Business Unit Fleet & Plant Manager

Eurovia UK Limited; Erith; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Eurovia UK Limited is seeking an experienced Fleet & Plant Manager to own the nationwide fleet, plant and transport operations. You will lead the management of assets, schedules and workshops to support highways and infrastructure projects, while balancing safety and efficiency.

The role emphasizes strategic direction with hands-on day-to-day fleet performance, ensuring assets are compliant, available and cost-effective for delivery across the country.

Qualifications

• Experience in highways, infrastructure or civil engineering sectors.
• Proven track record managing large fleets and plant assets.
• Knowledge of fleet management systems and telematics.

Responsibilities

• Lead fleet, plant and transport operations across the country.
• Manage asset lifecycles, maintenance programs and replacement strategies.
• Ensure compliance with operator licences, inspections and transport legislation.
• Drive fleet utilisation, efficiency and cost optimisation initiatives.
• Manage budgets, forecast expenditure and identify improvements.
• Oversee supplier and contractor performance and service agreements.
• Promote health, safety and regulatory compliance culture.
• Lead operational teams and support their development.
• Produce performance reports using fleet data to inform decisions.
• Support business improvement, transformation and change initiatives.

Skills

Fleet management

Telematics

Budget management

Leadership

Compliance

HSEQ

Stakeholder management

Safety

Job description

Business Unit: 5038 - Eurovia Specialist Treatments (EST)

Location: Erith

Job Role

Eurovia is seeking an experienced Fleet & Plant Manager to take ownership of the company's fleet, plant and transport operations across the country.

This is a key leadership position responsible for ensuring our vehicles, plant assets and transport operations are safe, compliant, cost-effective and fully aligned to operational requirements.

Working closely with operational, commercial and support teams, you will provide strategic direction while maintaining a hands‑on approach to managing day‑to‑day fleet performance, compliance and asset utilisation.

The Role

As Fleet & Plant Manager, you will be responsible for the management of fleet, plant, transport and workshop activities, ensuring assets are available, compliant and operating efficiently to support the delivery of highways and infrastructure projects.

Duties

• Leading all fleet, plant and transport operations across the country
• Managing vehicle and plant asset lifecycles, maintenance programmes and replacement strategies.
• Ensuring compliance with all operator licence requirements, statutory inspections and transport legislation.
• Driving fleet utilisation, efficiency and cost optimisation initiatives.
• Managing budgets, forecasting expenditure and identifying opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Overseeing supplier and contractor performance, procurement activities and service agreements.
• Promoting a strong health, safety and compliance culture throughout the operation.
• Leading operational teams and supporting their ongoing development.
• Producing performance reports and using fleet data and telematics to drive decision‑making.
• Supporting business improvement, transformation and change initiatives.

Person Specification

We are looking for a proven fleet, plant or transport professional with experience gained within construction, highways, civil engineering, infrastructure or a similarly demanding operational environment.

You will have:

• Highways, infrastructure or civil engineering sector experience.
• Experience managing large and diverse fleets.
• Knowledge of telematics and fleet management systems.
• Significant experience managing fleets, plant assets and transport operations.
• Strong knowledge of fleet compliance, maintenance planning and workshop operations.
• Experience of budget management, cost control and supplier management.
• A track record of successfully leading operational teams.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• Strong understanding of HSEQ requirements, compliance and risk management.
• The ability to balance strategic planning with practical operational delivery.

Desirable Experience & Qualifications

• CPC in Road Transport Operations or equivalent transport qualification.
• Experience delivering operational improvements and transformation programmes.
• Membership of a professional body such as IRTE, CILT, IAM, IOSH or similar.
• IOSH Managing Safely.
• NEBOSH Certificate.
• Relevant engineering, transport, fleet management or HSEQ qualifications.

Contract Type: Permanent

Hours: Full Time - 40 - Monday to Friday

Fairness Inclusion & Respect

Fairness, Inclusion and Respect (FIR) at Eurovia is about recognising and celebrating each other’s differences and what they bring to the team.

Harnessing this diversity and applying the experiences, abilities and unique qualities of individuals will enhance our business; therefore, we commit to equity of opportunity and fair treatment of all current and potential employees and encourage job applications from all.

Should you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the application process please contact us directly.

Eurovia recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles which include working from home to enable employees to balance their working life with other priorities.