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Job Overview

Our client are a leading utilities and infrastructure business going through an exciting period of investment growth and change. 

They are looking to recruit a Group Fleet Manager to manage the fleet across the group, ensuring continued safe & compliant transport operations throughout the company.

Primary responsibilities include purchasing and maintaining vehicles, registering, and licensing vehicles and finding ways to cut costs and maximise profits

Principal Accountabilities:

• Fleet management of 300+ vehicles
• Maintenance of the Operator’s Licence
• Strong Understanding of DVSA & FTA regulations & requirements
• Service planning, scheduling & continual review
• Compliance with transport legislation
• Contractor maintenance
• Management, retention, and recruitment of depot mechanics
• Ability to communicate confidently and appropriately with colleagues, management, contractors, and clients
• Develop a strategy for decreasing vehicle cost
• Create reports of driver's effectiveness
• Working closely with Managers and teams to develop strategies for improved cost efficiency
• Ensuring that a fleet of vehicles is operating in accordance with legislation and regulations
• Communicating with Insurance Brokers and organising the appropriate insurance for Drivers and vehicles
• Assisting with the drafting and implementation of effective policies and processes regarding fleet operations
• Managing strict vehicle maintenance and servicing schedules to minimise downtime
• Monitoring Driver behaviour and working with the relevant management teams to ensure suitable remedial and corrective actions are implemented effectively.
• Maintaining accurate and detailed records of vehicle inspections and services
• Monitoring fleet costs and ensuring that they remain within budget.

Required Qualifications & Professional Membership(s):

• Relevant CPC qualifications to be the named Operators Licence holder

Knowledge & Experience:

• Experience working with specialist vehicles used across the business

Skills & Personal Qualities:

• Experienced Fleet or Transport Manager
• CPC holder
• Qualifications essential to holding “operator’s licence”
• Thorough understanding EU driver hours and Working Time Directive
• Management experience of tracking systems and associated reporting
• Professional and positive approach
• Self-motivated and organised
• Flexible attitude and approach
• Commercial awareness.          

Our Clients Values

Safety: uncompromising in our commitment to drive outstanding Health, Safety & Environmental performance.

When undertaking their role, our clients employees commit to:

• Demonstrate high standards and drive a positive safety culture of mutual trust, openness and confidence
• Ensure their teams have the knowledge, equipment and training to undertake your work safely
• Communicate health and safety matters to their teams and implement health and safety action plans
• Act effectively and speedily to any reports of risks or hazards that have the potential to cause harm
• Report any accidents, near misses and incidents in a timely manner and ensure a timely investigation process
• Actively promote safe working behaviours and safe thinking in all work activities
• Ensure compliance with all relevant safety standards, rules and procedures
• Coach and develop their team members to improve safety

Service: committed to delivering outstanding customer service every job, every day.