HGV Compliance, Network, and Engineering Manager

About This Role Are you a Compliance Manager, Engineering Manager or experienced Technical Manager looking for a role where you can influence engineering standards across a varied national fleet? As our Compliance Network & Engineering Manager within Dawsongroup EMC, you will take a leading role in our Service, Maintenance & Repair network, supporting our compliance engineers, managing key supplier relationships and helping us deliver safe, compliant and commercially effective engineering solutions.

• Lead the effective management of our SMR supply chain, including OEMs, main dealers, parts suppliers and third party repairers.
• Manage our compliance engineers and third party repair network, carrying out regular audits and ensuring standards meet DVSA requirements.
• Provide in life technical support across HGV, LCV and plant assets, helping resolve service, engineering and OEM issues.
• Develop supplier SLAs, technical specifications and engineering solutions alongside Procurement, SHEQ, Operations, Workshops and other internal teams.
• Build productive OEM and supplier relationships, including warranties, downtime issues, compensation and aftersales support.

About You You will bring a strong engineering background and enough technical knowledge to confidently challenge, support and influence suppliers, colleagues and engineering partners. Just as importantly, you will be comfortable taking ownership, building relationships across different teams and turning technical challenges into practical solutions.

• Experience working in an engineering or technical environment involving plant, vehicles, HGVs, LCVs or other relevant assets.
• Strong product knowledge, with the ability to contribute to or produce technical specifications for vehicles, plant, tools or equipment.
• Confident communication and influencing skills, with the ability to work effectively with suppliers and stakeholders at different levels.
• A strong customer focus, good organisational skills and the ability to manage priorities against deadlines.
• Comfortable using Microsoft packages and learning new systems and software.

Not sure you match every point? We are interested in transferable skills, potential and what you can bring to the role, so we encourage you to apply even if your experience does not tick every box.

About Us Dawsongroup EMC provides specialist assets to local authority, utility and construction customers, including road sweepers, refuse collection vehicles, gully tankers, excavators, cage tippers and other specialist equipment. As part of Dawsongroup, we combine specialist engineering knowledge with a smarter approach to asset strategy, helping our customers access modern, reliable and well maintained equipment.

• A business built around long term customer and supplier relationships.
• A varied specialist fleet covering vehicles, plant and municipal equipment.
• A culture focused on integrity, smarter working, ownership and continuous improvement.
• 2x Life assurance scheme, funded training and internal progression pathways.
• 24 days standard leave allowance + Birthday + plus Bank Holidays + up to 10 days extra (time served and purchase scheme).

Dawsongroup is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.

About Your Future This is an opportunity to make your mark on how compliance and engineering are delivered across DGEMC, working with teams and suppliers nationally to strengthen standards and develop smarter solutions. You will have the scope to influence specifications, supplier performance, engineering systems and technical improvements while developing your own career within the wider Dawsongroup business.

• Play a key role in developing safe, compliant and commercially effective fleet solutions.
• Help shape technical specifications and the catalogue of plant and fleet available to our customers.
• Support innovation and improvement projects across compliance and engineering.
• Work across Procurement, SHEQ, Operations, Workshops, Hire, Sales and other specialist teams.
• Access funded development and internal progression opportunities as your career grows.

Ready to use your engineering expertise somewhere it can make a real impact? Join Dawsongroup EMC and help us raise the standard for compliance, engineering and service across our specialist fleet. People are our greatest asset, and we want talented people with the potential to grow with us.

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