Transport Compliance Manager

Overview

Transport Compliance Manager: drive safety, compliance and operational excellence across transport operations. Responsible for ensuring regulatory, legal and company requirements are understood and consistently applied, with a focus on performance improvement and a culture of compliance.

Responsibilities

• Oversee fleet compliance and utilisation, ensuring all vehicles are properly maintained and audit-ready in line with Operator Licence standards.
• Review daily transport plans with the Transport management team, training team and senior leadership to improve performance against KPIs and SLAs; implement corrective actions where needed.
• Act as a key point of contact for internal and external stakeholders, including regulatory bodies, customers and airport authorities, ensuring compliance with relevant by‑laws and Department for Transport regulations.
• Lead health & safety activities, manage incident investigations, promote safe working practices and foster a proactive safety culture across teams.
• Coach, influence and support teams, drive high standards of performance and contribute to a collaborative management environment.

Qualifications & Experience

• Strong knowledge of transport legislation, compliance and Operator Licence requirements.
• Strong understanding of policies and procedures reflecting current legislation.
• Experience in fleet operations, ideally in a regulated or safety-critical environment, with knowledge of working time directive.
• Strong knowledge of maintenance standards and maintenance scheduling.
• Proven leadership and people management capability, with ability to coach and drive performance.
• Confident with senior stakeholders, regulators and operational teams.
• Ability to work under pressure, manage priorities and meet tight deadlines.
• Must be named on the Operator Licence and support maintaining Operator Licence compliance.
• Manager Certificate of Professional Competence (CPC) – essential.
• Full UK HGV driving licence – essential.

Details

• Hours of work: 37.5 hours per week; flexibility is required in accordance with business operation.

Benefits & How to Apply

Opportunity to shape a compliant, safe and high-performing transport operation as part of a wider leadership team. If you bring expertise in transport compliance and leadership, you can contribute to continuous improvement and operational success.

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