Job Title: Engineering Manager
Location: Hayes
Salary: £60,000 per annum
About the role:
The PSV Engineering Manager will be responsible for leading and overseeing the engineering, maintenance, and technical performance of a fleet of Passenger Service Vehicles, mainly working with coaches, or minibuses. The role ensures the safe, reliable, and cost-effective operation of the fleet while ensuring compliance with transport regulations, safety standards, and internal policies. This is a strategic leadership role that involves managing technical staff, developing maintenance programs, and liaising with operations to support service delivery.
Key responsibilities of the Engineering Manager:
- Oversee the engineering and maintenance of all PSVs to ensure maximum reliability and availability.
- Ensure timely inspections, servicing, repairs, and testing in compliance with legal and company standards.
- Monitor vehicle condition and performance through proactive maintenance and fleet audits.
- Ensure all PSVs comply with relevant laws and regulations (e.g., DVSA, VOSA, Health & Safety legislation).
- Oversee MOT preparation and compliance, vehicle licensing, and fleet documentation.
- Develop and implement health & safety protocols in the engineering environment.
- Create and oversee a Planned Preventive Maintenance (PPM) program to reduce vehicle downtime.
- Conduct root cause analysis on vehicle faults, breakdowns, and recurring issues.
- Maintain accurate maintenance records and documentation for audits and reporting.
- Liaise with operations, planning, and scheduling teams to ensure engineering supports service reliability.
- Work with manufacturers and suppliers on technical issues, warranty claims, and vehicle upgrades.
- Support procurement and specification of new vehicles.
Skills, experience, qualifications you will need as an Engineering Manager:
- A minimum Level 3 NVQ standard or equivalent, City & Guilds in mechanical or electrical engineering is essential.
- Ideally a TMCPC holder.
- Must be fully conversant with the safe operation of workshop equipment.
- Must have proven knowledge of relevant legislation concerning HS&E, maintenance of HGV or PSVs, Road Safety etc.
- Necessary IT and Computer skills such as SAP, MS Office etc., is needed to fulfil their role.
- Do you have working knowledge of DVSA Legislations and Categorisation of Defects?
- Proven leadership skills are essential to provide strategic and day to day direction to your team.
- Budgetary and financial experience is essential.
If you are interested in this Engineering Manager role, then please apply today.
Holt Recruitment are a leading Recruitment agency specialising in Automotive, Motor trade, Engineering, OEM and various related industries.
We are recruiting across the UK for Vehicle Technician, Vehicle Mechanic, Commercial Vehicle Technician, Diagnostic Technician, Senior Technician, Master Technician, Mobile Vehicle Technician, PDI Technician, Prep Technician, MOT Tester, Fast Fit Technician, LCV Technician, Light Commercial Technician, HGV Technician, Bus Technician, LGV Technician, HGV Engineer, HGV Mechanic, HGV Fitter
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