Fleet Services Administrator

First Bus Central Services; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 26,000 - 28,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Simply Health & Smart Health for you &

EAP 24/7 mental health support

Discounts on high street brands

Discounted rail travel after 6 months

Free bus pass

Cycle to work scheme

Up to 25 days holiday + bank holidays

Pension scheme and share purchase

Job summary

First Bus is seeking a Fleet Services Administrator to join the Financial Operations team on a 12-month fixed-term basis in Leeds (Victoria Place), with hybrid working and a salary of £26,287–£27,600 per annum. You’ll handle fuel data, fleet transactions and reporting, developing your data skills while supporting essential operational and financial processes across UK-wide bus operations.

If you enjoy data, problem solving and building relationships, this role offers development in a fast-paced

Qualifications

• Previous experience in an administrative or operational support role.
• Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail.
• The ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• A proactive approach and the confidence to work independently.
• Strong relationship-building skills and a collaborative mindset.
• Experience working to deadlines and managing multiple tasks simultaneously.

Responsibilities

• Processing and analysing fuel data
• Supporting fleet and fuel-related transactions
• Producing missing trip and lost mileage reports
• Providing data, reporting and administrative support to internal stakeholders
• Managing queries accurately and efficiently through to resolution

Skills

Administrative support

Organisational skills

Attention to detail

Communication skills

Independent work

Relationship-building

Job description

About First Bus:

Are you ready to advance your career with one of the UK's leading bus operators? Join a forward-thinking company that embraces cutting-edge bus technology, from innovative mobile apps to environmentally friendly vehicles. We are passionate about delivering passenger journeys that are sustainable, comfortable, and efficient. We are at the forefront of innovation in the industry, connecting communities and shaping the future of public transport.

Location: Leeds (Victoria Place) / Hybrid Working Salary: £26,287 - £27,600 per annum (depending on experience) Contract: 12-Month Fixed Term Contract Hours: 37.5 hours per week

We're looking for a Fleet Services Administrator to join our Financial Operations team on a 12-month fixed-term basis.

This is an excellent opportunity for someone with administration experience who enjoys working with data, solving problems and building strong relationships across a business.

As part of our Fleet Services team, you'll play a key role in supporting essential operational and financial processes that help keep our UK-wide bus operations running efficiently. You'll gain exposure to a variety of processes, develop new skills and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives within a fast-paced environment.

What you'll be doing

• Processing and analysing fuel data
• Supporting fleet and fuel-related transactions
• Producing missing trip and lost mileage reports
• Providing data, reporting and administrative support to internal stakeholders
• Managing queries accurately and efficiently through to resolution

  What we're looking for

  • Previous experience in an administrative or operational support role
  • Strong organisational skills and excellent attention to detail
  • The ability to work effectively in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • A proactive approach and the confidence to work independently
  • Strong relationship-building skills and a collaborative mindset
  • Experience working to deadlines and managing multiple tasks simultaneously

  Rewards

  Your health is important to us which is why we offer Simply Health & Smart Health for you and your dependents at no cost to you! This offering includes cash back benefits across optical & dental as well as virtual GP appointments, mental health support and nutrition and fitness advise.

  Our EAP provision offers 24hr, 365 days a year mental health support

  • We are also committed to your financial wellbeing, and we offer a platform with many discounts on high street brands and supermarkets etc
  • Working at First you also receive discounted train travel for you and your family after 6 months service as well as a free bus pass
  • Cycle to work scheme
  • Up to 25 days holiday + bank holidays
  • Pension scheme and chance to buy discounted First Group shares

  Equal Opportunities

  Public transport serves everyone, whatever their differences. At First Bus, we want to be an employer open to you, no matter what your differences are. We aspire to be an inclusive organisation because diverse backgrounds, thinking and experiences bring so many benefits to our customers, communities, and people. We welcome applications from all. We are always looking for skilled and talented people to join us across our sixty plus depots from Aberdeen to Truro. It takes a dedicated team of specialists and professionals over just about every type of role you can think of to keep us on the road and creating amazing passenger journeys. We’ve embarked on a journey of major transformation – to make sure we put our people and customers first. Our people are the beating heart of First Bus. Without them, there would be no drivers to take customers to where they need to go and no engineers to keep our buses safely on the road. Our transformation programme is designed to reshape our business to meet tomorrow’s travel needs.