MSF Ltd
Transport Compliance & Fleet Assurance Manager
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The Role
To develop, implement, and maintain a robust transport compliance framework that ensures full adherence to Operator Licence obligations, DVSA requirements, FORS standards, Drivers' Hours regulations, and company fleet policies.
In this role, you will be responsible for providing independent assurance to the Board that transport operations are compliant, risks are identified and addressed, appropriate controls, auditing, and documentation are in place across the fleet operation.
You will be primarily based in our head office in Northamptonshire but will be required to travel across the Southeast and East regions depending on the needs of the Framework.
Key Responsibilities
- Leading and coaching direct reports: Transport Manager, Fleet Administrator, and Transport Compliance Administrator
- Managing cost targets, budgets, credit control, and fleet-related investment to ensure financial control and consistent value for money.
- Negotiating plant and vehicle maintenance and rental agreements, ensuring commercial terms meet operational, compliance, and budget requirements.
- Operator licence compliance
- Transport governance
- Fleet maintenance compliance
- Driver compliance management
- Defect reporting assurance
- Audit & assurance
- Contractor & supplier oversight
- Record keeping & evidence management
- KPI measures
Candidate Profile
A confidant transport compliance leader, with extensive technical expertise, sound judgement, and effective governance skills.
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- Able to communicate and set clear objectives managing risks, audits, and KPI’s.
- Provider of periodic Board assurance and compliant solutions.
- Utiliser of data to produce and oversee corrective actions in periodic data and planning.
- Leader of continuous improvements, whilst empowering the team through clear expectations and accountabilities, along with establishing strong professional relationships with all key stakeholders.
- Commercially aware, with legacy managing cost targets, budgets, credit control, and operational spending within a fleet or transport environment.
- Skilled in negotiating plant and vehicle maintenance and rental contracts, balancing cost, service quality, compliance, and business needs.
Essential Qualifications
- Holds a National CPC qualification.
- Able to demonstrate relevant experience in transport compliance, fleet assurance, or a related operational compliance environment, inclusive of:
- FORS standards
- Operators Licensing
- Drivers’ Hours regulations
- Working Time Directive requirements
- DVSA requirements
- Audit and investigation
- Able to demonstrate experience supporting audits, investigations, and compliance reviews.
- Skilled in identifying required improvements and support the delivery of compliance improvement programmes.
Desirable Qualifications
- FORS Practitioner
- Internal Auditor qualification
- IOSH Managing Safely
- Presentation skills at Board Level.
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The Company
We are entering a period of significant growth and are seeking likeminded people who aspire to grow with us and be part of our exciting journey. In return, we offer a collaborative working environment where we actively encourage and support continuous improvement and career development.
Our Core Values
Our values underpin how we work and act and are crucial to our ongoing success.
OUR COMMITMENT TO EQUALITY, DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION
We are seeking applications from all backgrounds to continue in our mission as an equal opportunities’ employer, creating a diverse workforce and inclusive environment free of discrimination, bullying, victimisation, and harassment.
We are committed to providing equal opportunities to all members of staff throughout employment, including remuneration, recruitment, training, and promotion of staff. This commitment extends to our recruitment process and the fair treatment of candidates whereby they are assessed in accordance with their skills to perform the role that we are recruiting for, and that no candidate or employee receives less favourable treatment or is unlawfully discriminated against on grounds of age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy, race, religion, belief, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic.
If you require any reasonable adjustments to be made as part of the recruitment process, please do not hesitate to contact us prior to application at hr@msfltd.co.uk.
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