Fleet Manager

Thames Valley Police; Bicester; On-site; GBP 67,000 - 81,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

30 days annual leave

Flexible working conditions

Local government pension scheme

Wellbeing services

Job summary

Thames Valley Police invites applications for a senior Fleet Manager to provide visible leadership across the Chiltern Transport Consortium fleet and workshops, supporting five forces in a high-demand environment. You will drive workshop performance and delivery through managers.

This role focuses on availability, efficiency, compliance and value for money, using data and analysis to inform vehicle selection and service improvements.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience leading operational teams and managers.
• Confident in holding others to account for performance and standards, while developing people.
• Understands workshops and technical services and their role in availability.
• Moves organisations from reactive to planned, proactive delivery using data insights.
• Comfortable working across multiple locations, stakeholders and priorities.
• Strong judgment, credibility and resilience in a demanding setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide visible, effective leadership across workshops and fleet support functions.
• Lead and hold managers to account for workshop performance, productivity and compliance.
• Drive a proactive approach to fleet management, improving planning and availability.
• Ensure consistent service delivery across sites, balancing demand and value for money.
• Use data and performance insight to inform fleet decisions and service improvements.
• Lead managers through change and performance challenges, building capability.
• Manage fleet procurement, commissioning, lifecycle planning and supplier performance.
• Support budget management, forecasting and reporting for value for money.
• Represent CTC with member forces, suppliers and external partners at forums.

Skills

Leadership experience

Operational leadership

Fleet management

Stakeholder management

Job description

Band 5L, £73,929 per annum, plus benefits

We are looking for an experienced and credible Fleet Manager to provide strong operational leadership across the Chiltern Transport Consortium (CTC) fleet and workshops, supporting five police forces and a highly complex, high‑demand operational environment.

This is a senior leadership role with responsibility for workshop performance, fleet availability, and delivery through managers, ensuring that services are efficient, compliant, proactive and focused on supporting frontline policing.

What you’ll be responsible for

As Fleet Manager, you will:

• Provide visible, effective leadership across CTC workshops and fleet support functions, setting clear expectations, standards and accountability.
• Lead and hold managers to account for workshop performance, productivity, compliance, quality of work and operational availability.
• Drive a proactive approach to fleet and workshop management, anticipating issues, reducing reactive activity and improving planning, maintenance and availability.
• Ensure consistent standards of service delivery across multiple sites, balancing operational demand, value for money and legislative compliance.
• Work closely with the Fleet Services & Logistics Manager to use data, trend analysis and performance insight to inform fleet decisions, vehicle selection and service improvement.
• Lead managers through change, continuous improvement and performance challenges, addressing under‑performance and building capability and resilience.
• Manage fleet procurement, commissioning, lifecycle planning and supplier performance within agreed frameworks and governance.
• Support the Head of CTC with budget management, forecasting and reporting, ensuring robust control and value for money.
• Represent CTC professionally with member forces, suppliers and external partners, including at regional and national forums.

What we’re looking for

We’re looking for a leader who:

• Has demonstrable experience leading operational teams and managers, ideally in a fleet, engineering, transport or similarly complex service environment.
• Is confident holding others to account for performance and standards, while developing people and building strong management teams.
• Understands the importance of workshops and technical services in delivering operational availability.
• Can move an organisation from reactive to planned and proactive delivery, using performance information and insight.
• Is comfortable working across multiple locations, stakeholders and priorities.
• Brings strong judgement, credibility and resilience in a demanding operational setting.

Technical fleet or engineering knowledge is important, but this role is first and foremost about leadership, delivery and performance through others.

CTC operates one of the largest and most complex police fleets in the UK. This role offers the opportunity to:

• Lead services that directly support frontline policing
• Shape workshop performance and fleet delivery at scale
• Make a tangible difference to efficiency, availability and value for money

As part of the Thames Valley Police family you will enjoy a fantastic range of benefits including 30 days annual leave per annum, pro-rata for part time (plus Bank Holidays), flexible working conditions, a wide range of lifestyle discounts, career development opportunities and have the option to join a local government pension scheme. For more information on our benefits, please visit the supporting you page, via the link at the bottom of the advert.

The closing date for enquiries and receipt of completed applications is Sunday 1 November 2026.

At Thames Valley Police (TVP) we work together to protect our communities. Whether as an officer, staff member or volunteer, you will make a difference and play an important role in helping achieve our mission. As you take on a role with pride and confidence, you will be supported, developed and valued, ensuring you can be at your best in the service of our communities. Learn more About Us .

Working Smart

You will be joining an organisation that strives to improve every day. In the post-pandemic era this means changing the way we work and deliver our services, which brings a number of benefits including a more flexible and capable workforce.

SupportingYou

Your wellbeing and safety is at the heart of all we do. Whilst you are doing the work that matters, we’ll be supporting you via a wide range of Wellbeing services, partnerships and initiatives. We have a number of active staff support networks and buddy schemes which you will have access to and can be involved with.We are committed to building a workforce that better reflects the communities we serve and an inclusive culture that not only values, but finds strength in difference. We also offer a comprehensive range of benefits and discount schemes, some provided directly by the organisation and others via partnerships including Blue Light card. Learn more about how we will be Supporting You .

Developing You

We promote a culture where your continuous professional development and learning is actively encouraged and where people have the opportunity, and responsibility, to achieve their full potential.

Vetting.

All posts require a level of Police Vetting as per the National Vetting Code of Practice. The residency requirement is necessary to enable all applicants to be checked in an equitable manner. Thames Valley Police will allow applicants to apply who do not necessarily reach the criteria as long as they have proven UK residency and supporting evidence where necessary. Applications will be considered on a case by case basis.

As part of our ongoing commitment to fair and transparent recruitment, we provide guidance on how AI may be used during the application and interview processes. Please familiarise yourself with our AI Guidance for Applicants - TVP Careers