Job Description

Salary

Grade 10 Level 1 - 4 (43,606 to 49,228 per annum

Contractual hours

37

Basis

Full time

Employment type

Permanent

Package

Hybrid

Job category/type

Engineering, Environmental Health, Transport

Date posted

15/12/2025

Job reference

ENVR005526

Attachments

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JP - Fleet Operations Manager.doc

We are looking for someone to lead our Fleet Operations Team, based in our Vehicle Workshop at Hazel Court Depot.

This is a fantastic opportunity to lead the committed and talented team that keeps our fleet moving, ensuring vital services across the City of York can be delivered.

You will be responsible for the day-to-day running of all aspects of our modern, in-house fleet maintenance workshop, which includes a tachograph lane and a Class 4, 5, and 7 MOT station.

You'll also work closely with the wider Fleet Management Team to ensure the safety, compliance, and efficiency of our diverse fleet, which consists of over 230 vehicles and more than 250 items of plant and equipment.

Supporting you in your team you will have:

A skilled operational workshop team, including two supervisors, responsible for carrying out repairs, servicing, and inspections. A dedicated office team.

What you'll be doing

Leading the operational delivery of fleet maintenance and workshop services. Managing budgets, resources, and contractor relationships and staff to ensure a cost-effective, high-quality service. Driving health and safety standards and compliance across the service. Supporting strategic goals, including fleet decarbonisation, service improvement and digital transformation initiatives.


This is your chance to make a real impact. You'll play a key role in keeping essential services on the road, lead a skilled and motivated team, and be responsible for a modern workshop operation.

The is role is suitable as a job sharing position.

The Council is committed to investing in the talent and wellbeing of our staff and can offer a generous annual leave allowance, access to the Local Government Pension Scheme, comprehensive Health & Wellbeing initiatives and a reward package which recognises your contribution. We can offer flexible working practices, community engagement and volunteer activities and, as part of our commitment to you, promote continuous Learning & Development. In addition we also offer a growing range of discounts, rewards and savings.

Hybrid working arrangements are available for this role. Each role at CYC is different and your working arrangements will be determined based on the requirements of the role and in collaboration with you and your needs as part of the recruitment process. Your contractual location will be the designated council office for your team.

The postholder will have access to secure government sites or email. In order to use these systems, the Cabinet Office requires the HR Team to carry out Baseline Personnel Standard Security (BPSS) checks.

For further information or an informal discussion please contact Jacob Finney (Head of Fleet and Operations) at Jacob.Finney@york.gov.uk or on 07354 822579.

Closing date: Sunday 11 January 2026 at 12 midnight

Interviews will take place week commencing Monday 19 January 2026