Transport Manager

FM Conway Ltd; Sevenoaks; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Holiday entitlement 25 days

Life assurance

Healthcare

Car allowance

Company bonus

Employee discounts (Rewarding Great)

On-site gym

Subsidised restaurant

Mental health support

Job summary

FM Conway is recruiting for a Transport Manager to lead our transport operations from the Sevenoaks head office, with some travel between locations. This permanent, full-time role requires experience managing a large transport fleet, regulatory compliance, and a strategic mindset to drive operational excellence.

The ideal candidate will hold a CPC for Transport Managers, a full UK driving licence, and demonstrated leadership abilities to guide the team and interact with senior stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid CPC for Transport Managers
• Must have a full UK driving licence
• Ability to lead from the front and make strategic decisions

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Senior Transport Manager to run the transport operation safely and efficiently
• Provide regular operational, compliance and financial performance updates to leadership
• Monitor transport legislation and regulatory guidance and implement changes
• Ensure compliance with Operator Licence undertakings and regulatory requirements
• Oversee fleet maintenance, inspections, defect reporting and corrective actions
• Ensure driver hours, tachograph, working time and vehicle roadworthiness compliance
• Liaise with stakeholders on vehicle specification and ordering of new HGVs
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement and operational excellence
• Collaborate with internal divisions to meet service levels and efficiency targets

Skills

CPC certificate

Full UK driving licence

Leadership

Stakeholder collaboration

Job description

Are you ready to take your transport management career to the next level? FM Conway is recruiting for a Transport Manager to lead our dynamic and fast-paced transport operations! This is an exciting opportunity to be at the heart of a thriving business, managing a large, diverse fleet while driving innovation and excellence in compliance and operations. You'll be a vital part of our leadership team, ensuring smooth and efficient transport operations across the business. If you're passionate about logistics, thrive under pressure, and are ready to take on a new challenge, this could be the role for you! This is a permanent, full-time position based from our head office in Sevenoaks, with some travel required between various locations.

The duties of the Transport Manager role will include:

• Working closely with the Senior Transport Manager to ensure the safe and efficient running of the transport operation
• Providing regular operational, compliance and financial performance updates to the Senior Transport Manager and Director of Operations and other relevant stakeholders, highlighting risks, trends, improvement opportunities, and progress against agreed objectives
• Keeping abreast of changes in transport legislation, regulatory guidance, industry standards, and technological developments, ensuring these are assessed and appropriately implemented across the operation
• Ensuring compliance with the company’s Operator Licence undertakings and relevant regulatory requirements
• Monitoring Operator Compliance Risk Score (OCRS), roadside encounters, enforcement reports and compliance audit findings, investigating adverse trends and implementing effective corrective actions
• Overseeing fleet compliance and maintenance arrangements, including preventative maintenance programmes, safety inspections, vehicle defect reporting, driver walkaround checks and the timely rectification of defects
• Ensuring compliance with applicable drivers' hours, tachograph, working time, vehicle roadworthiness, and driver qualification requirements
• Liaising with the Senior Transport Manager with regards specification and ordering of new Heavy Goods Vehicles (HGVs), liaising with internal business divisions and vehicle manufacturers as required
• Leading a culture of continuous improvement, accountability, and operational excellence across the transport function, ensuring transport activities support the company's commercial, operational and strategic objectives
• Working collaboratively with internal operational divisions to ensure effective transport compliance while delivering agreed service levels and maximising operational efficiency

What skills and experience do you need?

You will have extensive experience in managing a large transport fleet and team and a strong background in the transport industry, with in-depth market knowledge. You will hold a valid and up to date Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) for Transport Managers and a full UK driving license. You will have the ability to lead from the front, make strategic decisions, and work collaboratively with key stakeholders. Knowledge in both Assimilated and Domestic tacho rules.

What benefits will you receive?

• As our Senior Transport Manager we will offer you a range of fantastic benefits including career and professional development, 25 days holiday plus bank holidays, life assurance, healthcare, a car allowance, a company bonus, opportunities for internal and external training and access to a wide range of shopping discounts through our Rewarding Great People platform.
• We will also offer you a range of health and well-being benefits including 24-hour advice lines, and support from our in-house mental health first aiders.
• Based from our Sevenoaks Head Office you will have free access to our on-site gym and subsidised restaurant.

A brief introduction to FM Conway and our Transport Division

FM Conway is a business of families with over 60 years’ experience of creating sustainable and innovative transportation solutions. We pride ourselves on our core values, creating a culture around Care, Innovation, Integrity and Excellence. The heart of FM Conway has, and always will be, its great people and we are always searching for talented individuals to join our family.

FM Conway manufactures a comprehensive range of high-quality aggregates, asphalt and concrete products for use on the UK's highway network as well as for other construction and maintenance projects. We deliver vital infrastructure services that help keep people, communities and businesses moving.

Closing Date

Closing Date: 22/11/2026

FM Conway is required to verify the right to work in the UK for all successful candidates. Any offer of employment will be subject to satisfactory right-to-work checks.

FM Conway is unable to provide visa sponsorship for this role. Applicants must therefore have the right to work in the UK without requiring sponsorship from FM Conway, either now or in the future.

FM Conway is an award-winning equal opportunities employer. We recognise that our workforce should reflect our diverse communities and we are proudly committed to creating an inclusive culture in which we celebrate and value individuals from all walks of life.

We believe in people, not algorithms. That's why every application is personally reviewed by a member of our Recruitment Team - never by AI.