Job Description

As part of West Sussex Fire and Rescue Service CRMP and Asset Plan we are committed to becoming a more sustainable organisation and as part of WSCC we will contribute to the 2030 vision of being carbon neutral and climate resilient, making sure we use our limited resources wisely.
The Fleet Resource and Support team conduct whole life management of the vehicle fleets for WSCC. This currently consists of over 700 vehicles (up from 500 in the last 2 years) with a value of 35m ranging from pool vehicles to those registered to our Operators licence. Vehicles are under management via owned, leased, and rented avenues.
The Opportunity
Salary: 25,583 to 25,989 per annum
Working Pattern: Full time, 37 hours per week
Location: Terminus Road, Chichester and hybrid working from home
Interview date: 18 and 19 November 2025
Reporting to the Fleet Resource and Support Team Leader, as the Fleet Administrator, you will work within our Fleet Management system - Transend, to ensure that all data and activities related to vehicles and their equipment is recorded and stored accurately. This will include data entry from various sources and running audits of stored information. Daily tasks will include creating maintenance events as well as the recording of costs. Other responsibilities will include vehicle compliance document storage and tasks related to the assessment of 'whole life' vehicle costs.
It is expected that you will be comfortable in providing feedback to the providers of data where the detail falls short or change in behaviour is required to improve going forward.
What are we looking for?
To succeed in this role, our ideal candidate should have:

• Good attention to detail and strong organisational skills.
• Time management and a customer service focused mindset will also be crucial when dealing with various stakeholders.
• Analytical and data driven, the information the role is responsible for enables the wider team and organisation to make decisions on its current and future fleet. This information is also analysed to ensure the fleet remains compliant, safe and is able to allow our employees to provide the service expected within our community.

For more information on the Key Skills as well as the Qualifications and/or experience required, please refer to the attached.
Working for us
As well as adding real value to our service users and our communities, as an employer we recognise our employees are central in being able to achieve this. To recognise this we want to help support your development and provide an great place to work ensuring you can fulfil your full potential, have access to a range of benefits including:

• an excellent
• generous holiday entitlement of 25 days (plus opportunity to buy additional leave)
• a range of flexible working options, depending on your job role
• maternity, paternity, dependency and adoption leave
• volunteering opportunities
• training and development opportunities, including coaching and mentoring
• a range of discounts giving our staff access to hundreds of offers; groceries, travel, cinema tickets, days out, leisure activities, high street retailers and the opportunity to save over 1,000 a year through our West Sussex Choices benefits platform (see our

if you are a business looking to offer a discount) * health and wellbeing benefits including access to our Employee Assistance Programme, Mental Health First Aiders and Voluntary Health Cash Plans
For a full list this can be found at our
Further information
The reference number for this role is CPP01229.
For an informal conversation or for further information regarding the role, please contact Tom Sealey (Commercial and Fleet Logistics Manager) at . For issues or queries regarding your application please contact .
To apply, please follow the links below to upload your CV and Cover Letter. In your cover letter please outline your motivations for applying and explaining the skills and experience you can bring to the role (please refer to the key skills) ensuring that any gaps in employment are covered in your CV. Please ensure you have saved the job description attached to the main advert on our website as, once the job has closed, you may not have the opportunity to download again.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. This post is subject to a standard DBS check, 3 years referencing and a health check.
Equity, inclusion and accessibility is very important to West Sussex County Council. We welcome and encourage applications from everyone, as this helps us build a diverse and talented workforce, that reflects the communities we serve. We ensure our approach to recruitment is flexible and supportive to enable all applicants to be at their best and to ensure they have the best possible chance of success.
We operate a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants that have a disability, are a veteran or are a care leaver. More information can be found on our page.
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