Fleet Engineer

As the Fleet Engineer you will provide professional engineering support, develop vehicle and fleet efficiencies and compliance initiatives, encouraging good practice with the various fleet users. You will contribute to the Fleet Partnership by leading on producing vehicle, plant and equipment specifications, procurement and disposal arrangements which maximise the benefits to Tayside Contracts and Angus Council, where applicable.

You will oversee the management of the Hire Desk, via the Assistant Fleet Engineer, ensuring best value and compliance.

You will have relevant experience in the management of Fleet Operations and/or Fleet Maintenance activities. You will be a time served motor vehicle mechanic, ideally in an LGV environment and trained in LGV (or PCV) inspection procedures. You will have experience in financial management, including assisting the compilation and monitoring of budgets. You will have an in depth understanding of the legal and Health and Safety requirements of operating and maintaining a large fleet of commercial vehicles and in depth understanding of vehicle and plant specifications.

You will have the ability to plan, organise and monitor work to meet legal requirements and functional objectives, work successfully as part of a team and develop effective working relationships with colleagues and external customers, etc, manage and motivate staff to deliver improved performance and to work under pressure. You will have good verbal and written communication skills and have strong IT skills in Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint and have report writing skills.

You will possess appropriate City & Guilds Certificate or equivalent, a CPC in National Road Transport Operations and a National 5 (or equivalent) in English and Maths.

A Category C Driving Licence or equivalent entitlement to drive in Great Britain is essential and a Category C+E Driving Licence or equivalent entitlement to drive in Great Britain would be desirable.Tayside Contracts is the collaborative operating arm of the three Councils in Tayside (our Constituent Councils):

• Angus Council
• Dundee City Council
• Perth & Kinross Council

We currently employ 2,559 people covering over 3,000 posts, working in more than 420 establishments across Tayside providing essential public services to the 420,000 residents in Tayside on behalf of the three councils.

Our services include catering, cleaning, roads maintenance, winter and emergency response, vehicle maintenance, quarry materials and a Signshop.

Our Vision is to be ‘a high performing and expanding shared service: proud of what we do and chosen for how we do it’.

To support us to reach our vision, and strategic priorities outlined in our Business Plan, we have 4 key values:

• People
• Performance
• Partnership
• Perception

Our values are embedded within the culture of Tayside and outline who we need to be; how we need to act and behave, to achieve what we want for Tayside Contracts and our local communities.

Employee Benefits

Working with Tayside Contracts has its perks and employees have access to a fantastic range of employee benefits including:

• 28 days Annual Leave rising to 33 after 5 years service
• 5 fixed Public Holidays
• Additional Long Service Leave and Long Service Awards
• Opportunities for Overtime
• Generous Occupational Pension Scheme (including 15.7% contribution by the employer and Ill Health Retirement Enhancements and Death in Service Benefits)
• Shared Cost Additional Voluntary Contribution (AVCs) Scheme
• Lifestyle Savings Discounts - giving you access to a range of discounts across UK major retailers
• Physical, financial and mental wellbeing support including access to an employee assistance programme
• Occupational Sick Pay
• Cycle to Work Scheme
• Tay Valley Credit Union
• Corporate Fitness Membership Rate
• Supported Volunteering Policy
• Charity/Payroll Giving Scheme
• Annual Employee Awards
• Learning, Development and Career Progression Opportunities
• Flexible Working and Flexible Retirement Policies
• Family Friendly Policies