E&C - Business Manager (Fleet) - REQ02403

Enterprise and Communities

Community Operations

Business Manager (Fleet)

NLC17 - £72,627 - £79,474

37 hours per week

In North Lanarkshire we’re ambitious. Ambitious for our residents and the people who work here. Ambitious for our services and the people who provide them. Ambitious for our communities and partners.

This ambition is reflected within our Fleet service where we are about to deliver a state-of-the-art new Fleet maintenance depot at our Bellshill facility which will help to deliver an exciting and ambitious vehicle replacement and maintenance programme as we move towards a net zero transport solution.

We are looking for an individual who will match this investment and long-term ambition. This individual will be innovative and a confident leader and will join our senior management team within Community Operations to lead and develop our Fleet service where we strive for excellence and support the achievement of the council’s ambitions.

You will have autonomy to lead both the operational and strategic development of the Fleet service ensuring the delivery of high quality, professional services and achieving high levels of customer satisfaction.

Strong leadership skills are essential to be a success in this role along with the ability to remain calm under pressure. You must be an effective verbal and written communicator and have excellent organisational and IT skills. You must have the ability to analyse data and produce relevant reports and be customer centred in all aspects of service delivery. Given the nature of the service that we provide, it is also essential that you have sound knowledge of health and safety issues and experience of managing Health & Safety.

A Degree or equivalent qualification in a related discipline is essential along with substantial work experience within a relevant field. You must also be able to demonstrate experience of managing a team and have both capital and revenue budgetary experience including preparation, monitoring and control arrangements. A management and/or appropriate professional qualification would be advantageous.

The Business Manager (Fleet) will be the Council’s nominated certificate of professional competence holder and will have special responsibility for ensuring that the Council operates the fleet in compliance with its Operator’s License.

You must have experience of managing a diverse range of services within a complex and large-scale organisation and experience of managing a large-scale Fleet operation. You should also have experience of audit procedures and ensuring performance measures are maintained as well as experience of procurement of vehicles and plant.

If you would like to have an informal discussion about the post, please contact Lyall Rennie, Chief Officer (Community Operations) on 07855193500 or at RennieLy@northlan.gov.uk.

Working here at North Lanarkshire Council

If you’re considering a career with us, you’ll be keen to know what’s in it for you. We have a great package of benefits available, from health and wellbeing to finances and family. This includes 27 days annual leave and 6 public holidays*, and a wide range of benefits available to you, find out more at work well NL. We also have a full package of learning and development through our learning academy LearnNL to help you reach your full potential and further your career.

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North Lanarkshire Council are Happy to Talk Flexible Working, we operate a Smarter Working Policy.

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*For all casual/sessional roles, you will receive 12.1% of your hourly rate for every hour worked in total recompense for annual leave, including public holidays. These rates will be indicated separately on your payslip. You will only be paid for the hours that you work.

We are a Disability Confident Leader and offer a guaranteed interview to applicants who consider themselves to be disabled, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

We have also adopted the Armed Forces Community Covenant to show our support for service personnel, veterans and their families. We offer a guaranteed interview for service leavers, spouses, reservists and veterans, as long as they meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description.

North Lanarkshire Council is committed to #KeepingThePromise. This means that if you have ever been in care (looked after at home with a social worker, lived with a relative other than your parents, experienced foster, residential or secure care) you are entitled to a guaranteed interview for this post, as long as you meet the essential criteria of the person specification/job description. This is one way North Lanarkshire is demonstrating our commitment to supporting Care-Experienced People.

The Plan for North Lanarkshire is to be the place to live, learn, work, invest and visit. The Council recognises that work is an important part of adult life and is critical to our wellbeing and shaping how we live. The Fair Work Convention’s Framework defines Fair Work as work that offers effective voice, fulfilment, opportunity, respect and security. We believe Fair Work can boost creativity, realise untapped potential and increase productivity. To find out more click on the link.

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The following link contains our Easy Read documents which will help explain the process and what happens during the selection process: Easy Read – My NL

***PLEASE NOTE WE DO NOT ACCEPT CVS IN PLACE OF THE APPLICATION FORM. TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THIS VACANCY YOU MUST ENSURE AN APPLICATION FORM IS SUBMITTED. ANY CV SUBMISSIONS WILL BE DISREGARDED.***