Transport Manager

<p class="text-muted mb-3">The Role</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">My client is looking for an experienced and highly organised Transport Manager to take day-to-day ownership of their transport and fleet compliance.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">This is a hands-on role covering the complete fleet, including HGVs operating under the Operator Licence, vans and light commercial vehicles, truck-mounted MEWPs, trailers, plant and specialist access vehicles.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">The successful candidate will be responsible for ensuring vehicles, drivers and transport activities are managed safely, legally and efficiently. You will work closely with the workshop, fleet, planning, access and compliance teams, maintaining strong systems for maintenance, defects, inspections, tachographs, driver compliance and Operator Licence obligations.</p>

<h5 class="fw-bold text-success mt-4 mb-3">Key Responsibilities</h5>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Manage the Company’s Goods Vehicle Operator Licence and ensure all undertakings and licence conditions are met.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Maintain the forward maintenance planner and book PMIs, servicing, MOTs/annual tests, brake tests and statutory inspections.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Coordinate maintenance and repairs with the internal workshop and external maintenance providers.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Manage vehicle defects from initial report through to rectification and sign-off, including placing vehicles VOR where required.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Maintain inspection and maintenance control across HGVs, vans, truck-mounted MEWPs, trailers, plant and specialist vehicles.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Monitor vehicle roadworthiness, tyres, recalls, tachograph calibration, insurance, tax, MOT and other statutory documentation.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Carry out regular DVLA licence checks and monitor driver entitlements, Driver CPC/DQC and tachograph card validity.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Ensure tachograph vehicle units and driver cards are downloaded within required timescales.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Review drivers’ hours and tachograph infringements, obtain driver explanations, identify trends and arrange coaching or escalation where required.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Monitor missing mileage, unidentified driving, manual entries and repeat infringement patterns.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Audit daily walkaround checks, driver defect reporting, maintenance records, brake testing and workshop documentation.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Work with planners to challenge journeys or work allocations that cannot be completed safely or legally.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Monitor fleet compliance KPIs, including PMI completion, MOT performance, brake testing, VOR vehicles, infringement rates and fleet downtime.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Support transport-related accident, incident and DVSA investigations and ensure corrective actions are completed.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Maintain accurate, complete and auditable transport records and fleet management system data.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Authority & Accountability</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">This role must have the confidence and authority to make compliance-led decisions. The Transport Manager will be expected to place vehicles VOR, prevent unsafe vehicles from being used, stop an unqualified or incorrectly licensed driver from driving, challenge unsafe planning decisions and require defects to be rectified before a vehicle returns to service.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Safety, roadworthiness and legal compliance must take priority over operational convenience or vehicle availability.</p>

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<p class="text-muted mb-3">What They Are Looking For</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Transport Manager Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) – Road Haulage.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Strong knowledge of Operator Licensing, DVSA roadworthiness</p>

<h5 class="fw-bold text-success mt-4 mb-3">requirements and vehicle maintenance systems.</h5>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Good working knowledge of drivers’ hours, tachograph regulations and infringement management.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Experience managing a mixed commercial vehicle fleet, including HGVs and light commercial vehicles.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Experience with maintenance planning, PMIs, defect management, MOTs and brake testing.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Strong organisational, audit and record-keeping skills.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Confident communicator who can work effectively with drivers, engineers, planners and senior management.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Able to challenge unsafe or non-compliant decisions professionally and consistently.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Good IT skills and confidence using fleet, defect, tachograph and telematics systems.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Proactive, methodical and comfortable taking ownership of transport compliance.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Desirable Experience</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Previous experience as a nominated Transport Manager.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Experience with truck-mounted MEWPs, specialist access vehicles, trailers or plant.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Experience within access, construction, telecoms, utilities or a similar operational environment.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Experience managing or working closely with an internal workshop.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• Experience with telematics, vehicle camera systems and transport compliance auditing.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">• HGV driving licence.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">About the Opportunity</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">This is a key role within within the company for someone who wants genuine ownership of a varied and specialist fleet. The role combines statutory Transport Manager responsibilities with broader fleet, workshop and operational compliance, making it well suited to someone who enjoys improving systems, solving problems and maintaining high standards in a fast-moving operational business.</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">How to Apply</p>

<p class="text-muted mb-3">Please apply with an up-to-date CV outlining your Transport Manager experience, fleet background and relevant qualifications</p>