Driver Development Manager
📍 Multi-Site / National Travel Required
📋 Full Time | Permanent
Are you passionate about driver safety, compliance, training excellence, and developing high-performing driver teams?
We're looking for an experienced Driver Development Manager to lead and support our network of Driver Trainers across the UK. This is a national role that will play a pivotal part in shaping driver standards, improving compliance, enhancing safety performance, and delivering best-in-class driver development programmes.
The Role
Reporting to the Head of Compliance, you will take ownership of driver training standards across the business, ensuring a consistent and effective approach to driver development, assessments, Driver CPC programmes, and compliance training.
You will work closely with operational teams, Driver Trainers, Fleet, HR and Compliance functions to identify development opportunities, reduce risk and improve driver performance across the network.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead and support the Driver Trainer network, ensuring training standards are delivered consistently across all sites.
- Conduct audits, observations and competency assessments of Driver Trainers.
- Develop, maintain and enhance driver training materials and development programmes.
- Manage and oversee the Driver CPC programme, including in-house CPC delivery.
- Investigate driver-related incidents and vehicle collisions, identifying root causes and recommending corrective actions.
- Analyse telematics, tachograph and compliance data to identify trends and training needs.
- Work with operational teams to improve driver safety, compliance, fuel efficiency and overall performance.
- Support driver recruitment, assessment and selection processes.
- Produce KPI reports and drive continuous improvement initiatives across the driver population.
- Build strong relationships with stakeholders across Operations, Fleet, HR and Compliance functions.
About You
We're looking for a confident, engaging and knowledgeable transport professional who can influence stakeholders, coach others and drive improvements across a national operation.
Essential Skills & Experience
- Minimum 3 years' experience in driver training within a transport or logistics environment.
- Strong understanding of transport compliance, including Driver Hours regulations and Working Time Directive requirements.
- Experience developing and delivering driver training programmes.
- Experience supporting or coaching Driver Trainers and drivers.
- Knowledge of telematics, tachograph analysis and driver performance reporting.
- Experience investigating incidents and conducting root cause analysis.
- Strong presentation, communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage a national workload.
- Competent user of Microsoft Office applications.
Qualifications
- CPC National and/or International qualification.
- Full understanding of the driver training cycle and adult learning principles.
What You'll Bring
- A passion for driver safety and compliance.
- Excellent organisational and time management skills.
- Strong coaching and mentoring ability.
- A proactive, solutions-focused approach.
- Resilience and the confidence to challenge constructively when required.
- A commitment to continuous improvement and high operational standards.
Why Join Us?
This is an exciting opportunity to make a real impact across a national logistics operation. You'll have the autonomy to shape driver development strategies, influence business performance, and help create a culture of safety, compliance and professional excellence.
Apply now to help drive the future of driver development and compliance across our network.
