Fleet Safety Manager

The Vacancy

We have an opportunity for a Fleet Safety Manager to join our Wates team within our Responsive Maintenance division covering various contracts around London. The role will focus on fleet behaviours improve audit, review and action fleet KPIs, monitor van inspections, co-ordinate servicing, manage driver training and awareness and drive initiatives to address speeding.

Key Accountabilities will include:

• Run Fleet Team operations on a day-to-day basis including dealing with queries and oversee the team.
• Prepare and deliver new Toolbox talks.
• Co-ordinate MOTs, servicing and maintenance.
• Promote and manage driver incentive schemes.
• Co-ordinate and support driver training.
• Conduct weekly checks and analysis of data from business systems.
• Support, develop and lead the implementation of a Fleet Strategy to address market drivers and business requirements to ensure best value for money.
• Be the primary contact for all employees, supporting them throughout the fleet lifecycle
• Effective supplier management to ensure vehicles are managed efficiently and effectively; utilising their expertise in supporting our strategy.
• Manage the review and update of Fleet Rules, policies and procedures
• Track and report fleet performance versus forecast and identify areas of continuous improvement in work practices.

We are looking for an experienced Fleet Safety Manager who has a proven track record in cost savings and efficiencies, with excellent interpersonal skills to support and influence both internal and external customers.

To be successful in this role you will have management experience and be a confident communicator at all levels with an exceptional attention to detail and problem analysis/solving skills to make a positive impact to the team and wider business.

Given the nature of this position, you will need to undergo a Basic Disclosure and Barring Service Check (DBS) at offer stage. Applicants with criminal convictions will be assessed individually, and we assure you that we do not discriminate based on an applicant’s criminal record or the details of any disclosed offenses. Additionally, certain roles may be subject to additional pre-employment checks.

To learn more about the checks included in this process, please click on the following link: National Security Vetting

Work for Wates

Wates is one of the UK’s leading family-owned development, building and property maintenance companies.  Founded over 125 years ago, we have a proud legacy in the built environment.

We are driven by our purpose, ‘reimagining places for people to thrive’ and our three promises:

• Thriving places – working with customers, partners and communities to create places that are more sustainable, inclusive, and full of opportunity.
• Thriving planet – protecting nature and taking action on climate change by collaborating and innovating with our partners.
• Thriving people – creating opportunities and relationships so that everyone who works for and with us feels included, invested in and treated with care.

We are proud to be recognised as Gold Investors in People and as a Disability Confident employer.  We also ensure that our recruitment processes do not treat anyone less favourably due to an offending background.