Camden Council

Engineering Manager
Job Ref: 3602
Salary: £53,857
Location: York Way Depot, Freight Lane, York Way London N1C 4BE
Hours per week: 36
Contract Type: Permanent/Full Time
Closing Date: Thursday 3rd July 2025 at 23:59
Interview: TBC

About Camden

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About CATS

Camden Accessible Travel Solutions (CATS) is the Council’s in-house transport service. It is based within York Way Depot, in King’s Cross, London and sits within the Environment and Sustainability Directorate under Supporting Communities. The service is responsible for a wide range of transport related services including the provision of accessible buses for children and adults, taxi bookings, fleet maintenance, an MOT service, driver training, fuel provision and manages a range of concessionary travel schemes.

What You’ll Be Doing / How You’ll Be Involved

The Engineering Team is responsible for the management of the Council’s fleet of vehicles (circa 330), ensuring compliance is maintained through planned vehicle inspections and scheduled maintenance tasks. The team also incorporates the workshop and MOT Centre and is responsible for health and safety compliance within the wider depot, in consultation with Corporate Property and Health and Safety.

The Engineering Manager is a key member of the service management team within CATS and plays a lead role in ensuring compliance for staff members, vehicles, the depot and equipment maintenance. This role also leads on decarbonisation of all vehicles as well as improving the service, ensuring that our service delivery and outputs are of the highest standards.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act and will require an Enhanced DBS. Please note Camden also offers the DBS update service.
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All About You

To find out more about what it is like to work at Camden, meet some of our People by visiting 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/our-stories'.

To be considered for this exciting opportunity its essential the successful candidate has a Level 3 or above Engineer Qualification. Additionally, you must hold current Certificate of Professional Competence in Road Haulage (National Freight / Passenger Transport) gained by examination, a Full UK Driving License as well as PCV/ and or HGV driving license and possesses relevant experience in a similar post.

We are looking for a highly organized and diligent self starter to contribute to the long-term planning and strategy of the transportation department. This could include initiatives to improve service efficiency, reduce costs, or implement new technologies such as telematics systems or automated routing software.

You will contribute to the long-term success of the transportation department requires strategic vision which include conduct regular reviews of transportation performance metrics to identify strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats.
• Collaborate with other departments to align transportation strategies with overall business objectives.
• Stay informed about industry trends and emerging technologies to identify opportunities for innovation and improvement.
• Lead on service transformation and continuous improvement as well as the key driver to our ambitious plans of decarbonization our fleet of vehicles by 2030
• To ensure that Driving Legislation is adhered to and that Drivers have the required qualifications and training.

The ideal candidate will, have a sound engineering background in the maintenance/repair of multiple types of vehicles ranging from vans, PCV buses and large goods vehicles.
You will have an excellent knowledge of all Operators License requirements and any other statutory and/or regulatory requirements in the management of Fleet and Passenger Services; inclusive of Vehicle Maintenance, the MOT Bay and Transport Operations.
This role requires effective communication and coordination with other departments within the Camden, suppliers, and clients are essential. You will act as the point of contact between different stakeholders in ensuring the seamless flow of information and services.

Additionally, you will provide professional expert, technical and management support to a team of Officers and Workshop staff members within the Engineering Team. The post holder will provide direct line management support to the Operations Manager and three Fleet Officers as well as apprentices.

What We Offer

At Camden, you’ll receive a host of benefits including:
• 27 days annual leave for new starters, rising to 31 days after 5 years
• Local Government Pension Scheme
• Flexible working opportunities
• Interest free loans
• Access to our incredible staff networks
• Career development and training
• Wellbeing support and activities

Visit 'www.camdenjobs.co.uk/staff-benefits' for more details.

Inclusion and Diversity

We want Camden Council to be a great place to work and to ensure that our communities are represented across our workforce. A vital part of this is ensuring we are a truly inclusive organisation that encourages diversity in all respects, including diversity of thinking. We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and those of Other Ethnicities, LGBT+, disabled and neurodiverse communities to make a real difference to our residents so that equalities and justice remains at the heart of everything we do.
To discover more about Camden and our commitment towards diversity, equality and safeguarding, please visit https://www.camdenjobs.co.uk/inclusion-and-diversity

To apply for this role, please click here.

Asking for Adjustments

Camden is committed to making our recruitment practices barrier-free and as accessible as possible for everyone. This includes making adjustments or changes for disabled people, neurodiverse people or people with long-term health conditions. If you would like us to do anything differently during the application, interview or assessment process, including providing information in an alternative format, please contact us on 020 7974 6655, at [email protected] or post to 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG.

Anonymised Application – in keeping with Camden’s commitment to inclusion the recruitment to this role is anonymised and supports the objective of reducing the impact of unconscious bias.