Fleet Compliance Engineer

The Fleet Compliance Engineer will assist the Lead Operations Manager in the control of all vehicle risks in relation to ScottishPower delivering its Operator Licence statutory requirements as set out by the DVSA.

The Fleet Compliance Engineer is responsible for ensuring the roadworthiness of ScottishPower's fleet of 1,500 vehicles including but not limited to vehicle inspection, maintenance record auditing, vehicle and driver safety, monitoring of contracted service delivery standards (and challenging such standards when required), vehicle environmental condition, and Operator License processes adherence and compliance.

What you'll be doing

• Support the implementation of the Fleet HS&E controls across the ScottishPower Businesses, including a UK wide fleet compliance audit programme
• Implement audit practices to demonstrate vehicle record compliance in line with Operator License and statutory obligations
• Inspect vehicles (HGV and LCV) in the field to ensure that maintenance activities have been professionally, safely, and competently undertaken
• Escalate areas of concern, defects, etc to the Lead Operations Manager, Senior Managers, and external supply chain partners
• Identify immediate safety and/or compliance issues and, if required, prohibiting the use of a vehicle; confidently communicating such prohibition to the customer and standing behind the decision
• Develop an escalation process to enable effective management information reporting that identifies major fleet risk elements and trends with risk indicators across the group
• Develop relationships with internal ScottishPower customers in order to educate drivers in their responsibility in reducing vehicle and compliance risk
• Work closely with drivers to embed auditable processes and policies to ensure vehicles are legal and roadworthy in line with the Traffic Commissioners "Guide to Maintaining Roadworthiness"
• Support the management of outsourced service providers by assisting towards continuous improvement across all areas of service delivery to ensure all statutory, contractual, commercial and performance objectives are fully satisfied

What you'll bring

• Experience of managing vehicle compliance for a commercial fleet
• Experience in vehicle risk management processes and policy information
• Experienced in health, safety, and environmental management, with the ability to respond to H&S risks and or fleet emergency response
• Proven ability to build credibility, independently and constructively challenge the driver population towards best practice in line with General Services Fleet policy
• Ability to influence and encourage behavioural change
• Ability to assess, prioritise and confidently make the right decision in a dynamic service environment
• Good report writing skills with the ability to analyse data
• Ideally you will be working towards a certificate of Professional Competence for Transport Management
• NEBOSH is highly desirable

Minimum Criteria

• Experience of managing vehicle compliance for a commercial fleet
• Operator Licence Awareness (for example, Logistics UK eOLAT)
• Technically qualified in motor vehicle maintenance and repair or equivalent experience
• Good understanding of health, safety and environmental parameters impacting Fleet management services
• Strong communications skills

Special Requirements

• Flexibility to work out-with normal working hours in response to vehicle compliance checking and user responsibilities
• Flexibility to work in locations out-with normal working location
• Must hold a UK Drivers License

What's in it for you

As well as a competitive salary which is reviewed annually, you can also enjoy a number of other benefits. With our pension scheme, we'll double match your contribution up to a company contribution of 10%.

At ScottishPower, we believe it's the little things we do in life that make a big difference. From helping you look after your family's wellbeing, save for your future and take personal steps for climate action - our benefits are designed to help you do just that - so that you have everything you need to take care of your world - today and tomorrow.

That's why our benefits include:

• 36 days annual leave
• Holiday Purchase - perfect your work/life balance with extra annual leave
• Share Schemes
• Payroll Giving and Charity Matched Funding
• Technology Vouchers - save more and spread the cost of your technology purchases
• Electric Vehicle Schemes - to help you transition to green/clean driving
• Cycle to Work scheme and Public Transport Season Ticket Loans
• Healthcare benefit options including: Dental Insurance, Private Medical Insurance, Health Cash Plan and annual Health Assessments
• Life Assurance (4x salary)
• Access to Savesmart financial wellbeing support
• Plus shopping, leisure, restaurant and gym discounts, and unique employee deals on travel insurance and more

Why ScottishPower

ScottishPower is part of the Iberdrola Group, one of the world's largest integrated utility companies and a world leader in wind energy. With a commitment to generate all of our energy from renewable resources and a drive to create the energy infrastructure of the future, we're at the forefront of the journey to Net Zero and investing over £6m every working day to make this happen. With diverse opportunities across our businesses and a commitment to invest in our own internal talent, ScottishPower can offer people real career opportunities that meet personal and professional goals, in a global organisation.

Inclusion, diversity, and a social purpose are at the heart of everything we do. Together with our values, they bring us together into a stronger, more sustainable business with direct links to the communities we serve. It takes all kinds of people to build a large-scale business like ours, so whatever your background, you'll fit right in.

ScottishPower is committed to providing reasonable support or adjustments in our recruiting processes for candidates with disabilities, long term conditions, mental health conditions, or who are neurodivergent or require pregnancy-related support. If you need support, please reach out to [email protected].

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Please note that any applicant who is not a citizen of the country of the vacancy will be subject to compliance with the applicable immigration requirements to legally work in that country. If/when required, the Company will support the employee with the necessary Immigration requirements.