Regional Compliance Officer

About the Role

Job Title
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Regional Fleet Compliance Officer

Location
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Based in North Scotland but travel needed to cover all of Scotland and Northern England when needed.

Company
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Balfour Beatty Asset & Technology Solutions

About Us
Balfour Beatty is a leading international infrastructure and construction group. We finance, develop, build, and maintain innovative and efficient projects that underpin daily life, support communities, and enable economic growth. Our unparalleled expertise and resources ensure that we deliver high-quality projects safely, on time, and within budget. Now is a great time to join us. As a leading international construction group with a healthy pipeline of work, we’re growing our teams.

Shape a career to be proud of as part of an award-winning team. Own your career, and you can build something to be proud of at Balfour Beatty. By joining our well-established construction teams working on our significant future pipeline within our Asset & Technology Solutions (ATS) team, you will work with true experts who will share their knowledge and provide support, encouragement, and invaluable feedback so you never stop learning.

Bring us your capability, and we’ll help you take it much, much further.

Please Note
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To be successful, you'll need to hold a full driving license.

• As our Regional Fleet Compliance Officer, you'll play a pivotal role in maintaining the highest standards of transport and fleet compliance across our Scottish sites and offices. Reporting to the Transport Managers, you'll be the go-to expert for day-to-day compliance activities, ensuring our operations align with the Balfour Beatty Group Operator Licence and all relevant statutory and legal requirements. Your contributions will directly support our key performance indicators, including driver competence, vehicle maintenance, tachograph compliance, and audit outcomes.
• Serve as the primary point of contact for transport and driver compliance, assisting Transport Managers in upholding operator licence undertakings and fostering a culture of adherence at site level.
• Conduct regular site visits to monitor fleet compliance, provide operational support, and hold structured update meetings with site leaders and supervisors to address issues and share best practices.
• Oversee and support site staff in maintaining accurate, up-to-date vehicle and driver records, ensuring all systems are promptly and accurately updated to meet compliance standards.
• Facilitate planned maintenance events for heavy goods vehicles (HGVs) and ancillary equipment, while coordinating tachograph vehicle unit (VU) and driver card downloads, infringement reporting, and corrective actions.
• Ensure drivers complete pre-use checks and defect reporting via our app-based system, promoting timely submissions and resolutions to maintain high compliance levels.
• Deliver driver responsibility briefings, training, inductions, and toolbox talks—both through e-learning platforms and face-to-face sessions—covering company policies, legislation, and transport-related competencies.
• Manage driving licence checks, permit-to-drive renewals, Driver CPC (DCPC) training, and other relevant qualifications to uphold driver competence and compliance KPIs.
• Perform regular spot checks on vehicle roadworthiness and weight for the commercial fleet, alongside random audits to identify and mitigate risks.
• Report all near-miss events promptly and contribute to site visit and meeting reports to track progress against departmental KPIs.
• Undertake additional duties related to fleet disciplines as needed, always prioritising safety, accuracy, and efficiency in your work.

• Proven experience in vehicle fleet operations and a solid understanding of relevant UK legislative requirements, including Operator Licence undertakings.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, to engage with colleagues at all levels.
• Strong presentation skills for delivering briefings, training sessions, toolbox talks, and inductions.
• Ability to work independently and manage tasks efficiently with minimal supervision.
• Well-developed organisational skills to prioritise workloads…