Fleet Manager

Location: Hybrid working with weekly travel to UK wide site locations

Salary: Between £38,400 - £42,000 per annum, dependant on experience + company car

Schedule: 9 month fixed term contract, 37.5 hours per week

Ready to impact a better future?

As a Fleet Manager in our VIVO team, you’ll help deliver safe, compliant and cost-effective fleet operations that support essential services. You’ll work closely with contract teams, suppliers and colleagues to ensure vehicles remain available, roadworthy and ready to meet operational demands.

Your work has purpose. By ensuring vehicles are maintained to the highest standards of safety and compliance, you'll help keep vital services running smoothly while creating a positive impact on communities. Working at the heart of fleet operations, you’ll help create impactful solutions, support innovation, and contribute to our commitment to impact a better future.

What you’ll do as a Fleet Manager

• Manage the day-to-day fleet requirements across the contract, ensuring vehicles are available to support operational delivery.
• Oversee vehicle maintenance, servicing, inspections and repairs in line with manufacturer guidelines and legislative requirements.
• Monitor fleet expenditure, fuel usage, vehicle performance and operational costs to deliver value for money and reduce total cost of ownership.
• Build strong relationships with third-party suppliers, managing service performance and ensuring agreed service levels are achieved.
• Maintain compliance with transport legislation, driver licence checks, driver qualifications and fleet policies.
• Analyse fleet data, telematics, maintenance records and utilisation trends to identify opportunities for continuous improvement and innovation.

Does this sound like you?

• Experience in a fleet management role with responsibility for vehicle compliance, maintenance and operational performance.
• Strong knowledge of UK and EU road transport legislation, including MOT requirements and Construction and Use Regulations.
• A recognised fleet management qualification, or equivalent fleet management experience.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to work collaboratively across operational teams and external suppliers.
• Strong analytical and reporting skills, with experience using fleet management systems and data to improve performance.
• A proactive approach to safety, continuous improvement and delivering high-quality customer service.

What we offer

• 25 days’ holiday plus bank holidays (and the option to buy up to five additional leave days each year)
• Up to 6% contributory pension scheme
• A company car
• Over 1,100 internal courses available, funding for qualifications and apprenticeships (we currently offer over 60 different apprenticeships), mentoring opportunities, and a focus on internal progression.
• Employee Assistance Programme, Bupa Anytime HealthLine, wellbeing app, 30% off at Serco-managed leisure centres, and 24/7 access to a virtual GP service
• Discounts across around 1,000 retailers, from food and clothing to days out, entertainment and travel
• Paid volunteering day, tax-free charitable giving through Payroll Giving Scheme, donate your pennies from your monthly pay to the Serco People Fund Charity
• Our employee networks support connection by providing spaces for collaboration, learning, and belonging. They represent and empower all our colleagues including veterans, LGBTQIA+ employees, women, parents and carers, people with disabilities, and people from all cultural backgrounds.

Vetting and checks:

This role requires Baseline Personnel Security Standard (BPSS) clearance, which involves verifying your identity, employment history, nationality, and criminal record to meet government security standards. In addition, depending on the nature of the role, you may need to obtain formal Security Clearance (such as CTC or SC), which includes more detailed background checks on employment, criminal record, and financial history to ensure suitability for working in secure environments. Please note that UK residency requirements may apply for certain levels of clearance. You will also complete an Occupational Health Questionnaire so we can identify and provide any support you may need to undertake the role effectively.

Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.

A little bit about us:
At Serco, everyone plays a vital part in delivering essential public services that make a real difference. As a global team of 50,000 people across Defence, Transport, Justice, Immigration, Healthcare, Leisure and Citizen Services, we’re united by a shared purpose: to improve the services that communities rely on. Guided by our values of Trust, Care, Innovation and Pride, our people make meaningful impact, every single day.

Our inclusive recruitment commitment:
We prioritise your skills and potential. As a Disability Confident Leader, the Top Great British Employer of Veterans 2026, and a Gold Inclusive Employer Standard holder, we champion equal opportunities for all. We offer flexible and hybrid working where possible and make reasonable adjustments throughout recruitment and employment.

• Guaranteed Interview Scheme: Applicants with disabilities, veterans and people with convictions, who meet the minimum job criteria, are guaranteed an interview. Simply opt into the relevant scheme on the application form.
• Ban The Box: We also support fair access for those with unspent criminal convictions through our ‘Ban the Box’ pledge (some roles may have security exemptions).

For support with your application, please contact recruitmentuk@serco.com.

Let’s impact a better future, together. Apply today.