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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.
- A minimum Level 3 NVQ standard or equivalent, City & Guilds in mechanical or electrical engineering isessential.
- 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 areessentialto provide strategic and day to day direction to your team.
- Budgetary and financial experience isessential.
