Transport Supervisor in Glasgow

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About the role

WGM Engineering, part of RSK Group, is looking for a Transport Supervisor to join our Stores & Transport team on a permanent, full-time basis. This role will be based from our office in Glasgow. You will support project delivery across WGM’s growing UK water-sector portfolio. This is a business-critical opportunity to join a growing engineering business delivering essential infrastructure across the UK.

As Transport Supervisor, you’ll play a key role in keeping WGM’s fleet moving safely, efficiently and reliably. You’ll take the lead on the day-to-day coordination, compliance, administration and operational performance of our vehicle fleet, ensuring our company-owned and hired vehicles are safe, compliant, well maintained and available when needed across all areas of the business.

As the main point of contact for fleet operations, vehicle compliance, transport administration and driver support, you’ll help ensure our transport policies, procedures and standards are consistently applied. You’ll work closely with drivers, colleagues and key stakeholders to provide effective support and keep our fleet operating at its best.

You will have direct line management responsibility for two members of the team, providing guidance, support and performance management. Working as part of a close-knit team, you’ll help deliver a safe, legally compliant, cost-effective and sustainable transport operation, contributing directly to the wider operational success and objectives of WGM.

About the team

WGM is growing through secured long-term frameworks across the UK water sector, delivering essential infrastructure across live, complex, and safety-critical environments. As we grow, our Transport team plays a vital role in supporting the business to deliver safely, responsibly, and consistently.

This is a strong time to join WGM if you want to work close to operations, influence positive behaviours, support practical solutions, and help shape a culture where people work safe, go home safe and take pride in doing things properly.

Job responsibilities

The successful candidate will:

• Coordinate daily fleet requirements across WGM departments, ensuring vehicles are correctly specified, allocated and available to support operational needs.
• Manage vehicle movements and allocations to optimise utilisation levels across the fleet.
• Maintain a comprehensive and accurate fleet register covering ownership, hire status, maintenance records, MOTs, taxation, insurance, allocation and disposal records.
• Plan, schedule and monitor vehicle servicing, maintenance inspections, MOTs, repairs, recalls and statutory checks.
• Monitor vehicle off-road events and minimise operational disruption through effective planning and communication.
• Support drivers and line managers in meeting company compliance monitoring requirements
• Record, investigate and monitor vehicle incidents, damage reports, road traffic collisions and near misses.
• Analyse fleet data and prepare reports, identifying opportunities to improve fleet performance and compliance standards.

Minimum requirements

We are looking for someone who can demonstrate:

• Experience in fleet, transport or logistics coordination within a multi-vehicle operation
• Valid UK manual driving licence
• Previous experience of leading or line managing staff, with the ability to provide effective support, guidance and performance management.
• Working knowledge of fleet maintenance, MOT, vehicle insurance, defect management and compliance records
• Knowledge of operator licensing requirements
• Experience using fleet management, vehicle tracking or telematics systems and confidence analysing operational data
• Experience of incident or vehicle damage administration and liaison with repairers, insurers or hire providers
• Strong route-planning and transport coordination capability
• Confident IT skills, including Microsoft 365 and including Excel
• Strong organisation, prioritisation and record-keeping skills with close attention to detail
• Clear written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to work effectively across all levels and departments
• Ability to use initiative, challenge non-compliance appropriately and follow actions through to completion

Qualifications and desirable experience

The following would be helpful, but is not essential:

• Experience in an engineering, utilities or construction environment
• Transport Manager Certificate of Professional Competence

We know that people can bring the right skills and potential through different routes. You may not meet every desirable point, or your experience may come from another engineering, utilities, infrastructure, construction, manufacturing, industrial or operational environment. If you are interested in the role and believe your skills could transfer well to WGM, we would still like to hear from you.

About WGM

WGM Engineering, part of RSK Group, is a self-delivery design and build partner supplying sustainable solutions to the water sector. We deliver essential infrastructure work across water, utilities and industrial environments, bringing together project management, technical design, site delivery, off-site manufacturing, specialist capability and practical engineering expertise.

WGM is growing through secured long-term frameworks across the UK water sector, including major multi-year programmes with clients such as Scottish Water, United Utilities and Southern Water. Our work supports communities, protects assets and keeps critical services running safely and sustainably.

What makes WGM different is the balance we offer. Our people are close to the work, close to the decisions and close to the impact, with the stability, support and wider opportunities that come from being part of RSK Group. We invest in our people through professional qualifications, apprenticeships, graduate pathways, mentoring from experienced colleagues and internal progression wherever possible.

Salary and benefits

We are offering a highly competitive salary package up to £35,000, depending on experience.

At WGM, we offer a competitive benefits package designed to support our people both inside and outside of work. This includes:

• 32 days’ holiday, increasing to 36 days based on length of service
• Pension scheme, with WGM contributing 6%
• Life assurance scheme that pays 3 x salary
• Salary sacrifice options, including electric vehicle scheme, annual leave purchase and cycle to work schemes
• Flexible benefits programme, including health cash plan and discounted gym membership
• Remote and hybrid working options, subject to role requirements
• Enhanced maternity and paternity leave
• Company sick pay, available after a qualifying period
• Employee discount programme

RSK Group is an Equal Opportunities Employer.

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