* Location: Covering Cumbria, South West Scotland & Lancashire
* Reports to: Head of HR
* Salary: £40,000 £50,000 per annum (including car allowance or company vehicle)
* Hours: 42.5 hours/week - 5 out of 7 days, with evening work as required
Were looking for a proactive, driven and strategic Driver Development Manager to oversee driver training, compliance, and performance improvement across our sites in Cumbria, South West Scotland, and Lancashire.
About the Role
Youll manage a team of Driver Development Coaches, ensuring consistent delivery of training, assessments, and compliance activities. This role blends leadership with operational involvement, and is perfect for someone who thrives on driving standards, engaging with drivers, and influencing safety and performance outcomes.The role is central to developing driver performance, reducing operational risks, and ensuring legal and industry compliance.
Key Responsibilities
- Leadership & Management
* Lead and support regional Driver Development Coaches
* Ensure consistent training quality across all sites
* Develop and maintain training policies and standards
* Report on performance, compliance, and risk trends
- Compliance & Standards
* Oversee compliance with DTAS, DVSA, Red Tractor, and internal audits
* Maintain accurate and auditable driver training records
* Collaborate with compliance and transport teams to address risks
- Driver Development Programmes
* Manage the Driver CPC programme
* Design induction and training pathways for all driver levels
* Use telematics data (e.g. Microlise) to drive performance improvements
- Operational Support
* Conduct driver assessments and CPC training for high-priority cases
* Support accident investigations with training-based corrective actions
* Coach drivers flagged through telematics or incidents
- Stakeholder Engagement
* Liaise with external training providers and regulatory bodies
* Collaborate with HR, Health & Safety, Operations, and Fleet teams
What Were Looking For
- Experience & Qualifications
* Proven management experience in driver engagement, assessment and competence management.
* Strong knowledge of UK transport legislation and compliance
* Experience managing CPC programmes and delivering training
* Proficiency with telematics systems (e.g. Microlise)
* Advanced accident investigation training
* Full, clean UK driving licence
* Recognised driver training qualification (e.g. RTITB, LGV Instructor) or equivalent experience
- Skills & Attributes
* Inspirational leadership and coaching skills
* Excellent communication and presentation abilities
* Strong organisational and analytical skills
* Ability to influence, challenge, and drive continuous improvement
* Self-motivated, reflective, and resilient under pressure
Ready to Make a Difference?
Ready to drive change and shape the future of our driver workforce? Please click the Apply Button now.
As part of our commitment to safety and wellbeing, applicants will be asked to complete a routine drug and alcohol test during the interview and assessment process.
If you have not received a response from us within four weeks of submitting your application to us, please consider your application unsuccessful on this occasion as unfortunately, we are not able to respond to all candidate applications as we would wish. We reserve the right to close vacancies at any time once we have received sufficient applications, we advise you to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
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