Operational Administrator in Cambridge

Salary £26,000 – depending on skills and experience

Permanent – Full time - 37 hours per week

Location: Cambridge, CB4 0AP

We offer a wide range of benefits including Private health care, Virtual GP service for you and your household. Generous pension scheme – we double-match your contributions, up to 6% giving you 18% combined contribution.

As an Operational Administrator, you will provide essential support to the Fleet Manager, ensuring accurate reporting, analysis and administration across the HGV vehicle and plant fleet. The role plays a key part in monitoring fleet costs, supplier performance and maintaining compliance with HGV Operator Licence requirements. You will act as a central point of coordination between operational teams, suppliers and internal stakeholders, helping to ensure the fleet remains compliant, efficient and roadworthy.

Key duties will include:

• Preparation and analysis of fleet performance reports, including individual vehicle fuel, oil and tyre usage and costs
• Administration of fuel cards and management of bulk fuel bunkering facilities
• Monitoring, recording and reporting all fleet-related expenditure, including fuel, oil, tyres and maintenance
• Collation and auditing of completed daily walk-around vehicle checks
• Monitoring the closure of vehicle defect reports and escalating outstanding issues where required
• Supporting compliance with DVSA standards and HGV Operator Licence conditions
• Liaison with Operational Teams, Anglian Water staff, suppliers and members of the public regarding vehicle damage or incidents
• Working with vehicle repair and servicing suppliers to obtain inspection reports, service records and feedback
• Checking, challenging and authorising supplier invoices prior to processing for payment
• Experience working within HGV haulage or fleet operations
• Strong IT skills, including experience with MS Word, MS Excel, database systems
• Ability to analyse fleet cost data and challenge supplier invoices where appropriate
• High attention to detail with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a compliance-driven environment
• Confident communicator with the ability to work collaboratively across operational and administrative teams

As a valued employee, you’ll be entitled to:

• Personal private health care
• Virtual GP for you and your household
• Life cover- 8 x annual salary paid to dependents
• 25 days annual leave – rising with length of service as well as bank holidays with the option to swap Christmas and Easter holidays for those celebrated by your religion
• Flexible working dependent on your role
• Competitive pension scheme – Anglian Water double-matches your contributions up to 6%
• Bonus scheme
• Excellent family friendly policies, such as 26 weeks full pay for Maternity/Adoption leave

Here at Anglian Water, we are striving to do the right thing for our people, customers and our environment. Our culture involves collaborative, innovative and inspiring work putting people at the heart of our business, and we truly love what we do! We believe that equal opportunities mean inclusion, diversity and fair treatment for all.

If you are an organized, detail-oriented individual with a passion for providing excellent administrative support, we encourage you to apply for this position. Please submit your CV and a cover letter detailing your experience and suitability for the role.

We are committed to reflect the diversity of the communities we serve in both our workforce and our supply chain partners to help us to understand and meet the needs of our customers. We are passionate and dedicated to the learning and development of our people, making sure they have the right skills and knowledge to be successful and to help achieve their potential.

We want to give everyone equal access to our recruitment process. If you have a disability or long-term condition, including neurodiversity and mental health conditions, we’ll support you throughout your application, and make any adjustments to make sure your disability or long-term condition is not a barrier to recruitment.

If you need any support, please reach out to our team at resourcing@anglianwater.co.uk.

To apply, you’ll need your up-to-date CV, we also recommend uploading a cover letter – tell us what has made you apply and what skills you can bring to the position. We will be in touch after your application has been reviewed, following the closing date.

If you are offered a job with us, you’ll be subject to the relevant employment checks for your role, which could include references, driving licence check, DBS Check as well as your right to work in the UK.

Become a part of Anglian Water’s future and join us on our journey as we live through our values to build trust, do the right thing, and are always exploring, to bring environmental and social prosperity to the region.