Transport Coordinator

Transport Coordinator

Permanent, Full Time

£37,614 to £44,251 per annum

Location: Chelmsford

Working Style: Fixed-base worker

We're looking for an organised and proactive individual to coordinate transport operations across Essex's Recycling Centres for Household Waste (RCHWs). You'll be responsible for planning vehicle routes, managing driver rotas across a seven-day operation, and maintaining fleet and driver records to ensure compliance with Essex County Council policies and operator licence requirements.

Working closely with the Transport Manager, you'll help ensure materials are transported efficiently to disposal and reprocessing facilities. You'll also support transport compliance and act as the designated TM2 in the Transport Manager's absence.

The role includes line management responsibility for a team of drivers, overseeing daily operations, resource allocation, safety, training, and vehicle maintenance planning in partnership with administration teams.

This is a great opportunity for someone with transport planning experience, strong organisational skills, and a passion for delivering safe, efficient and compliant services.

To read more about our business area, please visit: Place and Customer

Accountabilities

• Lead on vehicle routing and ensure that staffing rotas are optimised to minimise road miles and driver hours. Responsible for forecasting of haulage servicing requirements for weekends, bank holidays and other peak periods.
• Line management responsibility for drivers including personal development and all other aspects of people management. Undertake daily driver debriefs, toolbox talks and periodic gate checks.
• Liaison with RCHW managers, WTS Supervisors, operational staff and drivers to ensure an efficient service which is cost effective and minimises disruption.
• Assist and support the Transport and Plant Manager to keep statutory compliance files up to date and in accordance with ECC and operating licence requirements.
• Daily monitoring of the defect reports, near miss or accident reporting. Assisting with accident/investigations through technical knowledge. Managing breakdowns/punctures and liaise with maintenance providers as required. And if qualified be able /required to take Lorries for their 6 weekly inspections and Mot`s.
• Assist in the production of annual budgets and monitoring, managing and monitor tachograph usage, fuel purchases and usage.
• Support the development of fleet maintenance calendar to ensure existing routing is not adversely affected.
• To carry out any other duties commensurate with the post as required to meet the needs of the service.

The Experience You Will Bring

• Minimum GCSE (or equivalent) in English and Maths or suitable experience.
• CPC level 3 (Certificate of Professional Competence for Transport Managers) is desirable but not essential as training will be given.
• Good sound knowledge of waste transport operations including all legislative and regulatory requirements.
• Resilient, able to absorb pressure and respond positively. Ability to prioritise workload is essential. Fleet compliance and logistic planning experience within waste industry is also required.
• Good communication, interpersonal and people management skills, professional, confident, flexible and positive. Strong work ethic.
• Weekend working on a rota is essential to ensure a 7-day operation is maintained.

Please note that the job role requires you to be mobile throughout an operational area. Therefore, the post holder will need to have a driving licence and access to a vehicle, or the ability to meet the mobility requirements of the role through other means.

Please note that visa sponsorship is not available for this role. Applicants must have a current, unrestricted right to work in the UK.

Why Essex?

As one of the largest and most dynamic UK local authorities, Essex offers a stimulating public service environment. Covering over 1,420 square miles and serving 1.8 million residents, we're committed to transformational change and delivering better quality at lower cost. Recognised in the top three of the latest IMPOWER index for productivity, we ensure everyone matters in Everyone's Essex. With flexible working options and a focus on innovation, whether you are looking to develop your career or contribute to the local community, Essex is the ideal place for you.

In March 2026, the Government announced that councils in Greater Essex will be reorganised into five new unitary authorities from April 2028. In addition to this, Greater Essex has been accepted on to the devolution priority programme, where we will work towards establishing a Mayoral Combined County Authority. You can read more about these changes, and what this may mean for this role, on our careers site.

Essex County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Leader. We're committed to interview all disabled applicants who choose to apply under our Job Interview Scheme if they meet the minimum requirements of the job. Please speak to our Recruiters if you require any reasonable adjustments during the process. We're also committed to interview all veterans and care leavers, who meet the minimum requirements of the role for which they are applying.

Once you've secured your role within Essex County Council you will receive many great employee benefits, including support for unpaid carers and flexible working arrangements to accommodate their needs.

At Essex County Council, we value integrity and ethical behaviour. We kindly ask that you embrace our code of conduct and the Nolan principles, including throughout the recruitment process. Your commitment to these standards helps us maintain a positive and respectful workplace for everyone.

As part of employment with Essex County Council (ECC) should your role require a DBS check you will be required to register with the DBS update service. The DBS update service ensures all registered DBS certificates are kept up to date and allows authorised parties to view the status of your certificate. This is an annual subscription, and you will be responsible for ensuring this is maintained. For further information on the DBS update service please go to https://www.gov.uk/dbs-update-service

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