Commercial Vehicle Team Leader – Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency
Apply before 11:55 pm on Sunday 4th January 2026
Location: Avonmouth (Hybrid)
Salary: £35,663 – A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%
Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full‑time, Job share
Overview
Manage and mentor a geographically dispersed enforcement team, supporting their development and leading change. Collaborate across DVSA to promote best practices and intelligence‑driven engagement. Assess vehicle, driver, and operator compliance to improve road safety. As team leader, foster inclusion, ensure high service standards, and provide specialist commercial vehicle enforcement expertise to achieve business targets and stakeholder compliance.
Responsibilities
* Delivery of high performance by providing high‑quality leadership, support and guidance, fostering colleague engagement throughout a nationwide enforcement network.
* Coaching and managing the performance of all team members, ensuring they are trained, fully aware of required targets/quality standards and kept informed of any changes.
* Ensuring all team members have a current personal development plan (PDP) to cater for personal development and succession planning; coaching and supporting the team to overcome skills gaps.
* Taking ownership for embedding a culture of continuous professional development and sharing best practice across the wider enforcement community.
* Driving improvements to the performance and compliance of the team, recognising and rewarding performance and tackling issues promptly to enable better enforcement outcomes.
Benefits
* Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary.
* 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days).
* 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King's birthday.
* Access to the staff discount portal.
* Excellent career development opportunities, including paid professional qualifications such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships.
* Diverse and inclusive workforce with a range of staff communities.
* 24‑hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice.
* Flexible working options encouraging a great work‑life balance.
About you – Qualifications and Experience
* Engaging and supportive leader who can coach and develop a team to improve performance and deliver a high‑quality service.
* Comfortable working closely with others and expressing yourself in a confident, concise manner.
* Ability to work closely with and interpret a range of data and information to support decision‑making; identify inconsistencies in information.
* Inquisitive, analytical mind, solution‑focused, always striving for improvement.
* Proactive, applying a flexible working approach to accommodate changing business needs and deliver targets.
How to Apply
Read the full job description and apply at CS Jobs using the link provided. This vacancy closes at 23:55 on Sunday 4th January 2026.
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