Fleet and Plant Manager

Taylor Woodrow

The Role

Overview

Manage compliance, maintenance, budgets and optimisation of fleet and plant assets.

Key Responsibilities

  • maintenance scheduling
  • defect management
  • compliance management
  • budget management
  • capex planning
  • incident investigation

Tasks

-Oversee maintenance schedules, defect management, and accurate record-keeping. -Conduct performance reviews and identify training needs. -Foster a positive, professional culture aligned with company values. -Drive continuous improvement and innovation in fleet and plant operations. -Ensure full compliance with company policies, ‘O’ Licence requirements, and legal standards (driver hours, MOTs, LOLER/PUWER, ADR). -Manage fleet and plant budgets, CapEx planning, and asset utilisation. -Report monthly on compliance, utilisation, CapEx progress, and maintenance spend. -Communicate health, safety, and wellbeing updates to the team. -Lead investigations into incidents and liaise with external maintenance providers.

Requirements

  • asset utilisation
  • compliance
  • fleet management
  • defect resolution
  • reporting
  • communication

What You Bring

We’re looking for an experienced Fleet & Plant Manager to oversee compliance, maintenance, and optimisation of our fleet and plant operations. This is a key role ensuring legal compliance, cost efficiency, and high standards across all assets. -High asset utilisation and reduced spot hires. -Knowledge of compliance and maintenance standards. -Strong experience managing mixed vehicle fleets and construction plant (excavators, telehandlers, dumpers). -Timely defect resolution and accurate reporting. -Excellent organisational and communication skills.

Benefits

Taylor Woodrow recognises the importance of helping our employees balance their work and home life by offering flexible working arrangements across many of our roles which include working from home to enable employees to balance their working life with other priorities.

The Company

About Taylor Woodrow

-Over decades, the company expanded into global civil engineering, tackling pioneering projects such as the world’s first commercial nuclear power station and the Channel Tunnel. -It has delivered high‑profile infrastructure projects including stations on Crossrail, HS2 works (Old Oak Common), waste recovery parks and major rail concourses. -Its core expertise spans rail, transport infrastructure, civil engineering and urban regeneration works across the UK. -An unusual legacy: constructed Calder Hall, the world’s first commercial nuclear power station, and was part of the original Channel Tunnel consortium.

Sector Specialisms

Roads

Rail

Airports

Energy

Nuclear

Highways

Tunnelling

Institutional and commercial buildings

Student accommodation

Facilities management

Temporary works

Permanent works

Sustainable infrastructure

Transportation

Strategic infrastructure