Transport Compliance Specialist
Region 1 Scotland & the North
12 months Fixed term contract, Full-time
Salary: Up to £49,000 (dependent on experience)
We have an exciting opportunity for a Transport Compliance Specialist to join our Safety & Compliance team. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex challenges, influencing best practice, and making a tangible impact on the safety and compliance of our national transport operations.
As a recognised specialist, you will play a critical role in ensuring Calor meets its legal and regulatory obligations relating to Operator Licence compliance, Workshop Management Standards, and the carriage of dangerous goods. You'll work closely with operational teams, managers and key stakeholders across the business, providing expert guidance, coaching and support to drive continuous improvement and maintain the highest standards of safety and compliance.
This is an excellent opportunity to broaden your knowledge, develop your professional profile, and become a trusted expert within a business-critical function.
What You'll Be Doing: In this role, you will:
- Act as a subject matter expert for transport compliance, fleet safety, workshop standards, and dangerous goods regulations.
- Conduct structured audits across Calor sites, identifying both best practice and opportunities for improvement.
- Support and guide operational teams to ensure compliance with Operator Licence undertakings, ADR and CDG regulations.
- Analyse compliance data and produce detailed audit reports, recommendations, and performance insights.
- Coach and mentor Transport Managers, Workshop Supervisors, HSSE colleagues and wider business stakeholders.
- Investigate compliance issues and system failures, identifying root causes and implementing sustainable solutions.
- Work collaboratively with operational, fleet, safety and training teams to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
- Represent Calor during regulatory and Department for Transport audits and inspections.
What We're Looking For
We're looking for someone who combines strong technical knowledge with the ability to influence, coach and build effective relationships across the business.
- Experience within transport operations, workshop management, compliance, or dangerous goods environments.
- Strong knowledge of Operator Licensing requirements and transport compliance legislation.
- Excellent analytical and auditing skills, with the ability to interpret complex data and identify risks and opportunities.
- Strong communication skills and confidence engaging with stakeholders at all levels.
- A proactive approach to problem solving and continuous improvement.
- The ability to manage your own workload and priorities effectively.
- A passion for safety and a commitment to maintaining the highest operational standards.
Essential Qualifications & Experience
Transport Manager CPC Qualification.
Dangerous Goods Safety Advisor (DGSA) Qualification.
Auditing experience.
Full UK driving licence.
Experience producing compliance reports and performance data.
Experience working within transport, workshop, or compliance functions.
- IOSH or NEBOSH qualification.
- Formal auditing qualification.
- Professional accreditation such as CILT, IMI or IRTE.
- Broader knowledge of dangerous goods legislation and best practice.
Why Apply?: This role offers a unique opportunity to:
- Become a recognised technical expert within Calor.
- Influence compliance, safety and operational excellence across the UK business.
- Work with a wide range of business functions and senior stakeholders.
- Develop specialist expertise in transport legislation, dangerous goods regulations and fleet compliance.
- Play a key role in protecting our people, customers, operations and reputation.
- Contribute directly to the continuous improvement of our national transport network.
If you're passionate about safety, compliance, coaching others and driving operational excellence, we'd love to hear from you.