Fleet Engineer

Fleet Engineer
Leicester | 45,000+ & Benefits
We are recruiting for a Fleet Engineer to join a market-leading fleet operation, supporting a large and diverse HGV fleet across multiple customer sites and maintenance networks. This is an excellent opportunity for a technically strong individual who enjoys problem-solving, supplier management and driving engineering standards.
The Role
As Fleet Engineer, you will play a key role in ensuring vehicles remain safe, compliant, reliable and cost-effective. Acting as a technical expert and trusted stakeholder, you will work closely with maintenance providers, customers and internal teams to improve fleet uptime, manage costs and deliver exceptional service standards.
This is a varied position that combines technical expertise, commercial awareness and relationship management.
Key Responsibilities

• Manage and develop relationships with external maintenance providers.
• Establish and monitor service level agreements to ensure quality, response times and fleet availability targets are achieved.
• Conduct supplier reviews and challenge underperformance to drive continuous improvement.
• Review repair quality, technical recommendations and recurring vehicle faults.
• Investigate root causes of maintenance issues and implement preventative solutions.
• Negotiate repair costs, warranty claims and goodwill contributions with suppliers and manufacturers.
• Support customers and internal stakeholders with technical guidance and engineering expertise.
• Analyse maintenance data and performance trends to identify risks and opportunities.
• Produce reports and recommendations to improve fleet efficiency and reduce operating costs.
• Ensure all engineering decisions support vehicle compliance, safety and customer service delivery.
• Contribute to ongoing operational improvement initiatives through the effective use of systems, data and technology.

About You
We are looking for a confident and commercially minded engineering professional who is comfortable balancing technical standards with business objectives.
You will have:

• Fully qualified HGV Technician status or equivalent engineering qualification.
• A minimum of 5 years' HGV engineering experience.
• Strong knowledge of commercial vehicle maintenance, diagnostics and repair standards.
• Experience managing external suppliers, workshops or maintenance providers.
• Excellent problem-solving and fault-finding capabilities.
• Strong commercial awareness and negotiation skills.
• The confidence to challenge decisions and influence outcomes.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Good analytical and reporting skills with experience using fleet management systems and Microsoft Office.
• A proactive and solution-focused approach with excellent attention to detail.

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