Fleet Controller

NY Highways; Northallerton; On-site; GBP 42,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

A local transport management company is seeking a Fleet Controller to manage a diverse fleet and ensure compliance with road regulations. The role involves travel across North Yorkshire, coordinating maintenance and overseeing vehicle checks. Candidates must have relevant driving licenses and a strong understanding of fleet management. This full-time position offers career development, generous annual leave, and various staff benefits.

Benefits

Annual pay progression

Training and development opportunities

Generous paid annual leave

Company vehicle use

Pension scheme with employer contributions

Employee Assistance programme

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of road transport regulations and compliance requirements.
• Ability to travel across North Yorkshire to multiple sites.

Responsibilities

• Manage the fleet management system and monitor compliance.
• Coordinate maintenance and repairs using advanced diagnostic tools.
• Liaise with suppliers to resolve issues.

Skills

Current Class C & E Driving Licence

Transport Manager CPC

Strong knowledge of road transport regulations

Experience with fleet management systems

Job description

Fleet Controller, NY Highways

Location: Northallerton, North Yorkshire

Salary: Starting from £42,412 per year
Contract: Permanent | Full Time (40 hours/week)
Extras: Overtime

Hours: 7:30am – 4.00pm
Join Our Team who keep North Yorkshire Moving

Take the lead in managing and optimising a fleet of over 260 mixed vehicles from 66 operator licence vehicles, 56 gritting vehicles, 138 mixed vehicles from 3.5t tipping vehicles to Small panel vans for NY Highways. As Fleet Controller, you’ll play a vital role in ensuring our fleet remains safe, compliant, and efficient. This is a dynamic position that involves travel across North Yorkshire to visit our various operating sites, supporting teams and ensuring standards are met.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Manage the fleet management system and monitor compliance.


• Coordinate maintenance and repairs using advanced diagnostic tools.


• Oversee vehicle checks, driver hours compliance, and purchase requisitions.


• Liaise with suppliers to resolve issues and authorise higher repair limits.


• Improve workflows and be named on the Operator’s Licence as Transport Manager.


• Provide on-site support across the county, delivering toolbox talks and ensuring health and safety standards.

Read the full job description here

What You’ll Bring

• Current Class C & E Driving Licence, Transport Manager CPC, and Tachograph Card.


• Strong knowledge of road transport regulations and compliance requirements.


• Experience with fleet management systems, workshop management, fuel systems, and telematics.


• Ability to travel across North Yorkshire to multiple sites. Ability to visit all workshop locations to deliver toolbox talks and report on workshop housekeeping and health and safety standards

Why NY Highways?

We’re a growing, commercially minded organisation with strong public sector roots. Our partnership with North Yorkshire Council ensures job security, while our expanding private sector workstreams offer variety and challenge. While we work closely with the Council, NY Highways Property is an independent business and not part of the Council itself.

• A competitive salary with annual pay progression


• Opportunities for career progression including a strong commitment to your training and development, including a variety of courses to support your career growth


• Generous paid Annual leave starting at 24 days, increasing to 29 days with 5 years’ service, plus bank holidays. Other types of paid or unpaid leave to support your family circumstances


• Use of a company vehicle during the working day


• Membership of the Royal London pension scheme with Employer contributions


• Access to a variety of staff benefits including the Vivup scheme, Cycle to work schemes, access to Darlington Credit Union, Death in Service Benefit


• Access to Occupational Health services, Health cash plan and an Employee Assistance programme


• Supportive working environment with a range of best practice policies

Apply

Apply and become a vital part of our Highways team. We’re interviewing as applications come in– apply now!

Please get in touch with Ashley Benford on 07814 932 389 or [e-mail] to discuss the position in more detail.

Closing date: Midnight on Wednesday 17th December 2025

We reserve the right to remove this vacancy in the event of the position being filled before the proposed deadline. NY Highways is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We are committed to equality of opportunity for all staff. We welcome applications from individuals regardless of age, any disability, sex, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, pregnancy and maternity, race, religion, or belief.

We will not accept applications from agencies and can only consider applications from individuals with right to work within the UK.

At NY Highways, safety is a core principle. We are dedicated to the health and safety of our employees and the public. To maintain a safe work environment, we enforce a strict substance misuse policy. Employees must report to work fit for duty and free from drugs or alcohol. New employees will undergo mandatory drug and alcohol testing, with random tests conducted throughout employment. Adherence to this policy is essential for upholding our safety standards and ensuring the integrity of our operations.