Group Manager - Fleet Operations
Glasgow City Council
Job Description
An exciting opportunity has arisen within Neighbourhoods, Regeneration and Sustainability for a Group Manager to lead our Fleet Operations team.
We’re looking for someone who has significant experience in fleet, transport, engineering or operational management, with a proven track record of leading large teams, managing complex operations and delivering high-quality customer-focused services. Strong leadership, communication and stakeholder management skills are essential, along with the ability to balance strategic objectives with operational delivery.
This is a fantastic opportunity to help shape the future of Fleet Services within Scotland’s largest local authority while making a tangible difference to the services relied upon by communities across Glasgow.
If you’re interested in working within a service that touches on all aspects within the city, please read on.
Position Details
Reporting to the Head of Service for Fleet Asset Management you will lead fleet maintenance, workshop operations, passenger transport and operational support services, ensuring compliance with Operator Licence requirements, transport legislation and industry best practice. You will drive continuous improvement, manage performance and resources, and support the delivery of fleet modernisation and decarbonisation programmes.
Applicants must have good collaboration skills to develop and maintain effective partnership working and should be skilled in improving performance and achieving excellence. Applicants should have the ability to plan and projects manage work at a strategic level and be able to lead, manage and motivate professional teams and wider employee groups. You should be able to design and implement effective monitoring, review and control systems.
Applicants should have a degree in Business Management or equivalent or equivalent demonstrable experience and a full, current driving licence.
Further details regarding what this role entails are noted within the Role Profile for the post, whilst the Person Specification document confirms the key competencies you are required to demonstrate in your application.
Contract Details
Weekly Hours: 35 hours per week
Work Pattern: Monday – Friday, hybrid work pattern.
Annual Salary: £69,283.18 - £80,327.20 on an incremental scale
Benefits of working with us
Glasgow City Council employees have access to a wide-ranging and generous benefits package. If you’re successful in your job application, you’ll have access to these benefits which include:
- 182 hours paid annual leave, rising to 203 hours after 5 years’ service (pro rata to shift pattern and start point in year)
- 87.5 hours paid public holidays each year (pro rata to shift pattern and start point in year)
- Local government pension scheme
- Life and Personal Accident Insurance
- Occupational Sickness Pay
- Staff Benefit Scheme
- Glasgow Credit Union
For guidance on completing your application, and to view other benefits on offer for employees of Glasgow City Council, please visit the following link: https://www.glasgow.gov.uk/vacancies.
Application Packs
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There are also a number of Accessibility Tools compatible with the myjobscotland website which may assist you with your application. More information on these can be found at https://myjobscotland.gov.uk/accessibility-statement.
Further Information
Please note that Glasgow City Council is currently completing a Job Evaluation exercise and introducing a new pay and grading structure which may impact on current salaries quoted in job adverts, see
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