Overview:
Marlborough Highways has a long and proud history of employing military veterans, and in March 2022 signed the Armed Forces Covenant as part of its commitment to both active and former service personnel. It is a pledge that the company acknowledges and understands that those who serve or who have served in the Armed Forces, and their families, should be treated with fairness and respect in the community. Working with the Career Transition Partnership, Marlborough supports the employment of veterans, and endeavours to offer them the training and flexibility that they need to flourish in their career, while maintaining their relationship with the Armed Forces. Antony Jackman spent more than a decade in the army and joined Marlborough in February 2021 as a Traffic Management Operative.
Background
Antony grew up in the large bustling town of Llanelli in South Wales, where he had a love for rugby and for cars. He left school aged 16, and after briefly considering a career as a mechanic, he decided to join the army, motivated by the opportunity to quickly pass his driving test and to travel the world. Antony undertook basic training at Glencorse Barracks, just outside Edinburgh, before joining the Royal Logistic Corps, where he rose to the rank of Corporal during an illustrious 11-year career. Highlights included tours of Bosnia and Kosovo, where Antony participated in vital UN and NATO led peace keeping and stabilisation missions, helping to win the hearts and minds of the local populations alongside international colleagues. While there were challenging and sometimes dangerous experiences during his time in the army, Antony is in no doubt that his military career was an overwhelmingly positive one, which has helped shape his personality – instilling discipline, work-ethic, and pride in performance.
Marlborough Highways career
After leaving the army, Antony initially worked in the cavity wall insulation and energy assessment industries, before taking up a career in traffic management. He knew Marlborough by reputation and during the interview process highlighted his military experience and the transferable skills acquired while serving. On joining the company, he was given the training and other support needed to quickly integrate into the team, fast becoming an indispensable member of Marlborough’s Traffic Management department. During the company induction phase, Antony notes that long serving Marlborough colleague and fellow veteran Chris Wood, went above and beyond in welcoming him to the organisation, bonding over their shared military experience. Today the company provides Antony with the flexibility he needs to live a balanced work and personal life, allowing him to dedicate the time he desires to his family, and to maintain relationships with former military colleagues.
Fact file
Marlborough Highways
- Job title Traffic Management Operative
- Joined Marlborough February 2021
- Department Traffic Management
- Reports to Traffic Management Manager
Personal details
- Hometown Llanelli, South Wales
- Currently lives Stowmarket, Suffolk
- Family Father to teenage son
- Interests Former rugby player and motoring enthusiast
Military Career
- Service 1998 – 2009 (still a Reservist)
- Corps Royal Logistics
- Highest rank Corporal
- Selected tours Bosnia, Kosovo, Macedonia, and Germany
Transferable skills
- Discipline
- Time-management
- Strong work-ethic
- Pride in performance
Duties
- HGV driving
- Installing, maintaining and the removal of traffic management equipment
- Support in the coordination of road closures and contraflow systems
- Ensuring that sites are safe for employees and the public
Quote
“I was asked about my time in the Armed Forces during my interview with Marlborough, and the hiring team were genuinely interested in my military career and the transferable skills I could bring to the role. I have felt like a valued member of the company since day one, with the site and office staff all going out of their way to welcome me and to put me at ease. Marlborough provides the support and encouragement I need to perform in my job, while offering the flexibility and understanding to enjoy a great work-life balance. Marlborough has an excellent reputation in the industry, which is rightly deserved. It is without doubt the best place I have worked since leaving the army and I would recommend a career here to anyone who has served in the Armed Forces”.
Antony Jackman, Traffic Management Operative, Marlborough Highways
“One of the things I value most is their very collaborative and transparent team culture. It makes a big difference to have a contractor that wants to work closely with us and is supportive and responsive. With Marlborough, I get a team who are attentive, work collaboratively and honestly with me and don’t lose focus on delivering first class communications and compliance.”
“From the design stage, Marlborough has been fundamental in delivering the Broad Lane Square improvements scheme. During the works, not only did the team manage to keep to the programme, but they went the extra mile to ensure attention to detail and came up with innovative solutions to address issues encountered on site. My thanks on behalf of Haringey goes out to Marlborough for their dedication to deliver.”
“Working alongside our Term Service Contractor Marlborough Highways, we successfully completed renovations to the Crowstone Footbridge. The designs were provided by Marlborough, and the work was unique. The scheme was completed to budget and ahead of its programme duration.”
“I would like to thank you and your team for your efforts, the Marlborough crews were professional, courteous, and hard working all day and ensured the event went without a hitch. You and the team were a credit to the company, demonstrating commitment and support to the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham.”
“I just wanted to say what a pleasure it has been to work with Marlborough Highways over the last six months. The quality of work is superb, and there has been some excellent collaboration between Milestone and Marlborough to complete, what at times, has been quite a challenging scheme. I hope to work with Marlborough on another project in the near future.”
“Marlborough worked with us in constructing a 1.3km cycle track. There were a number of technical difficulties to overcome, and their gifted foreman worked to propose some innovative solutions to the challenges we faced. The result is a facility that the locals are proud of, providing walkers and cyclists with alternative access to the hospital and nearby school. The scheme was a lot of hard work, but well worth it.”
“Marlborough attracts people who take care and have pride in their work. Several gangs of Operatives worked tirelessly for six months to reconstruct drainage networks, lay more than 3km of high quality bespoke granite kerbs and granite channels blocks to ensure positive drainage. The technical compliance, attention to detail and level of quality finish along the entire carriageway was exceptional”.
“We saw huge benefits in appointing Marlborough as our full service contractor and we’re impressed – they’ve delivered consistent high quality service and superior quality control across every project. Marlborough, provide us with a ‘one-stop’ shop solution – we get the same quality of service and better control across all aspects of the project.”
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