Group Head of Transport & Fleet

Group Head of Transport & Fleet

Full-Time 75000 - 85000 £ / year (est.) No working from home possible
Omega Leeds

At a Glance

  • Tasks: Lead a large transport and fleet operation, ensuring compliance and managing substantial budgets.
  • Company: Join a major public sector organisation with a focus on transport and fleet services.
  • Benefits: Competitive salary, flexible contract options, and significant career growth opportunities.
  • Other info: Immediate start available; thrive in a dynamic environment with transformation initiatives.
  • Why this job: Make a real impact in a leadership role with executive-level visibility and influence.
  • Qualifications: Proven leadership in transport, fleet, or logistics management with strong compliance knowledge.

The predicted salary is between 75000 - 85000 £ per year.

Senior Transport Logistics appointment - Yorkshire area

Contract Type: Interim / Fixed Term Contract / Ongoing Contract Opportunity

Job Reward: £75k - £85k ideal range, inside IR35 scope, no Ltd Company Day rate engagement

Some Hybrid, but you really want to lead teams on the sites around Yorkshire.

Confidential Public Sector Service - Large Complex Organisation

Job Location: Lead One of the Largest Transport & Fleet Operations in the Region, West/South/East Yorkshire

This is not just another senior transport management & leadership role! You will have to be available to start quickly!

Waste and transport management would be a slam dunk in terms of experience. This is a senior leadership role running all of transport and fleet operations. You would be responsible for the people, budgets, legal compliance, strategy, safety, contracts, and future direction of all transport services.

We are seeking a senior transport, fleet, logistics, or operations leader to take ownership of a major fleet and transport regional Yorkshire operation, delivering critical services. Reporting directly into the Executive Team, you will lead a substantial Business Unit/operation with responsibility for fleet management, transport logistics, passenger transport services, compliance, asset management, procurement, maintenance, decarbonisation and operational performance.

Operator licences, Fleet compliance, Passenger transport legislation, Transport CPC requirements.

We are particularly interested in speaking with candidates available immediately or at short notice for an interim, fixed-term or ongoing contract assignment.

The Opportunity:

You'll be responsible for:

  • Leading a large, safety-critical transport and fleet operation
  • Ensuring full compliance with transport, fleet, health & safety
  • Leading large operational teams through change and transformation
  • Managing up to 1000 vehicles and plant assets
  • Overseeing transport for around 3000 people in one area
  • Leading teams of managers and over 100 frontline team staff
  • Managing large budgets worth tens of millions of pounds
  • Managing contracts with more than 80 transport providers
  • Developing future fleet strategies, including electric vehicles and decarbonisation programmes
  • Focusing on Fleet and workshop operational Waste Transport
  • Delivering strategic fleet and asset management programmes

About You:

We are open to applications from both public and private sectors. You may currently be operating as: Head of Fleet, Head of Transport Service, Senior Transport Operations Manager, Fleet Director, Regional Operations Director, Waste Transport Director, Logistics Director, Service Director Transport, Head of Passenger Transport, Head of Asset Management.

Experience could come from: Public Sector, Local Government, Combined Authorities, Passenger Transport Authorities, Emergency Services, NHS, Defence, Private Sector, Bus & Passenger Transport, Fleet Services, Logistics & Distribution, Utilities, Waste & Environmental Services, Facilities Management, Infrastructure Operations, Transport Operators, Outsourced Public Services.

What We're Looking For:

  • Proven leadership of large operational teams
  • Significant fleet, transport or logistics management experience
  • Experience managing substantial budgets and resources
  • Strong regulatory, compliance and health & safety knowledge
  • Evidence of delivering service improvement and transformation
  • Commercial, contract management and procurement expertise
  • Experience operating within complex, high-accountability environments

Why This Role?

This is a genuinely career-defining leadership opportunity offering:

  • Executive-level visibility and influence
  • Responsibility for a major transport and fleet portfolio
  • Large-scale operational and strategic impact
  • Significant transformation and modernisation programmes
  • Fleet electrification and sustainability initiatives
  • Immediate start opportunities
  • Flexible interim, FTC or long-term contract options, possibility of permanent

For experienced transport, fleet, logistics and operational leaders who thrive on challenge, scale and influence, this represents an exceptional opportunity to make a lasting impact.

Group Head of Transport & Fleet employer: Omega Leeds

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Omega Leeds

Contact Details:

Omega Leeds Recruitment Team

We think you need these skills to ace Group Head of Transport & Fleet

Leadership Skills
Transport Management
Fleet Management
Logistics Management
Budget Management
Regulatory Compliance
Health & Safety Knowledge