Are you looking for a new challenge where no two days are the same and where you can make a real difference?
We have an opportunity for a Transport Administrator to provide an efficient administrative and support service to our Transport Services Department. We are looking for an organised, proactive team player who can meet deadlines to keep our force vehicles compliant and well maintained.
This is a busy and varied role where you will work closely with a range of different people across the organisation including vehicle users and external agencies. You will be part of a supportive team within our Administration Department who are based across a number of locations in our force area.
This role is based at Bridgwater and you will also support the Transport Services Team and Transport Reception based there. You will also be required to visit our admin hub at Headquarters in Portishead occasionally.
While the successful applicant will ultimately work remotely from the other administrators and operate independently once fully trained, initial administrative training will take place at both HQ and Cabot Park over the first few months. This will provide an opportunity to become familiar with the wider team. Once based at Bridgwater, the individual will work alongside the technicians on-site and collaborate remotely with the other administrative teams.
Your role will include:
* Taking a proactive role in delivering range of admin services to support the organisation
* Delivering excellent customer service face to face, electronically and over the telephone
* Keeping accurate records for audit purposes
* Ensure service and MOTs are scheduled as required
* Processing of tax renewals and fines
* Manage the auction process and scrapping of vehicles
* Maintaining costs and invoicing reports
* Administration of our in-house pool car system
* Manage fuel and charging cards for our vehicles
* Keeping our vehicle users account up to date on various systems
What do you need?
* Excellent customer service skills and experience of working in an administrative environment
* Proficient in the use of IT systems such as Microsoft Office
* Ability to prioritise your workload
* Good analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to collate data
Interviews will take place week commencing 17th November 2025
Please note that we would be looking for the successful candidate to commence in post from January 2026.
To be eligible to apply for this role you must have a 5 year 'checkable history' in the UK – ideally this means that you would have been resident in the UK for the last 5 years.
If you think that you have these qualities and are interested in joining our team, we would love to hear from you.
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Please note: We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if we receive a high volume of applications. We encourage interested candidates to apply as soon as possible to ensure their application is considered.
Important information before you commence an application (for external applicants)
You will require the following detail to complete this application form:
* National Insurance Number
* Identification Detail e.g. passport
* Address information including proof
* Referee information
* Full employment history including dates and any qualifications you may have attained
* Tattoos - you will also be requested to provide photos and describe of any visible tattoos you have
If the role requires you to drive you will also be required to upload details from your full driving licence including photos.
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