Group Transport Manager

🔥 12 hours ago

🇬🇧 United Kingdom – Remote

⏰ Full Time

🟡 Mid-level

🟠 Senior

👔 Manager

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Biffa

WebsiteLinkedInAll Job Openings

5001 - 10000 employees

Founded 1912

📦 Logistics

💼 Consulting

🏥 Healthcare

Logistics • Consulting • Healthcare

Biffa is a leading waste management company in the UK, dedicated to transforming waste into valuable resources and fostering sustainable communities. With over 100 years of experience, Biffa provides comprehensive waste management solutions including waste prevention, recycling, and recovery processes. The company is deeply committed to the circular economy and plays a pivotal role in the UK's efforts to tackle climate change. Offering services to small, medium, and large businesses as well as local authorities, Biffa focuses on reducing emissions, enhancing recycling efforts, and innovating for environmental sustainability. Biffa also partners with various organizations and institutions to address significant challenges in waste management.

📋 Description

• Provide group-wide leadership and assurance across transport compliance and operator licensing • Lead Biffa’s engagement with the DVSA, Traffic Commissioners and other transport regulatory bodies • Support and coordinate responses to regulatory investigations, Public Inquiries, Preliminary Hearings, audits and enforcement interventions • Work with divisional and operational leaders to strengthen accountability for transport compliance across sites • Provide expert guidance on drivers’ hours, working time, tachographs, vehicle roadworthiness, load security and safe vehicle operation • Use compliance data, KPIs, audits and incident trends to identify risks and drive sustainable improvements • Coach and support transport managers, traffic teams and operational leaders, translating complex legislation into practical action • Provide strategic oversight of driver training and competency with the Training Manager • Lead and support investigations into transport incidents, infringements and compliance failures, ensuring effective corrective action • Champion road safety, driver wellbeing, legal compliance and operational discipline in everyday decision-making

🎯 Requirements

• Significant experience as an established transport, logistics or fleet professional in a complex, multi-site environment • National Certificate of Professional Competence in Road Haulage, or an equivalent transport management qualification • Detailed knowledge of DVSA enforcement, OCRS principles, Traffic Commissioner expectations and operator licence compliance • Strong working knowledge of UK transport legislation, including drivers’ hours, working time, tachographs, vehicle maintenance, roadworthiness and load security • Proven experience managing transport compliance risk within a complex operational environment • Experience engaging with the DVSA and Traffic Commissioners, including regulatory audits, enforcement interventions, Public Inquiries or Preliminary Hearings • Experience overseeing driver training, competency and assessment frameworks • Strong track record of influencing operational leaders, transport teams, drivers and senior stakeholders • Ability to use data, audits and KPIs to improve safety, compliance and operational performance • Credible, confident communicator able to challenge constructively, build trusted relationships and influence at every level • Experience within waste management, environmental services, utilities, construction logistics or another safety-critical fleet environment would be advantageous

🏖️ Benefits

• Career that is always rewarding, often challenging, but never dull • Diversity and equality championed in the working environment