Fleet Manager

Bristol Waste Company; Bristol; On-site; GBP 58,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional waste management company is seeking a Fleet Manager to oversee the management of a diverse vehicle fleet in Bristol. The role involves ensuring legal compliance, cost control, and driving fleet efficiency. Candidates should possess strong technical knowledge of HGV systems, proven leadership experience, and effective communication skills. Competitive salary and benefits are provided, including a supportive work environment focused on employee well-being.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus 8 bank holidays

5% employer contribution into the pension scheme

BUPA Employee Assistance Programme

BUPA Health Cash Plan

Free access to a discount scheme

Employee referral scheme

Dedicated learning and development team

Flexible working options including a hybrid model

Qualifications

• Proven leadership in fleet and workshop operations.
• HGV Licence (Class 1 or 2) is desirable but not essential.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of Fleet Action Plan and align it with operational priorities.
• Oversee fleet deployment, utilisation, and asset allocation to reduce hire dependency.
• Embed preventative maintenance practices and ensure statutory compliance.
• Manage fleet KPIs including vehicle availability and defect closure.
• Drive fleet rationalisation and life extension programmes.

Skills

Strong technical knowledge of HGV systems and diagnostics

Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills

Strategic thinking and data-driven decision-making

Education

NVQ Level 3 in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair

Fleet Management or Transport Manager CPC

Job description

Salary: £58,327.37, Hours: 40 hours per week, Monday – Friday, Location: Albert Road.

Fleet Manager

About Bristol Waste Company

What we do is important – we’re here to keep Bristol, and beyond, clean, and safe. We do this for our city’s residents, workers, visitors, and businesses. Our work helps deliver Bristol’s sustainability targets in partnership with the council. Bristol Waste’s commercial operation, where we serve businesses and organisations across the region, is also growing. Our ambition is to provide good quality, value for money services, and we continue to deliver a social value impact worth more than £20 million every year. We want people who share our values and want to work with us to drive our business forward.

Purpose Of The Role

Bristol Waste Company is seeking a dynamic Fleet Manager to lead the strategic and operational management of our diverse vehicle fleet. This is a high-impact role where you'll ensure legal compliance, cost control, and maximum vehicle availability—keeping Bristol moving, sustainably and safely.

Key Responsibilities

• Leading the delivery of our Fleet Action Plan and aligning it with operational priorities
• Overseeing fleet deployment, utilisation, and asset allocation to reduce hire dependency
• Embedding preventative maintenance practices and ensuring statutory compliance
• Managing fleet KPIs including vehicle availability, defect closure, and parts supply
• Driving fleet rationalisation and life extension programmes
• Coaching and developing the Workshop Manager and wider team
• Championing a zero-defect culture and enforcing internal SLAs
• Ensuring full compliance with DVSA, Operator Licence, and PEWER regulations

Essential Requirements For The Role

• NVQ Level 3 in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair (or equivalent)
• Fleet Management or Transport Manager CPC or willingness to complete
• Strong technical knowledge of HGV systems and diagnostics
• Proven leadership in fleet and workshop operations
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
• Strategic thinking and data-driven decision-making
• HGV Licence (Class 1 or 2) is desirable but not essential.

Our Benefits

• Annual leave package of 25 days plus 8 bank holidays.
• Employer contribution of 5% into the company pension scheme.
• Support for Mental Health, including a BUPA Employee Assistance Programme that provides support covering Mental Health, Financial and Family related topics. We also have Mental Health First Aiders across the business.
• Support for your Physical Health with our BUPA Health Cash Plan (we cover the cost of coverage for you), Cycle to Work scheme and an onsite Physiotherapist. All are free for our colleagues.
• All colleagues receive free access to our Reward Gateway discount scheme, helping you make your money go further with savings at over 900 retailers. It’s one of the ways we support smart spending and everyday wellbeing.
• Because we value our colleagues, we want to recruit more employees just like them, which is why we have our employee referral scheme.
• Dedicated learning and development team. We take pride in developing our colleagues and some examples of this include our In-House Driver Development Programme and internal promotions. Many of our Senior Leadership Team have developed from Operational roles, such as one of our Contract Managers who started as a Street Cleanser.
• Employee recognition ‘Stand Out Award’ and long service awards. To celebrate our colleagues wherever they are on their journey with us, we recognise and celebrate talent.
• We recognise that everyone is different and strive to create an environment that supports all colleagues through flexible working. We have introduced a hybrid working model where possible and actively encourage part-time working, job sharing and flexibility on hours. If this interests, you please do get in touch, and we can start a conversation.

Everyone Belongs

At Bristol Waste everyone belongs – we are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation. We give fair and equal consideration to all applications. We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages, genders ethnicities, nationalities, disabilities, religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence.

Important Note On Applying

• Please apply as soon as possible and before 23:59 on the closing date. Sometimes we close vacancies early if we receive a high number of quality applications.
• Due to the high volume of interest, we won’t be able to receive late applications and we are currently unable to respond to all who apply.
• If you haven’t heard from us within three weeks of the closing date, it unfortunately means you won’t be invited to interview on this occasion.

Contact Us

Please contact our People Services team to discuss this role, your application, or any reasonable adjustments and support in applying for this position:

• [e-mail]
• 0117 440 6676

Thank you for your interest in joining Bristol Waste Company.