delivering TTM services in high capacity motorway environments
• Proven people management including operational crews
• Strong subcontractor and supplier management capability, including commercial oversight
• Experience contributing to strategic planning and long term operational improvement
• Solid understanding of regulatory frameworks, industry standards and best practice TTM methodologies
• Commercial acumen, including budgeting, forecasting and operational expenditure management
• Strong communication and influencing skills

The Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, you will have access to a range of other great benefits such as:

• Increased KiwiSaver employer contributions after service milestones
• BP fuel discounts
• Job security and professional development opportunities
• Access to family scholarship programmes to support their tertiary study
• Excellent discounts at a wide range of retailers
• Access to free confidential counselling and support services for you and your family

About Wellington Transport Alliance

The WTA is a collaborative partnership between NZ Transport Agency, Fulton Hogan, and WSP. Together, the alliance is responsible for managing the maintenance and operations programme for the state highways and roading networks across the Greater Wellington Region. The WTA is committed to delivering high service standards to both the region’s road users and the Greater Wellington region network.

Sound like you?

If this is the role you have been waiting for, to challenge the status quo and work within a high-performing team, then apply today.
 

All successful candidates must under-go and pass a pre-employment medical and drug screen.

We celebrate and embrace diversity across our business and are committed to equal employment opportunities.

We believe in the value that diversity brings to our team and people who share our REAL values are encouraged to apply.