Transport Manager - Part Time

Serco North America; King's Lynn; On-site; GBP 26,000 - 27,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holidays plus bank holidays

Up to 6% contributory pension scheme

Over 1,100 internal training courses available

Employee Assistance Programme

30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres

Paid volunteering day

Job summary

Serco North America is looking for a dedicated Transport Manager in King's Lynn to oversee fleet operations and ensure compliance with UK transport legislation. You will manage fleet maintenance, ensuring vehicles are available for essential services across our contracts.

Your role involves maintaining high operational standards, working closely with stakeholders, and supporting teams to deliver uninterrupted services. The position offers part-time hours with flexibility and excellent benefits including a pension scheme and extensive training opportunities.

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of UK and EU road transport legislation.
• Experience in fleet management within a complex operational environment.
• National Transport Manager Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) is required.

Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with Operator Licence requirements.
• Manage fleet maintenance planning and availability.
• Oversee daily fleet operations ensuring service delivery.

Skills

National Transport Manager Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)

Strong knowledge of UK and EU road transport legislation

Experience in fleet management

Excellent communication skills

Confidence managing compliance and operational performance

Job description

Transport Manager

Location: King's Lynn, Norfolk, NR11 6SU

Salary: £26,000 - £27,000 plus excellent benefits

Schedule: Part time, 24 hours per week (open for flexible on-site working hours)

As a Transport Manager, you'll play a vital role in delivering a safe, compliant and reliable fleet operation that supports essential services across our contracts. You'll ensure vehicles are maintained, available and fully compliant with Operator Licence requirements, helping our teams deliver for communities every day.

You'll focus on keeping the fleet run efficiently, supporting frontline teams to deliver services without disruption. By maintaining high standards and working closely with stakeholders, you'll help ensure operations run as they should, day in and day out.

What you’ll do as a Transport Manager

• Ensure full compliance with Operator Licence requirements and all relevant UK road transport legislation
• Manage fleet maintenance planning to ensure vehicles are serviced and maintained in line with manufacturer guidelines
• Oversee daily fleet availability to meet contract requirements and maintain service delivery
• Monitor third‑party providers to ensure performance meets contractual and legislative standards
• Manage vehicle incidents, defects, and breakdowns, ensuring timely resolution and accurate reporting
• Maintain accurate fleet records, including asset registers, driver qualifications, and compliance documentation

Does this sound like you?

• A National Transport Manager Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC)
• Strong knowledge of UK and EU road transport legislation
• Experience in fleet management within a complex operational environment
• Confidence managing compliance, data, and operational performance
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to build trusted relationships across teams and stakeholders

Vetting and checks

As well as checking eligibility to work in the UK, you will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire to help us identify and provide any support you may need to undertake the role effectively.

What we offer

• Holidays: 25 days plus bank holidays – pro rata (and the option to buy up to five additional leave days each year)
• Pension: Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• Training and development: Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships, mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression
• Health and wellbeing: Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco‑managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
• Discounts: Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
• Charity: Paid volunteering day, tax‑free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
• Employee networks: Our networks support inclusion and connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, veterans, and people from all cultural backgrounds.

At Serco, we see people first and foremost for their performance and potential. We are committed to building a diverse and inclusive organisation that supports the needs of all. As such we will make reasonable adjustments at interview through to employment for our candidates and strongly encourage applications from a diverse candidate pool. We are open to discussions around flexibility and flexible working. As a proud Disability Confident Leader and holder of the Gold Inclusive Employer Standard, disabled applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be given the opportunity to demonstrate their abilities at an interview.