Fleet Engineer

Job description

Fleet Engineer

Location: Leicester / Hybrid
Salary: £45,000–£47,000 per annum
Job Type: Permanent, Full-Time
Start: ASAP

We are recruiting for an experienced Fleet Engineer to join a leading commercial vehicle business. This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong HGV professional with commercial awareness and supplier management experience to improve fleet reliability, control costs and maintain high engineering standards.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage external maintenance providers, monitoring performance and ensuring agreed service standards are met.

• Investigate recurring HGV faults, assess repair quality and improve vehicle uptime.

• Negotiate repair costs, warranty claims and supplier agreements to achieve commercial savings.

• Monitor maintenance costs, records and fleet performance data to identify improvements.

• Build strong relationships with customers, suppliers and internal stakeholders.

• Resolve technical issues and confidently challenge poor performance where necessary.

• Use fleet systems, reporting tools and AI-enabled solutions to improve efficiency and decision-making.

About You

• Strong HGV engineering knowledge, ideally with a recognised HGV Technician qualification and at least five years’ relevant experience.

• Experience managing suppliers, workshops or maintenance providers.

• Commercially aware, with strong negotiation and problem-solving skills.

• Confident communicator, comfortable managing challenging conversations.

• Organised, proactive and detail-focused, with a commitment to safety, compliance and customer service.

• Comfortable using fleet management systems and data reporting tools.

Additional requirements: Flexibility for out-of-hours breakdown cover and a Saturday rota, currently approximately one Saturday per quarter.

If you have the technical expertise and commercial confidence to make a difference, we’d love to hear from you. Apply today to discuss the opportunity.

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