Fleet Compliance Officer

Join Birmingham City Council as a Fleet Compliance Officer in our newly created Vehicle Maintenance Service (VMS) and play a key role in ensuring our fleet operations meet all legal, regulatory, and internal compliance requirements. You'll help maintain the highest standards of safety, governance, and operational performance across one of the UK's largest local authority fleets. Working closely with the VMS Administration Manager and other team members, you'll help keep our fleet safe, legal, and operational - supporting services that make a real difference across the city. What you'll do...

• Conduct regular audits to ensure compliance with legal and internal policies.
• Maintain accurate records for vehicle maintenance, tax, licensing, and inspections.
• Audit driver compliance including CPC, licensing, tacho use, and safety standards.
• Develop and monitor KPIs to track operational performance.
• Deliver targeted training sessions on compliance standards and procedures.
• Prepare detailed reports and provide recommendations to senior management.
• Stay up to date with legislative changes and update policies accordingly.
  
  Are you experienced in compliance, auditing, or transport operations? Do you have a keen eye for detail and a passion for driving continuous improvement?, Relevant qualifications in auditing, transport management, or compliance (e.g., CPC).
• Proven experience in fleet compliance, auditing, or similar roles.
• Experience conducting operational audits and reporting findings.
• Strong knowledge of fleet legislation, compliance monitoring, and performance management.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to develop and monitor KPIs.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Proficiency in auditing and performance monitoring tools.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities independently and collaboratively.
• Full UK Driving Licence - Ability to travel around the City as required.
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced compliance professional to influence operational standards, improve performance, and ensure legal compliance across a critical public service fleet operation.

Working for Birmingham City Council is more than just a job; it's about making life better for the 1 million plus people who live and work in the city., The Council is a fantastic place to work. You will find an organisation that is both challenging and supportive; with a leadership impatiently adventurous in its pursuit of excellence. There is a clear vision which is ensuring that the Council is working for communities today and building for tomorrow, we focus our resources on five key priorities:
• A Prosperous Birmingham: through a focus on inclusive economic growth, tackling unemployment, attracting inward investment, and maximising the benefits of the Commonwealth Games.
• An Inclusive Birmingham: through a focus on tackling poverty and inequality, empowering citizens, promoting diversity and civic pride, and supporting and enabling all children and young people to thrive.
• A Safe Birmingham: through a focus on making the city safer, safeguarding vulnerable citizens, increasing affordable housing, and tackling homelessness.
• A Healthy Birmingham: through a focus on tackling health inequalities, encouraging physical activity and healthy living, supporting mental health, and improving outcomes for adults with disabilities and older people.
• A Green Birmingham: through a focus on street cleanliness, improving air quality, continuing the route to net zero, and becoming a city of nature.
We see the Council's role as providing strategic leadership - that's being able to visualise a new future for the city and equipping others to share our vision. We want to ensure the provision of services for all, so we can support those least able to support themselves by working with partners and putting citizens and neighbourhoods at the heart of our decision-making. We are always looking for people who put the customer at the centre of their approach, with a commitment to excellence to help us achieve our vision. We will support you to develop and thrive in your role, building a pathway for long-term success, with lots of development opportunities, such as apprenticeships.


• Membership of West Midlands Pension Fund - with generous employer contributions
• Enhanced Holiday Entitlement - 30 days, increasing with length of service
• My Rewards Scheme - access to over 800 brands providing discounts and savings
• Health and wellbeing support - independent and confidential employee assistance and counselling
Please upload your up-to-date CV via the attachments part of your application, this is required for shortlisting. Unfortunately, we cannot consider any applications without a CV attached. Birmingham City Council is an accredited Disability Confident Leader employer, and we are committed to employing, retaining and developing all of our people. We want to ensure your recruitment journey with us is a positive and equitable one, so please let us know if there are any reasonable adjustments, additional support, accessibility needs, or if there is any way in which we can support you through your application. Proof of Right to work in the UK will be required for all applicants in accordance with UK Home Office requirements, before any employment offer can be confirmed. Birmingham City Council is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our citizens and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. You can view our Corporate Safeguarding Policy | Birmingham City Council here., In return, we offer you excellent terms and conditions, generous annual leave, a great pension scheme, well-being support, annual travel passes and discounts at a number of city centre establishments.