Transport Manager

Transport Manager

Salary: £40,662 - £55,910 per annum (plus benefits) Company car or car allowance

Hours: Full-time, 5 days per week, including occasional weekends to suit operational requirements

Location: Dover or Ashford based with frequent travel across Mid and East Kent

Drive Your Career Forward with FCC Environment

Are you a dynamic and experienced Transport Manager looking for your next challenge within the waste or similar industry? At FCC Environment, we’re looking for a dedicated professional to join the team providing waste services for Kent County Council and to take the lead in managing our waste transport operations servicing sites across Mid & East Kent and beyond. If you have experience in managing and developing a compliant service driven transport operation and are passionate about compliance, efficiency, and team leadership, we want to hear from you.

Why Join Us?

We know that our people are at the heart of what we do, which is why we offer:

1. Competitive Salary – Reflective of your skills and experience
2. Generous Holiday Allowance – 20-25 days’ annual leave plus Bank Holiday
3. Pension Scheme & Life Insurance – Securing your future
4. Discretionary Bonus Scheme – Rewarding your hard work
5. Career Development – On-the-job training and progression opportunities
6. Flexible Benefits – Including high street discounts, cycle-to-work scheme, Gymflex, and more
7. Employee Assistance Programme – Supporting your wellbeing
8. Refer a Friend Scheme – Know someone who’d be a great fit? Get rewarded for successful referrals

The Role

As a Transport Manager, you will play a crucial role in overseeing transport operations, ensuring compliance with all relevant regulations, and driving efficiency across our fleet.

Your responsibilities will include:

1. Managing drivers to ensure adherence to EU Drivers’ Hours Regulations and UK Working Time Directive
2. Overseeing vehicle maintenance, efficiency, and compliance with the Operator’s Licence requirements
3. Controlling transport costs and reporting on financial performance
4. Managing staffing, including rostering, absence cover, training, and performance management
5. Working closely with operational supervisors to ensure seamless transport logistics
6. Identifying and implementing cost-saving and efficiency measures
7. Ensuring compliance with Health & Safety legislation, Environmental Permits, and FCC policies

What Are We Looking For?

We need a highly organised, and proactive leader who can drive operational excellence. To succeed in this role, you’ll need:

1. Experience in transport management within waste management, or similar bulk haulage industry on a comparable scale (nominally bulk artics, hook loaders and drivers)
2. Knowledge of Operator’s Licence regulations, fleet compliance, and vehicle maintenance and ideally holding a CPC
3. Strong leadership and experience in managing a remote workforce and proven ability to motivate, support and drive team performance to ensure that critical operational and commercial KPIs are achieved
4. Excellent problem-solving abilities, commercial awareness and demonstrable drive to improve performance
5. Commitment to health, safety, and environmental compliance
6. Comfortable working on own initiative but within a team environment and within company procedures and sector best practices

If you're a results-driven professional ready to make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.

About FCC Environment

We are FCC Environment, one of the nation’s leading waste and resource management companies. Committed to sustainability, we strive to minimise the amount of waste that ends up in landfill by transforming it into valuable resources wherever possible.

We operate over 200 facilities in England, Scotland, and Wales and employ around 4,200 people.

The profile of the UK's recycling and waste management industry has never been higher. We need people who are up for the challenge to help us tackle climate change. We need people with ideas. We need you. Together, we will meet the UK’s waste management and energy recovery needs.

FCC Environment are equal opportunities employers, we value diversity, and we are strongly committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all employees and all applicants for employment.

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If you're looking to take the next step in your career or embark on a new challenge, this is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic and forward-thinking team. We’re looking for motivated individuals who are ready to make an impact and grow within our organisation.

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