Regional Driver Assessor

Regional Driver Assessor
South Region
Based from Slough, Dartford, Haverhill or Bedford
£31-33K Basic Salary £5,800 Car Allowance or Company Car Excellent Development Opportunities Flexible Home-Based & Field-Based Working 37.5 Hours Monday to Friday ️ 25 Days Holiday + Bank Holidays
Ready to Step Off the Road and Into a Rewarding Driver Development Career?
Are you a Class 1, Class 2 or experienced commercial driver looking for your next challenge?
Perhaps you're approaching a stage in your career where you'd like less time behind the wheel and more opportunity to use your knowledge, experience and coaching skills to improve driver safety and standards.
We are recruiting a Regional Driver Assessor to join an exciting newly established assessment team supporting drivers across the South Region.
This is a fantastic opportunity to become part of a national transport operation while enjoying greater work-life balance, autonomy, flexibility and genuine career development.
About The Role
As a Regional Driver Assessor, you'll play a key role in ensuring the safety, competence and professionalism of our commercial drivers.
You'll conduct practical driving assessments for:
New Driver Recruitment
Post-Accident Reviews
Ongoing Driver Competency Assessments
Refresher and Development Assessments
Working across our Southern depot network, you'll assess drivers operating a diverse fleet including:

• 450 Vans
• 80 Rigid Vehicles
• 120 Articulated Vehicles

Assessments may involve practical manoeuvring exercises in depot yards, on-road driving assessments and driver coaching sessions.
Your Region
You can be based at any of the following depots:
Haverhill (CB9 7FD
)
Slough (SL1 4RY
)
Dartford (DA1 5XS
)
Bedford (MK43 9SS
)
Travel across these locations will be a regular part of the role, although you'll have complete ownership of your diary and schedule.
When not conducting assessments, you can work from home, a depot office, or any suitable remote working location.
What We're Looking For
We're interested in speaking with candidates from a variety of backgrounds, including:

• Current or former HGV Drivers
• Driver Trainers
• Driver Assessors
• Transport Supervisors
• Traffic Office Professionals
• Fleet Compliance Personnel
• Driver Mentors and Coaches

Ideally You'll Have:
C+E (Class
1) Licence (preferred)

Experience with in commercial driving operations
Strong communication and coaching skills
Good organisational ability
Confidence using Microsoft Office and Outlook
A commitment to improving driver safety and performance
Don't Worry If You're Not The Finished Product
We are investing heavily in this team and will provide:
Professional Driver Assessor Qualifications
Remedial Driver Training Qualifications
Ongoing Learning & Development Support
Microsoft Systems Training
Future Cross-Skilling Opportunities Across Transport and L&D Functions
This role is very much focused on potential and development as much as previous assessment experience.
Why Join?
This is a newly created team, giving you a genuine opportunity to influence how driver assessments are delivered across the business.
You'll work alongside:

• Driver Assessor Team Leader
• Regional Driver Assessors
• Transport Trainers
• Warehouse & MHE Trainers
• Learning & Development Specialists

With excellent opportunities to develop your career into wider training, transport, compliance or leadership positions.
Package & Benefits
Salary & Vehicle
£31,000 - Basic Salary
Additional £2,000 Location Allowance (if based from Dartford or Slough)
£5,800 Car Allowance OR Company Car
Business Mileage Paid at 25p Per Mile
Additional Benefits
25 Days Annual Leave
Monday-Friday Working
No Bank Holiday Working
Enhanced Sick Pay Scheme
Wagestream
High Street Discounts
Health Assurance Scheme
Online GP Service
Cycle to Work Scheme
Pure Gym Discount
Life Assurance
Excellent Training & Development
Flexible and Autonomous Working Environment

If interested Call the office on (opt3)