Regional Road Fleet Manager

ENGINEERINGUK; Bristol; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job description

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About Network Rail

At Network Rail, we’re part of a large family serving millions of passengers and freight users throughout the UK every day. Our service impacts millions of people and we strive to become more efficient as we enhance, maintain, and operate our network.

Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We’re an organisation where people matter. When you're part of our team, you matter to us, and you matter to millions.

The Wales & Western region includes more than 2,700 miles of railway and we serve communities and businesses of Wales, the Thames Valley, West of England, and the Southwest Peninsula.
Our ambition to be responsive to passengers and freight users drives us every day and we're empowered to do the right thing for those who use the rail network. We actively challenge unsafe practices and take responsibility for addressing risks, resolving issues, and protecting safety and wellbeing.

Brief Description

To provide and manage a programme of work for all road vehicles and fleet management services in the region. Maintain compliance and develop the strategy to create an efficient, effective fleet operation which meets the business requirements whilst achieving maximum value. Contribute towards the efficiency of Network Rail, comply with the Network Rail Health & Safety Management System along with all relevant legal and industry standards.

About the role (External)
Your Main Responsibilities will be to:

1. Lead and develop the regional road fleet team to deliver the strategic programme of works associated with regional road fleet activities and to deliver a flexible, competent, skilled and effective workforce at all times.
2. Be the responsible Transport Manager for respective area for Network Rail's Operators Licence and undertakings issued by the Traffic Commissioner.
3. Direct the strategic planning of regional road fleet replacement schedules, enabling road fleet replacement programs to meet with company policy, whilst maintaining requirements of vehicle users.
4. Lead on achieving efficiencies through optimising regional road fleet requirements and specifications for optimum mobility.
5. Manage all regional commercial aspects of the road fleet provision including all vehicle purchase or lease in conjunction with major partner/supplier contracts, management and service delivery meeting Network Rail's zero emissions strategy and targets.
6. Lead and direct the regional road fleet team in planning, justifying, budgeting, and forecasting for the provision of road fleet transport services in order to meet the current and future business needs.
7. Lead compliance in corporate health, safety, quality and environment processes for operating the regional road fleet.
8. Pro-actively manage and work with suppliers to review, develop and maintain vehicle specification across the regional road fleet whilst driving best value for money across all spend categories related to road fleet.
9. Provide support to the business to deliver legal compliance, managing audits across the network, identifying any areas requiring improvement plans to meet compliance. Assist the local management teams to address the areas of improvement identified to achieve audit compliance criteria.
10. Manage the regional driver training strategy and operation within the region and routes including driver hours, licensing, ability to drive and managing Joint Approvals Unit for Periodic Training approved Centre for delivering vocational driver training.

You will ideally have (Essential)

1. Chartered member of one of the recognised professional bodies.
2. Educated to degree level or able to demonstrate relevant equivalent experience.
3. Holder of National Certificate of Professional Competence Freight Transport Manager.
4. Strong commercial focus and financially astute.
5. Knowledge of the principles of Health & Safety, quality and environment legislation and best practice.
6. Exceptional communication skills with demonstrable successful leadership capabilities.
7. Successful experience of delivering behavioural change within a large organisation.
8. Experience of contract and supplier management with strong commercial negotiation skills.
9. Significant experience and knowledge of transport regulations.
10. Ability to work flexibly and to make decisions quickly.
11. Able to evaluate complex factors and make decisions to maximise benefit to Network Rail.

What could set you apart (Desirable)

1. Competent investigator to undertake fleet audits / safety investigations / incident & accident investigations.
2. Knowledge of relevant railway geography and network capability.
3. Heavy vehicle conversion knowledge.
4. Vehicle engineering / mechanical knowledge.

Company

Every day, 4.8 million people use our network. Keeping Britain moving and building a better railway for the future is full of challenges – but also tremendous opportunities.

From our commitments to your development, our range of benefits and our approach to Diversity & Inclusion, we believe there are many reasons to join the team at Network Rail.

We’re proactive in empowering employees with the knowledge to help them progress. We encourage all our employees to be ambitious, and offer great training and career development opportunities. As the railway becomes bigger and more technologically advanced, it’s crucial that our employees have the right skills to develop their careers and meet the challenges ahead.

We believe that investing in our people is one of the most effective ways of improving the safety, reliability and efficiency of the railway.

We also know that it’s vital to get each individual’s training programme just right. As well as helping us to meet our immediate needs, we believe this is an approach that encourages people to stay with us and develop their careers.

Your health, wellbeing and benefits

We believe that safety and performance go hand in hand and this doesn’t just mean safety on the railway! We are committed to the wellbeing of our employees and believe, that should come first.

We provide access to support services such as our employee assistance program to help you with finances, family, health and wellbeing. In addition to this, we offer excellent benefits, are sensitive to work-life balance and encourage our employees to use their 5 volunteer days for their favourite causes.

We have a range of benefits including:

• 28 days annual leave entitlement.
• My benefits – Our discounted online shopping site.
• A range of discounted offers including, childcare vouchers, Healthcare offers – cycle to work, healthcare club discounted membership and other benefits.
• Subsidies of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets.
• A range of pension schemes.
• 2 weeks paid reserve leave for our Armed Forces community.

What Diversity and Inclusion means to us

‘Diversity’ means recognising differences between people while valuing the contribution they make. ‘Inclusion’ means creating safe and welcoming workplaces with fair cultures that encourages innovative and fresh ways of thinking.

Our aspiration is that the behaviours and actions that support diversity and inclusion will come from the conviction of everyone here at Network Rail – making diversity and inclusion a conscious part of how we run our business throughout Britain.

Disability Confident Leader

Network Rail is an accredited Disability Confident Leader. This means, where a disabled applicant meets the essential criteria for any of our vacancies, they will receive an interview.