Lead Heavy Vehicle Compliance Specialist

Government Recruitment Service; Bolton; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Leave benefits

Flexible working

Job summary

Government Recruitment Service in Bolton is seeking a Heavy Vehicle Technical Officer to assess complex vehicle applications and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. The role involves advising front-line staff, collaborating with operators and manufacturers, and supporting the policy team on new initiatives.

You will respond to technical inquiries, manage risk, and help maintain safety and efficiency across the vehicle testing network. Salary and civil service benefits accompany the role.

Qualifications

• Ability to assess complex vehicle applications for regulatory compliance.
• Experience identifying risks and solving operational challenges.
• Proven ability to collaborate with internal and external stakeholders.
• Customer-focused service in a technical environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide professional assessment of heavy vehicle statutory test applications for both first test and vehicle conversion, checking reports and supporting documentation, ensuring compliance.
• Undertake assessment of applications of approved vehicles via the ECWVTA teams.
• Provide technical support to non-technical processing teams and act as an advisory service to front line staff, operators, manufacturers, trade organisations, other agencies as well as the public on a variety of subjects including DVSA and related services, responding to written and verbal enquiries in a timely manner.
• Investigate possible solutions to solve issues or mitigate risks.
• Collaborate with the Vehicle Policy Team on new initiatives and developing new requirements and standards, for example where there are regulatory changes or to improve clarity within existing publications.
• Communicate positively and effectively with internal and external customers to ensure a full understanding of their requirements and to ensure a concise accurate response is delivered via technical inbox
• Provide support to the Heavy Vehicle Processing Manager, representing DVSA at trade events and to carry out ad hoc related tasks.

Skills

Regulatory compliance

Technical assessment

Risk management

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Government Recruitment Service in Bolton is seeking a Heavy Vehicle Technical Officer to assess complex vehicle applications and ensure compliance with regulatory standards. The role involves advising front-line staff, collaborating with operators and manufacturers, and supporting the policy team on new initiatives.

You will respond to technical inquiries, manage risk, and help maintain safety and efficiency across the vehicle testing network. Salary and civil service benefits accompany the role.