Fleet Safety & Compliance Manager

Enva; East Midlands; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Company pension scheme

Enhanced family friendly policies

24/7 Employee Assistance Programme (EA

Bike2Work scheme

Free on-site parking

Holiday Purchase Scheme

Job summary

Enva is seeking a Fleet Manager to lead safety, compliance and lifecycle performance of the HGV fleet and container assets. You will govern maintenance planning, asset control, audits and supplier performance while ensuring records and workshops stay compliant and fit for purpose.

You will oversee maintenance budgets, manage external providers and drive improvements in utilization, reliability and cost efficiency across the fleet.

Qualifications

• Essential: CPC Certificate of Professional Competence, National or International.
• Essential: Fleet compliance and maintenance management experience in a regulated fleet, logistics, recycling, waste, transport or heavy vehicle environment.
• Essential: Strong working knowledge of Operator Licence requirements, DVSA standards, UK transport legislation, PMI, defect management and audit-ready records.
• Essential: Demonstrable experience managing vehicle fleets and operational assets such as Skips, Roros, Containers, Plant or equipment.
• Essential: Experience leading workshops, maintenance teams, external contractors and suppliers.
• Essential: Proven ability to manage budgets, control costs, use KPIs and improve operational performance.
• Desirable: Relevant engineering, mechanical or fleet qualification; ISO/IMS experience; fleet systems, telematics, dashboards or asset tracking experience.

Responsibilities

• Act as the accountable lead for fleet safety, legal compliance and asset roadworthiness.
• Ensure vehicles, containers, workshops and maintenance activity meet Operator Licence, DVSA, transport legislation and company SHEQ requirements.
• Maintain robust processes for PMI, defect reporting, MOT preparation and performance, brake performance, tyre management, tachograph and driver compliance.
• Lead audits, regulatory inspections, non-conformance closure and corrective action tracking.
• Investigate incidents, defects, near misses and compliance risks, ensuring root cause analysis and sustainable corrective action.
• Monitor Fleet Compliance trends and take early corrective action where deterioration or increased risk is identified.
• Provide clear leadership to fleet compliance, maintenance, workshop and asset management teams.
• Build capability through recruitment, training, coaching, communication and performance management.
• Promote a Safety-First culture where defects, risks and concerns are raised early and closed properly.
• Set clear expectations for performance, behaviour, compliance and accountability.
• Work collaboratively with Operations, Transport, SHEQ, Finance, Procurement and HR to solve problems and improve outcomes.
• Promote innovation in areas such as telematics, vehicle specification and engineering.
• Develop and manage a proactive maintenance strategy for vehicle and container assets.
• Ensure fleet availability, reliability and utilisation support operational needs and customer service levels.
• Establish clear processes for vehicle off road (VOR) management and escalation.
• Oversee workshop planning, labour, parts, reactive repairs and breakdown response.
• Maintain asset registers, maintenance records, condition data and lifecycle information.
• Lead container inspection, repair, refurbishment, deployment and replacement planning.
• Manage external maintenance providers, contractors and suppliers to ensure quality, compliance, value and service performance.
• Review vehicle reliability by manufacturer, model, age and application to support future fleet decisions.
• Evaluate alternative fuels, new technologies and lower-emission vehicles where appropriate.
• Use KPI’s, dashboards and performance insight to manage compliance, downtime, defects, asset utilisation, cost and risk.
• Manage maintenance budgets, contractor spend, parts, repairs and supplier costs with financial discipline.
• Identify opportunities to reduce cost, improve maintenance efficiency and strengthen asset lifecycle value.
• Support CAPEX planning, business cases, replacement decisions and lease-or-buy recommendations.
• Maintain business continuity plans for breakdowns, supplier failure, resource constraints, peak demand and disruption.
• Provide clear reporting to the Head of Transport on performance, risks, actions, cost and improvement progress.

Skills

Fleet compliance

Maintenance management

DVSA standards

Operator Licence knowledge

Budget management

Leadership

Audit readiness

Education

CPC Certificate of Professional Competence

Job description

Enva is seeking a Fleet Manager to lead safety, compliance and lifecycle performance of the HGV fleet and container assets. You will govern maintenance planning, asset control, audits and supplier performance while ensuring records and workshops stay compliant and fit for purpose.

You will oversee maintenance budgets, manage external providers and drive improvements in utilization, reliability and cost efficiency across the fleet.