Diversions Manager

Location

South East England | United Kingdom

Job description

About the role

Balfour Beatty Highways maintain, manage and operate major highway networks across the UK and support local authorities creating communities where people want to live work and play.

We provide high quality asset strategy, management and planning consultancy services to a wide range of public and private sector customers. We provide specialist, reliable, sustainable and creative advice for asset management planning and implementation in the UK. We put our customers first and prioritise completing schemes safely, efficiently and to a high standard.

Our Balfour Beatty Highways business has a terrific opportunity for a Diversions Manager as part of the Connect Plus Services (CPS) team based in South Mimms, Leatherhead or Dartford.

The Diversion Manager is responsible for implementing and managing the GG907 standard for diversion routes during planned works on the M25 network. This role involves overseeing the entire diversion planning process, from initial assessment through stakeholder liaison, route approval, and post-implementation review.

The role requires a balance between hands-on assessment (including drive-throughs and video assessments) and strategic management, ensuring all diversion routes are safe, efficient, and compliant with GG907 standards.

What you'll be doing

• Manage the full closure process for carriageways as per planned works, including emergency and preferred route assessments.
• Conduct assessments of proposed diversion routes, both through physical drive-throughs and virtual tools like video assessments.
• Develop and maintain a library of previously used routes and update it based on recent assessments and stakeholder feedback.
• Collaborate closely with local authorities and other stakeholders for alternative route planning and agreement.
• Lead stakeholder liaison activities and address any issues arising from site or customer feedback regarding diversion routes.
• Ensure that all diversion route drawings and assessments are accurately recorded and updated in the organizational systems.
• Apply and adapt procedures for engaging with traffic authorities, particularly when changes to diversion routes are required.
• Contribute to the development and implementation of system upgrades that support the GG907 standard, including standardizing storage for route assessments and detailed diversion plan drawings.
• Monitor and review the performance of implemented diversion routes, including compliance with the Routine & Winter Service Code.
• Continuously improve the diversion planning process based on practical experiences, stakeholder feedback, and data-driven insights.

We have offices in South Mimms, Dartford and Leatherhead and are flexible with where you would prefer to work from. This role is available part-time, job share or full-time. This is because we want the best people for our roles, and we recognise that sometimes those people arent available full-time.

Who we're looking for

The following qualities/experience are essential:

• Educational Background: Degree in a technical field or equivalent experience in traffic management or related areas.
• Technical Skills: Proficient in route assessment tools, including video assessment technologies, and knowledgeable about NRSWA.
• Experience: Proven track record in managing multi-stakeholder projects, preferably in traffic or highway management.
• Organizational Skills: Highly organized, able to manage multiple ongoing priorities and adapt to changing environments.

Additional Qualifications and Skills:

• Proficiency in using virtual tools for route assessment, including video assessment technologies.
• Experience in developing and utilizing a comprehensive library of diversion routes and assessments.
• Skilled in liaising with multiple stakeholders, including local authorities, emergency services, and traffic authorities.

Why work for us

CPS is a Joint Venture project with Balfour Beatty, AtkinsR alis, and Egis. We operate and maintain the M25. The M25 is the busiest section of motorway in Europe and requires careful and efficient planning of work in order to deliver over 100m of annual investment in the highway infrastructure each year, in addition to planned and reactive maintenance activity.

If you have or are looking for a career in Highways, working on the M25 will give you experience and challenge that no other Highways project can offer.

About us

At Balfour Beatty we are committed to creating a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture where everyone can be themselves and reach their full potential, not only because this is the right thing to do, but because it makes us a better business.

To ensure we deliver on this commitment, we have a UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan which sets out the wide range of targeted, proactive, measurable steps we are taking to make this a reality. You can read our UK Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan in full at

To help and support us with our desired commitment to create an inclusive culture we are members of WISE, enei, Business Disability Forum and Women into Construction. In 2020, we signed the Audeliss and Involve Open Letter to demonstrate our commitment to taking key long term and sustainable actions on Black Inclusion.

Balfour Beatty is also a Gold Award holder in the Ministry of Defence 'Employer Recognition Scheme' and actively encourage applications from Armed Forces personnel, veterans, and reservists.

As a Disability Confident Employer, we are committed to working with people who have disabilities and long-term health conditions to remove barriers for them in obtaining employment. We are also committed to offering applicants with a disability an interview if they meet the minimum requirements for the role.

Further information on Disability Confident can be found at:

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