Senior Coordinator

The Corporate Fleet Team plays a critical role in ensuring that Cambridgeshire County Council operates a safe, compliant, efficient and sustainable fleet across a wide range of frontline and statutory services.

We are looking for a Senior Fleet Coordinator to join our growing Corporate Fleet Team. This is an exciting opportunity to help shape and support a newly centralised fleet function that is delivering significant financial efficiencies, improving compliance standards and supporting the Council's ambitious Net Zero programme.

Working closely with the Corporate Fleet Manager and specialist fleet leads, you will coordinate fleet compliance activities, support vehicle maintenance and inspection programmes, monitor driver compliance, assist with fleet procurement and contract management activities, and help ensure that the Council meets its legal and operational obligations.

This is a hybrid role with flexibility to work from home and Council offices, together with occasional travel across Cambridgeshire to support fleet activities and inspections.

We value our colleagues in Cambridgeshire County Council and have developed a number of benefits in addition to the basics like annual leave, sick pay, pension and mileage.

• A comprehensive wellbeing package to cover all aspects of wellbeing
  , both in and out of work, which can also be accessed by your family
• Buy up to 4 weeks additional annual leave (pro-rata) through our salary sacrifice scheme
• Take your bank holidays flexibly to better suit your personal circumstances
• Make Additional Voluntary Contributions (Shared AVCs) to your pension with tax and National Insurance savings
• Access to development opportunities
  , apprenticeships and qualified coaches to support your personal and professional growth
• Paid volunteering hours each year so you can make a positive impact on our community during your normal working day
• Access to Peer Support Groups through our IDEAL staff equality, diversity and inclusion network
• Opportunities to nominate and receive Employee Recognition Awards
• An Our Cambs Rewards account, giving you access to in-store and online discounts as well as our Car Lease and Cycle to Work schemes

As Senior Fleet Coordinator you will:

• Coordinate vehicle maintenance, servicing, inspections and compliance activities across the Council fleet.
• Maintain fleet records and support compliance with Operator Licence requirements, vehicle legislation and Council policies.
• Monitor driver compliance, including licence checks, driver training requirements, tachograph information and working time compliance.
• Support the management of fleet-related incidents and assist services in implementing corrective actions.
• Produce reports and performance information relating to fleet compliance, safety, utilisation and sustainability.
• Work with suppliers, contractors and internal stakeholders to ensure vehicles remain safe, compliant and operationally available.
• Support procurement activities, vehicle hire arrangements and contract monitoring.
• Assist with fleet improvement projects, including fleet decarbonisation, electric vehicle integration and operational efficiency initiatives.
• Contribute to the development of policies, procedures and guidance that support safe and effective fleet management.

We are looking for someone who is organised, proactive and passionate about delivering high‑quality fleet services.

You will ideally have experience working within a fleet, transport, compliance, logistics or operational environment and have an understanding of vehicle compliance, driver safety and fleet operations.

You will also have:

• Strong organisational and administrative skills with excellent attention to detail.
• The ability to manage competing priorities and work independently.
• Good analytical and problem‑solving skills.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience of working with data, records and management systems.
• An understanding of vehicle compliance, health and safety and driver risk management principles.
• The ability to build positive working relationships with colleagues, suppliers and external partners.

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