How much does a car park & traffic attendant earn?

Indicatively £12.00–£13.50 per hour. That is an observed market range rather than an offer — actual pay depends on the employer, your experience, shift pattern and whether you are PAYE or self-employed.

What do I need to work as a car park & traffic attendant?

No experience needed. You would typically need: Traffic marshal / banksman. No experience needed; a short traffic marshalling course is usually provided.

When would this role be hired on the Universal Bedford build?

Across 2 phases, from pre-opening recruitment & training (roughly 2030) through to operations (roughly 2041). These windows are the usual sequence for a project of this size, not Universal's published programme.

Is this role likely to be filled locally?

Very likely local. Universal has pledged around 80 per cent local hiring across Bedfordshire and Milton Keynes, but that average hides real variation — roles like this one are overwhelmingly recruited locally.

Transport & access

Car park & traffic attendant

Managing arrival and departure for very large volumes of vehicles.

Indicative pay: £12.00–£13.50
Paid: per hour
Entry level: No experience needed
Hiring volume: High volume

Pay is an indicative market range, not an offer. We hold no vacancies for this role.

What the job involves

Directing traffic, managing parking flow, assisting guests and handling the concentrated peaks at opening and closing.

How to get into it

No experience needed; a short traffic marshalling course is usually provided.

What you need before you start

The cards, tickets and checks this role normally requires.

Traffic marshal / banksman

£90–£180 · valid 3 years typically

A short course covering safe vehicle movement, signalling and pedestrian segregation.

When this role is needed

Indicative windows based on the typical sequence for a project of this size. Not Universal’s published programme.

Pre-opening recruitment & training
Roughly 2030–2031
The pivot point. Hiring shifts almost entirely away from construction toward hospitality, retail, guest services and entertainment — and this is where the local hiring pledge has the most room to deliver.
Operations
Roughly 2031–2041
Overwhelmingly hospitality, retail, ride operations, entertainment, facilities and corporate roles. Ongoing maintenance keeps a permanent core of electricians, mechanical fitters and building services engineers on site.

Other transport & access roles

Shuttle & coach driver

Training or ticket needed

Transport & access

£13.00–£16.00 per hour

Moving guests and staff between car parks, hotels and the gates.

Steady needVery likely local