This unit describes a participant’s skills and knowledge required to prepare work zone traffic management plans in Civil construction.

This unit is appropriate for those working in management roles.

No licensing, legislation or certification requirements apply to this unit at the time of publication.

Evidence is required to be collected that demonstrates a candidate’s competency in this unit. Evidence must be relevant to the roles within this sector’s work operations and satisfy all of the requirements of the performance criteria of this unit and include evidence that the candidate:

locates and applies relevant legislation, documentation, policies and procedures

implements the requirements, procedures and techniques for the safe, effective and efficient preparation of work zone traffic management plans including:

accessing and interpreting plans, drawings, specifications and traffic management plan briefs

accessing and interpreting engineering survey information

accessing and interpreting hydrological, meteorological, cultural and heritage data

accessing and interpreting traffic analysis data

selecting and applying appropriate implementation techniques

applying engineering graphical presentation techniques

works effectively with others to undertake and complete the preparation of work zone traffic management plans that meets all the required outcomes including:

complying with written and verbal reporting requirements and procedures

communicating clearly and concisely with others to receive and clarify work instructions

communicating clearly and concisely with others to coordinate work activities

demonstrates completion of work zone traffic management plan that safely, effectively and efficiently meets all of the required outcomes on more than one (1) occasion including:

carry out risk assessments

interpret and analyse data

prepare a traffic management plan

determine traffic management plan capacity requirements

select traffic management plan options

size traffic management plan components

develop and applying traffic management plans

calculate flow rates, level of service, capacities and percentages

maintain plan and cost records

prepare a cost estimate

obtain plan approval

complete and submitting plan cost

participate in performance review of the plan process

provide clarification and advice to those applying the plan

perform a validation of the plan

The candidate must demonstrate knowledge in preparing work zone traffic management plans through:

accessing, interpreting and applying legislative, organization and site requirements and procedures for:

risk assessment and management

statutory compliance

work health and safety

environmental management

cultural and heritage

quality management

Australian and other relevant standards

industry and organisational design

current industry best practice

traffic management plan options

traffic management plan geometrics

plan approvals and reviews

documentation, recording and reporting

performance reviews

systems close out

potential hazards, constraints and conditions

techniques for choosing preferred options

team leadership techniques

operational techniques

traffic management plan implementation structures and capabilities

cost estimation techniques

principles of road user behaviour

An assessor of this unit must satisfy the requirements of the NVR/AQTF or their successors; and Industry regulations for certification and licensing; and,

this unit is best assessed in the context of this sector’s work environment; and,

outcomes of this unit that occur in an office-based setting may be assessed in a simulated environment provided it is realistic and sufficiently rigorous to cover all aspects of this sector’s workplace performance, including environment, task skills, task management skills, contingency management skills and job role environment skills; and,

this unit must be assessed in compliance with relevant legislation/regulation and using policies, procedures, processes and operational manuals directly related to the industry sector for which it is being assessed; and,

assessment may be conducted in conjunction with the assessment of other Units of Competency; and,

assessment must confirm consistent performance can be applied in a range of relevant workplace circumstances; and,

assessors must demonstrate the performance evidence, and knowledge evidence as outlined in this Unit of Competency, and through the minimum years of current* work experience specified below in an Industry sector relevant to the outcomes of the unit; or,

where the assessor does not meet experience requirements a co-assessment or partnership arrangement must exist between the qualified assessor and an Industry subject matter expert. The Industry subject matter expert should hold the unit being assessed (or an equivalent unit) and/or demonstrate equivalence of skills and knowledge at the unit level. An Industry technical expert must also demonstrate skills and knowledge from the minimum years of current work experience specified below in the Industry sector, including time spent in roles related to the unit being assessed; and,

assessor and Industry subject matter expert requirements differ depending on the Australian Qualifications Framework Level (AQF) of the qualification being assessed and/or Industry Sector as follows:

*Assessors can demonstrate current work experience through employment within Industry in a role relevant to the outcomes of the Unit; or, for external assessors this can be demonstrated through exposure to Industry by conducting frequent site assessments across various locations.

**Where a unit is being delivered outside of a Qualification the first numeric character in the Unit code should be considered to indicate the AQF level

Foundation skills essential to performance are explicit in the performance criteria of this unit. Further information is available in the Resources and Infrastructure Industry Training Package Companion Volume.

Civil construction