Senior Fleet Manager - HGV Ops & Safety Leader

Dawsongroup; Calverley; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leave entitlement: 24 days + Birthday

Bank Holidays + up to 10 extra days

Funded training & progression

Life assurance (2x)

Wellbeing support & Cycle to Work

Opportunity to influence fleet策略

Job summary

Dawsongroup is seeking a Senior Fleet Manager to lead the performance, safety and commercial management of approximately 1,800 specialist HGVs across our municipal and environmental fleet. You will own fleet availability, lead replacement programmes and drive continuous improvement across multiple locations.

You will bring senior fleet leadership experience, strong commercial judgement and a solid grasp of HGV compliance, operator licensing and cost control.

Qualifications

• Experience leading substantial commercial vehicle fleets, ideally involving specialist HGVs or municipal vehicles.
• Strong knowledge of roadworthiness, maintenance planning, defect management and transport legislation.
• Ability to turn fleet data into meaningful improvements in reliability and utilisation.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of fleet availability, reliability and operational readiness across locations.
• Lead vehicle replacement programmes, procurement, specifications and disposals while balancing costs.
• Champion roadworthiness, DVSA, FORS and operator licence compliance and safety.
• Manage fleet expenditure, supplier relationships and performance to reduce unnecessary costs.
• Lead and develop the Fleet Team, Operator Trainers and Delivery Drivers using data and KPIs to drive improvement.

Skills

Fleet management

Leadership

Budget management

Data analytics

Compliance

HGV knowledge

Job description

Dawsongroup is seeking a Senior Fleet Manager to lead the performance, safety and commercial management of approximately 1,800 specialist HGVs across our municipal and environmental fleet. You will own fleet availability, lead replacement programmes and drive continuous improvement across multiple locations.

You will bring senior fleet leadership experience, strong commercial judgement and a solid grasp of HGV compliance, operator licensing and cost control.