Driving Standards and Compliance Manager

The starting salary for this role is £40,296 per annum for working 36 hours per week. This is a 12-month fixed term contract opportunity with the potential to extend.

Surrey Fire & Rescue Service are excited to be recruiting a Driving Standards and Compliance Manager. We have a diverse fleet of modern response vehicles fitted with on-board CCTV and telematics systems. These systems are in development and are intended to assist in managing driving standards / collision / incident investigation within the service. The Driving Standards and Compliance Manager will play a key role in overseeing the effective use of these technologies to promote safe driving practices and ensure compliance across the fleet.

Rewards and Benefits:

• 26 days' holiday (prorated for part time staff), rising to 28 days after 2 years' service and 30 days after 5 years' service
• Option to buy up to 10 days of additional annual leave
• An extensive Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) to support health and wellbeing
• Up to 5 days of carer's leave per year
• Paternity, adoption and dependents leave
• A generous local government salary related pension
• Lifestyle discounts including gym, travel, shopping and many more
• 2 paid volunteering days per year
• Learning and development hub where you can access a wealth of resources

About the Role

As the Driving Standards and Compliance Manager, you will be part of the service's 'Driver Training' team reporting the Driver training manager working alongside 3 driver trainers. Being an embryonic role, you can help shape how the function is delivered.

Key responsibilities include:

• Gathering, managing, monitoring data from various sources to ensure drivers are correctly licenced and driving in a professional manner representative of the standards expected with SF&R
• Identifying intervention opportunities for education training where necessary / required
• Aiding and assisting with investigations of collisions and driving incidents
• Advising the service Health and Safety Working Group on road / vehicle incidents and risks
• Be a key stakeholder and part of the telematics project team - working with internal / external stakeholders to develop and deliver telematics / vehicle borne CCTV for the fleet
• Develop KPI's and mechanisms to maximise benefits to the service

Shortlisting Criteria

To be considered for shortlisting for this position, your application will clearly evidence the following:

• Full clean manual driving licence for category B and C Vehicles. If no Category C held, must be able/ willing to acquire for role
• A recognised response driving qualification gained from a statutory emergency service for categories B and /or C vehicles (state highest qualification level achieved and when/where)
• Proven track record of collision investigation and reduction
• Proven track record of data analysis to identify trends
• Experience of driver training within a statutory emergency service such as Fire, Police, Ambulance

The job advert closes at 23:59 on 07/07/2025. Interviews will take place week commencing 15th July 2025. These will include a driving assessment in a category B vehicle provided by the service. The assessment will consist of a pre driving vehicle safety check followed by a routine drive to include a section of commentary driving. The highway code will be followed at all times with no response driving being assessed.

Local Government Reorganisation

Surrey County Council is preparing for Local Government Reorganisation which will allow us to implement the Government led policy of devolution, which is all about giving more powers to local areas.

Currently, Surrey has a two-tier council system, with 11 district and borough councils and a county council, all responsible for different services. All these councils will be reorganised into a smaller number of new unitary councils which will come into effect in April 2027. At this point, this role will be transferred, with all existing terms and conditions intact into one of the new unitary councils.

Join our dynamic team and shape the future of local government. Make a lasting impact with innovative solutions and improved services for our community. Help us build a brighter future for our residents!

Our Commitment

Surrey County Council is proud to be a Disability Confident Employer. A guaranteed interview will be offered to all disabled applicants where:

• The candidate has evidenced the minimum criteria for the role through their application
• The candidate has chosen to share that they have a disability on the application form

Our application form and onboarding process will provide an opportunity to request any reasonable adjustments for the interview and/or the role. We want to be an inclusive and diverse employer reflecting the community we serve and particularly welcome applications from all underrepresented groups.