Fleet Manager

Bristol - UK

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 01-11-2025

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

SALARY:58327.37

HOURS:40 hours per week Monday Friday

LOCATION:Albert Road.

Fleet Manager

About Bristol Waste Company:

What we do is important were here to keep Bristol and beyond clean and safe.

We do this for our citys residents workers visitors and businesses. Our work helps deliver Bristols sustainability targets in partnership with the council.

Bristol Wastes commercial operation where we serve businesses and organisations across the region is also growing.

Our ambition is to provide good quality value for money services and we continue to deliver a social value impact worth more than 20 million every year.

We want people who share our values and want to work with us to drive our business forward.

Purpose of the role:

Are you ready to drive change in one of Bristols most essential services

Bristol Waste Company is seeking a dynamic Fleet Manager to lead the strategic and operational management of our diverse vehicle fleet. This is a high-impact role where youll ensure legal compliance cost control and maximum vehicle availabilitykeeping Bristol moving sustainably and safely.

Key Responsibilities:

Leading the delivery of our Fleet Action Plan and aligning it with operational priorities
Overseeing fleet deployment utilisation and asset allocation to reduce hire dependency
Embedding preventative maintenance practices and ensuring statutory compliance
Managing fleet KPIs including vehicle availability defect closure and parts supply
Driving fleet rationalisation and life extension programmes
Coaching and developing the Workshop Manager and wider team
Championing a zero-defect culture and enforcing internal SLAs
Ensuring full compliance with DVSA Operator Licence and PEWER regulations

Essential Requirements for the Role:

NVQ Level 3 in Vehicle Maintenance and Repair (or equivalent)
Fleet Management or Transport Manager CPC or willingness to complete
Strong technical knowledge of HGV systems and diagnostics
Proven leadership in fleet and workshop operations
Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills
Strategic thinking and data-driven decision-making
HGV Licence (Class 1 or 2) is desirable but not essential.

Our Benefits:

Annual leave package of 25 days plus 8 bank holidays.
Employer contribution of 5% into the company pension scheme.
Support for Mental Health including a BUPA Employee Assistance Programme that provides support covering Mental Health Financial and Family related topics. We also have Mental Health First Aiders across the business.
Support for your Physical Health with our BUPA Health Cash Plan (we cover the cost of coverage for you) Cycle to Work scheme and an onsite Physiotherapist. All are free for our colleagues.
All colleagues receive free access to our Reward Gateway discount scheme helping you make your money go further with savings at over 900 retailers. Its one of the ways we support smart spending and everyday wellbeing.
Because we value our colleagues we want to recruit more employees just like them which is why we have our employee referral scheme.
Dedicated learning and development team. We take pride in developing our colleagues and some examples of this include our In-House Driver Development Programme and internal promotions. Many of our Senior Leadership Team have developed from Operational roles such as one of our Contract Managers who started as a Street Cleanser.
Employee recognition Stand Out Award and long service awards. To celebrate our colleagues wherever they are on their journey with us we recognise and celebrate talent.
We recognise that everyone is different and strive to create an environment that supports all colleagues through flexible working. We have introduced a hybrid working model where possible and actively encourage part-time working job sharing and flexibility on hours. If this interests you please do get in touch and we can start a conversation.

Everyone belongs:

At Bristol Waste everyone belongs we are proud of being a truly inclusive organisation.

We give fair and equal consideration to all applications.

We encourage and welcome applications from people of all ages genders ethnicities nationalities disabilities religions or beliefs and of neuro divergence.

Important note on applying:

Please apply as soon as possible and before 23:59 on the closing date. Sometimes we close vacancies early if we receive a high number of quality applications.
Due to the high volume of interest we wont be able to receive late applications and we are currently unable to respond to all who apply.
If you havent heard from us within three weeks of the closing date it unfortunately means you wont be invited to interview on this occasion.

Contact us:

Please contact our People Services team to discuss this role your application or any reasonable adjustments and support in applying for this position:

Thank you for your interest in joining Bristol Waste Company.

Required Experience:

Manager

SALARY:58327.37HOURS:40 hours per week Monday FridayLOCATION:Albert Road.Fleet ManagerAbout Bristol Waste Company:What we do is important were here to keep Bristol and beyond clean and safe.We do this for our citys residents workers visitors and businesses. Our work helps deliver Bristols sustaina...