Group Fleet Manager

Metcor Group; Dartford; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Car allowance

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Life insurance

Personal accident cover

Virtual GP access

Employee assistance programme

Metcor Hub benefits

Company pension (auto-enrolment)

Job summary

Metcor Group is seeking an experienced Group Fleet Manager to lead fleet compliance, operations and continuous improvement across the group, holding Transport Manager accountability and ensuring our fleet stays safe, compliant and efficient.

You will lead a small national fleet team, act as the primary escalation point for fleet operations, and collaborate with business units to improve availability, utilisation, performance and cost control.

Qualifications

• Transport Manager CPC, national and/or international road haulage.
• Proven experience holding statutory Transport Manager responsibility.
• Experience managing fleet compliance, operations, administration and audit programmes.
• Experience leading a multi-disciplinary team in a transport or fleet setting.
• Strong project management and stakeholder management capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead statutory Transport Manager duties and Operator Licence compliance across the Group.
• Own fleet compliance policies, processes, audits and regulatory communications.
• Improve fleet availability, utilisation and efficiency using data, including Samsara telematics.
• Oversee vehicle lifecycle processes, allocation, driver onboarding and operational fleet queries.
• Lead fleet transformation projects, standardisation activity, EV planning and emissions reporting.
• Manage budgets, suppliers, KPI reporting, RAIDO and insurance claim activity.

Skills

Fleet leadership

Transport compliance

Stakeholder mgmt

Project management

Data analysis

Education

Transport Manager CPC

Tools

Samsara telematics

Regulatory software

Job description

Group Fleet Manager

Location: Dartford with national travel throughout the London & SE traffic area.

Contract:

Permanent, full time | Reports to Group Transformation and Fleet Director

Package:

Competitive salary and car allowance

The role

Metcor Group is seeking an experienced Group Fleet Manager to lead fleet compliance, operations and continuous improvement across the group. You’ll hold named Transport Manager accountability, ensuring our fleet stays safe, compliant and efficient.

The successful candidate will lead a small national fleet team, act as the main point of escalation for fleet operational matters, and work closely with business units to improve availability, utilisation, performance and cost control.

What You'll Be Doing

• Lead statutory Transport Manager duties and Operator Licence compliance across the Group.


• Own fleet compliance policies, processes, audits and regulatory communications.


• Improve fleet availability, utilisation and efficiency using data, including Samsara telematics.


• Oversee vehicle lifecycle processes, allocation, driver onboarding and operational fleet queries.


• Lead fleet transformation projects, standardisation activity, EV planning and emissions reporting.


• Manage budgets, suppliers, KPI reporting, RAIDO and insurance claim activity.

About you

You will be a confident fleet or transport leader with strong compliance knowledge, senior stakeholder management skills and experience leading teams, projects and operational improvement in a transport environment.

Essential Experience

• Transport Manager CPC, national and/or international road haulage.


• Proven experience holding statutory Transport Manager responsibility.


• Experience managing fleet compliance, operations, administration and audit programmes.


• Experience leading a multi-disciplinary team in a transport or fleet setting.


• Strong project management and stakeholder management capability.

Desirable Experience

• Experience with multi-category fleets; tank-vehicle, transformation, CILT or telematics experience would be advantageous.

Package

• Competitive salary and car allowance


• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays


• Personal accident cover (after 1 year's service)


• Life insurance (after 1 year's service)


• Access to a virtual GP (after 1 year's service)


• Early Christmas pay — monthly pay day is the 25th; December pay usually comes a week earlier


• Employee assistance programme, including a 24-hour advice line


• Metcor Hub — benefits, savings and perks


• Company pension: Employees will be auto-enrolled into the company pension scheme after three months’ service. Contributions will be made via salary sacrifice, subject to eligibility and scheme rules.


• Social events

Pre-Employment Checks

If successful, employment will be subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks, including DBS and drug testing.

Why join us?

This is a high-impact opportunity to shape a critical Group-wide fleet function, strengthen compliance and drive meaningful improvements in safety, performance, efficiency and sustainability.