Service Manager - Fleet Management

• Grade 6 Salary - £65,090 per annum
• This role offers hybrid working, allowing you to work either from home, on agreement with your manager, or our office at County Hall, Taunton
• 33 days’ annual leave – plus bank holidays
• Permanent contract
• 37 hours per week

You’ll be leading the fleet management team and representing the service area as part of our Senior Management Team.

Acting as the lead officer, you’ll be overseeing the strategic and day-to-day asset management of our Council vehicles.  You will lead the service through a major transformation which will focus on building the team, implementing and maximising the benefits of new tools to take a data driven approach to reducing carbon emissions and delivering financial savings.

You will work with a wide range of services across the organisation as well as with important external partners and suppliers.  You will advise on assignment and use of vehicles, maintenance and repairs. You’ll also be managing contracted services and vehicle utilisation, with a focus on ensuring good value for money.

This is a complex service which deals with competing demands from multiple service areas. You’ll be responsible for compliance with all regulatory matters, monitoring all service areas using Council vehicles, and managing / prioritising the demand for vehicle usage across service areas.

You will also be developing strategic policies and training, spanning across different directorates, to help achieve desired outcomes and compliance. This will include managing the corporate fleet operating procedures, and driving at work policies.

You’ll also be responsible for risk management processes, Health and Safety guidance, and ensuring driver records, compliance audits and vehicle management records are administered and managed appropriately.

Furthermore, while also achieving excellent service delivery and customer relationships, you’ll also be supporting efforts to achieve carbon neutrality across our work.

This is a key role within an important service, with significant responsibility and opportunities to challenge and grow yourself professionally. If you think this sounds like the right challenge for you, then we look forward to hearing from you!

We offer ongoing support, training and guidance to help you be the best you can be. But it will really help if you have:

• Experience of delivering large, complex, high value projects.
• Significant experience operating at senior level in a transport service and managing the engagement of partners.
• Experience of fleet management, contract management and procuring vehicles.
• In-depth knowledge of vehicle licensing and vehicle maintenance requirements.
• Professional qualifications e.g. CPC, CILT

In addition to the above, you must have IOSH/NEBOSH, and a LGV CPC.

We’re proud to be here for the people of Somerset. And that means everyone in Somerset. An important part of this is ensuring that we are as diverse and inclusive as the people and communities we serve.

We welcome applications from a diverse range of backgrounds and experiences to enrich our team. You can always contact the hiring manager for a chat if there’s anything you want to talk about before you apply.

We are proud to offer an environment that is supportive and rewarding, working as part of a team who are passionate about the work they do to improve the lives of people in Somerset.

We offer great training and development opportunities, with supportive management. As well as this, we have some fantastic employee benefits available:

• We promote a healthy work-life balance and offer flexible working arrangements wherever possible, including working from home.
• Generous annual leave allowance, with the opportunity to purchase additional leave
• Staff discounts in gyms.
• Employee Assistance for the times you may need some support and a variety of employee wellbeing services.
• Auto enrolment onto our generous Pension Scheme and optional pension enhancement through our Additional Voluntary Contribution scheme.
• A Flexible Benefits Scheme via salary sacrifice to obtain a cycle for work and health screenings.
• My Staff Shop offering discounts in shops, online shopping, restaurants, cinema tickets, insurance benefits and more

The salary for the role is Grade 6 - £65,090 per annum

For an informal chat about the role, you can contact Sunita Mills, Head of Transportation, via email at Sunita.Mills@somerset.gov.uk.

Interviews will be held 18th March 2026

When completing your application/CV please provide your full employment history and ensure that any gaps in employment are explained. Please start with your current or most recent employment.

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