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Triumph Consultants Ltd; Rugby; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Triumph Consultants Ltd in Rugby is seeking a Waste & Fleet Training Compliance Officer to build and maintain a comprehensive training and competency matrix for all operational staff. You will ensure training remains valid and aligned with DVSA, HSE, and local requirements, coordinating internal and external delivery.

The role is office-based for a 12-month contract, with a focus on driver training, assessments, inductions, and maintaining records to support compliance across waste and fleet

Qualifications

• HGV Class 2 licence and experience in waste operations, ideally qualified driving assessor.
• Experience in a training/coaching role or significant experience as a driver in waste management.
• Experience developing and maintaining training matrices and competency records in fleet, waste, highways or local authority environments.
• Good working knowledge of DVSA guidance, Operator Licence compliance, and Health & Safety legislation as it applies to waste and fleet operations.
• NEBOSH National General Certificate or IOSH membership/working towards it.

Responsibilities

• Build and maintain a comprehensive training and competency matrix covering all operational roles.
• Deliver training to a high standard aligned with Council standards and contractual obligations.
• Coach drivers to improve driving skills and reduce accidents.
• Arrange and coordinate specialist training through internal or external providers and record sessions against the matrix.
• Deliver inductions for new staff and coordinate site inductions for agency workers.
• Conduct driver assessments, vehicle familiarisation, walk-round checks, and periodic reassessments.

Skills

HGV Class 2 Licence

Training & coaching

Driver training assessment

Training matrices & records

Education

NEBOSH National General Certificate or IOSH

Tools

DVSA guidance knowledge

Operator Licence compliance

Health & Safety compliance knowledge

Job description

Triumph Consultants are looking for a Waste & Fleet Training Compliance Officer to build and maintain a single, accurate training and competency matrix, and to ensure every operational employee's training remains valid and up to date at all times. Contract is for 12 months in Rugby.

Location: Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 1EA

Office-based

Key requirements:

• The qualifications are a HGV class 2 licence and experience in waster operations, ideally a qualified driving assessor too.
• Previous experience in a training/coaching role, or significant experience as a driver within waste management or another service industry.
• Experience developing and maintaining training matrices and competency records in a fleet, waste, highways or local authority environment.
• Good working knowledge of DVSA guidance, Operator License compliance, and core Health & Safety legislation as it applies to waste and fleet operations.
• NEBOSH National General Certificate (or equivalent), or IOSH membership/working towards it — the practical floor for anyone owning a compliance matrix, ensuring credibility with HSE and DVSA auditors.

Key responsibilities:

• Build and maintain a comprehensive training and competency matrix covering all operational roles (drivers, loaders, street cleansing operatives, and other frontline staff).
• Deliver training to a consistently high standard, aligned with Council training standards and contractual/legislative obligations, tailoring content to specific operational needs.
• Coach drivers to improve driving skills, reduce accidents, and prevent Operator License contraventions.
• Arrange and coordinate any specialist training delivery via internal colleagues or external providers where it falls outside personal expertise, ensuring every session is properly recorded against the matrix.
• Deliver core inductions for new permanent, temporary and agency staff, and coordinate site inductions and policy briefings for agency workers before they commence duties.
• Conduct driver assessments, vehicle familiarisation, walk-round check training, and periodic reassessments.

Job Ref: RQ1774751

Anticipated Length of Assignment:Unless otherwise stated (we do carry the occasional permanent vacancy) all of our roles are technically temporary, though opening assignments can be and often are, extended by clients on a longer term basis and can sometimes become permanent.

Important: We will interpret your application as being permission to submit your CV to this role (with the right to represent you) unless you advise us to the contrary.

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