Construction Plant Controller & Fleet Coordinator

T Vaughan Ltd; Hutton; On-site; GBP 33,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

T Vaughan Ltd is seeking a proactive Plant Controller to manage the coordination of plant and equipment across live construction sites in the South East and London region. You will act as the central point of contact between site teams, external hire companies, and internal fleet operations to ensure the right plant is in the right place at the right time.

Key tasks include tracking plant location and utilisation, negotiating with external hire suppliers, and ensuring LOLER/PUWER compliance.

Qualifications

• Experience as a plant controller/coordinator or in plant/fleet management within construction or civil engineering.
• A strong understanding of construction plant and equipment.
• Experience negotiating rates with external hire suppliers and handling invoices.
• Excellent organisational skills to manage multiple live sites and deadlines.
• Confident communication with site managers, hire suppliers and internal teams.
• Proficient with plant/fleet tracking software and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Take plant requests from site managers and arrange machinery from fleet or external hire.
• Track location, availability and utilisation of all plant across sites, depot and workshop.
• Coordinate movements of internal plant between sites to minimise downtime.
• Manage relationships with external hire companies, raise hire requests and query invoices.
• Maintain records of on-hire and off-hire equipment and ensure timely off-hire.
• Schedule servicing, repairs and safety inspections for internal fleet.
• Monitor external hire costs against site budgets and flag overspend.
• Ensure all plant on site meets LOLER/PUWER requirements and documentation is up to date.
• Resolve issues from breakdowns or delays and support cost control measures.
• Maintain plant hire/tracking system and produce utilisation reports.

Skills

Plant management

Fleet coordination

Cost control

Negotiation

Excel

Driving licence

MS Office

Tools

Fleet tracking software

Job description

T Vaughan Ltd is seeking a proactive Plant Controller to manage the coordination of plant and equipment across live construction sites in the South East and London region. You will act as the central point of contact between site teams, external hire companies, and internal fleet operations to ensure the right plant is in the right place at the right time.

Key tasks include tracking plant location and utilisation, negotiating with external hire suppliers, and ensuring LOLER/PUWER compliance.