Transport Supervisor

Babcock oversees the repair and maintenance for the Metropolitan Police Services’ fleet of over 4,000 vehicles and specialist equipment. Through a network of dedicated vehicle workshops, we have the capability to respond 24×7 365 days a year to defects and communications problems to ensure minimal downtime.

At Babcock, being Transport Supervisor is varied and challenging. You will take responsibility for ensuring the effective utilisation and efficiency of a large team of drivers, mobile technicians and communication specialist engineers, who carry out repair and maintenance activities to this large fleet of specialist vehicles. You will need to use your people management skills to the fullest – in supervising and leading the team, ensuring that drivers and technicians workloads are managed, that route planning is undertaken to maximize efficiency, and that a quality service is delivered to our customer. You’ll monitor the teams’ performance, providing regular reports and updates to senior management, and promote a positive approach towards safe working and quality assurance practices.

You’ll need great communication skills in order to establish and maintain strong working relationships with all departments across this contract, and with internal and external stakeholders, including the customer. This role is ideal for someone who already has demonstrable experience working within the transport and/or fleet management industry. Your knowledge of Transport Legislation, Traffic Law (including Drivers Hours Regulations) and Tacho Management is essential to ensuring that all activities are completed safely, and are compliant with UK law and company policy. What’s just as important is your ability to learn new tasks quickly and efficiently, and your ability to multi-task. Competent IT skills across the full MS Office suite, good numeracy and writing skills, and a confident, friendly and approachable manner are also needed.

Working across a range of sectors and environments, Babcock delivers critical resilience solutions for diverse organisations. In places like airports; for the emergency services; within the defence and utilities sectors; we ensure that complex operations have the infrastructure to look after their customers and their people.

Our success depends, without exception, on the quality of our teams. Across every level of our business, we recruit individuals who understand and appreciate exactly how vital Babcock’s services are. People who never compromise on health and safety; who respect and challenge each other; and who strive to deliver the very best for our customers.

People who deliver resilience; people who can be resilient.

Offers of employment are normally subject to satisfactory references and any other required pre-employment checks. Successful applicants will also need to satisfy security clearance requirements.

Security Clearance can be verified and may be transferred to a new employer if required. If you do not have the Security Clearance required for a particular role you would not be able to start your employment until clearance has been obtained. In some instances this will require UK criminal and security checks and a credit check. In order to gain Security Clearance you will normally have had to have been a resident in the UK for a minimum of 5 years.

Babcock is committed to having a diverse workforce and an inclusive culture. We are also committed to honouring the Corporate Covenant and supporting the Armed Forces community. We recognise the value Serving Personnel, Regular and Reservists, Veterans and military families contribute to our business and country.

Vacancies may, on occasion, be closed prior to the advertised closing date. Please contact a member of the Critical Services Resourcing Team should you have any questions.