Fleet Engineer

Cherry Professional Ltd; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 41,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Cherry Professional Ltd is assisting with a Fleet Engineer role in Leicester. The successful candidate will ensure vehicles remain safe, compliant and cost-effective, acting as a technical expert across maintenance providers and internal teams.

The role combines technical skill with commercial awareness to improve uptime, manage costs and deliver high service standards for customers and stakeholders. A proactive, data-driven approach with strong negotiation capabilities is essential.

Qualifications

• Fully qualified HGV Technician status or equivalent engineering qualification.
• Minimum of 5 years' HGV engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of commercial vehicle maintenance, diagnostics and repair standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage and develop relationships with external maintenance providers.
• Establish and monitor service level agreements to ensure quality, response times and fleet availability targets.
• Conduct supplier reviews and challenge underperformance to drive continuous improvement.
• Review repair quality, technical recommendations and recurring vehicle faults.
• Investigate root causes of maintenance issues and implement preventative solutions.
• Negotiate repair costs, warranty claims and goodwill contributions with suppliers and manufacturers.
• Support customers and internal stakeholders with technical guidance and engineering expertise.
• Analyse maintenance data and performance trends to identify risks and opportunities.
• Produce reports and recommendations to improve fleet efficiency and reduce operating costs.
• Ensure all engineering decisions support vehicle compliance, safety and customer service delivery.
• Contribute to ongoing operational improvement initiatives through the effective use of systems, data and technology.

Skills

HGV Technician

5+ years HGV exp

Vehicle maintenance knowledge

External suppliers mgmt

Problem solving

Commercial awareness

Negotiation skills

Stakeholder mgmt

Education

HGV technician qualification

Tools

Fleet management systems

Microsoft Office

Job description

Fleet Engineer

Leicester | £45,000+ & Benefits

The Role

As Fleet Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring vehicles remain safe, compliant, reliable and cost-effective. Acting as a technical expert and trusted stakeholder, you will work closely with maintenance providers, customers and internal teams to improve fleet uptime, manage costs and deliver exceptional service standards.

This is a varied position that combines technical expertise, commercial awareness and relationship management.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and develop relationships with external maintenance providers.


• Establish and monitor service level agreements to ensure quality, response times and fleet availability targets are achieved.


• Conduct supplier reviews and challenge underperformance to drive continuous improvement.


• Review repair quality, technical recommendations and recurring vehicle faults.


• Investigate root causes of maintenance issues and implement preventative solutions.


• Negotiate repair costs, warranty claims and goodwill contributions with suppliers and manufacturers.


• Support customers and internal stakeholders with technical guidance and engineering expertise.


• Analyse maintenance data and performance trends to identify risks and opportunities.


• Produce reports and recommendations to improve fleet efficiency and reduce operating costs.


• Ensure all engineering decisions support vehicle compliance, safety and customer service delivery.


• Contribute to ongoing operational improvement initiatives through the effective use of systems, data and technology.

About You

We are looking for a confident and commercially minded engineering professional who is comfortable balancing technical standards with business objectives.

You will have:

• Fully qualified HGV Technician status or equivalent engineering qualification.


• A minimum of 5 years' HGV engineering experience.


• Strong knowledge of commercial vehicle maintenance, diagnostics and repair standards.


• Experience managing external suppliers, workshops or maintenance providers.


• Excellent problem-solving and fault-finding capabilities.


• Strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills.


• The confidence to challenge decisions and influence outcomes.


• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.


• Good analytical and reporting skills with experience using fleet management systems and Microsoft Office.


• A proactive and solution-focused approach with excellent attention to detail.

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