Plant & Fleet Coordination Specialist

Doocey Group; Tipton; Hybrid; GBP 32,000 - 46,000; Full time

Job summary

Doocey Plant Hire, a division of the Doocey Group, is seeking a Fleet & Plant Hire Coordinator to oversee daily equipment operations in Tipton. You will balance internal project needs with external client hires, ensuring availability, delivery, collections and smooth interaction with suppliers and customers.

The role requires hands-on understanding of plant usage, strong organisational skills and the ability to manage breakdowns, maintenance and compliance in a fast-paced construction

Qualifications

• Experience working with plant in a construction, civil engineering or groundworks environment.
• Experience in a Fleet & Plant coordination, planning or hire role, ideally supporting live construction projects.
• Strong practical understanding of how plant is used on-site across different phases of work, with the ability to apply this to planning and allocation.
• Experience allocating plant and fleet to meet the demands of internal construction projects, balancing operational priorities alongside external hire requirements.
• Experience coordinating breakdowns and maintenance within time-critical, site-driven environments.
• Good understanding of fleet compliance, servicing schedules, inspections and plant safety requirements within a construction setting.
• Experience liaising with suppliers to resolve queries relating to hire, repairs and associated costs, including damage charges.
• Confident using plant/fleet management systems and maintaining accurate, real-time operational records.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate the allocation of plant and fleet across internal construction projects and external hire customers, ensuring efficient utilisation
• Manage all on/off hire processes, ensuring systems are accurately updated in line with operational activity
• Arrange equipment deliveries, collections and exchanges, liaising with suppliers and transport to meet project and customer requirements
• Act as a central point of contact for breakdowns, ensuring issues are logged and responded to within SLAs, while keeping stakeholders informed
• Liaise with workshop staff and suppliers to coordinate repairs, servicing and maintenance of plant and fleet
• Monitor and manage cross-hire equipment, reviewing usage and identifying opportunities to off-hire or optimise fleet efficiency
• Maintain accurate fleet records, including inspections, handovers, tracker performance and compliance data
• Coordinate with external suppliers to raise orders, resolve invoice queries and damage charges and elevate issues were required
• Communicate regularly with Contract Managers and internal teams to provide updates on plant availability, breakdowns and operational status

Skills

Highly organised

Proactive

Strong communicator

Resilient under pressure

Problem-solver

Commercially aware

Team-focused

Adaptable

Education

GCSEs 9-4

Tools

Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Doocey Plant Hire, a division of the Doocey Group, is seeking a Fleet & Plant Hire Coordinator to oversee daily equipment operations in Tipton. You will balance internal project needs with external client hires, ensuring availability, delivery, collections and smooth interaction with suppliers and customers.

The role requires hands-on understanding of plant usage, strong organisational skills and the ability to manage breakdowns, maintenance and compliance in a fast-paced construction