Driver Trainer (Fixed Term/Secondment until February 2026)
Central Belt - Scotland
Edinburgh or Glasgow
Together we are Trusted to Serve Scotland.
Join us as a Driver Trainer within Scottish Water’s fleet department, the Customer Vehicles Team to deliver proactive and reactive driving assessment and training activities.
What you’ll do
1. You’ll provide excellent customer service, offering monitoring and support for drivers, team leaders, and managers to ensure safety and legal compliance of our drivers and fleet assets.
2. You’ll lead driving inductions, in-cab assessments, and familiarise drivers with Scottish Water’s fleet systems, processes, and equipment.
3. You’ll support drivers with licence acquisition training, conduct pre-use vehicle checks, and provide post-incident investigations and advanced defensive driver training.
4. You’ll create safety materials, lead driver safety initiatives, support vehicle audits, and present to stakeholders on driver safety performance and areas for improvement.
What you’ll need
1. You’ll need previous experience working as a driver trainer or assessor and hold a full UK driving licence along with a Driver Certificate of Professional Competence.
2. You should have a solid understanding of the regulatory and legal obligations of commercial vehicle fleet operations, including goods vehicle operator licence requirements.
3. Experience with fleet systems and processes, such as telematics, tachograph analysis software, and fleet management systems, will be essential.
4. You’ll need excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, to effectively manage internal and external stakeholders, along with strong presentation, planning, and administration skills to document training events.
Looking out for you
While the work we do is important, we know it’s not the only thing that matters. That’s why we make sure you have everything you need to find a good work-life balance. You’ll get plenty of time to recharge with 38 days of holiday every year (including public holidays). And you can even buy five more if you need a little extra time. You can also take paid time off to volunteer in your community.
When it comes to major life events we have family-friendly policies around adoption, maternity, and parental leave. And for the everyday? We embrace flexible working.
For your future, there’s our pension (the ‘know-what-you’ll-get-when-you-retire’ kind), as well as life assurance. As for some nice extras? You can expect an annual company bonus. Not to mention access to SW Splash – handy rewards that can save you money on holidays, bills, and shopping.
The not-so-small print
This role will be a Grade 5. If you’re new to Scottish Water, you’ll join us on a starting salary of £29,800. Performance-driven pay progression would then allow you to move through the range to a maximum of £35,760.
This role will be based in central belt but you will be required to travel throughout Scotland.
If you’re interested in this role – or know someone who might be – we will be accepting applications until the updated deadline of midnight on 24th March 2025.
Job offers at Scottish Water are conditional, and will be confirmed on completion of our pre-employment screening, e.g. referencing, criminal record checks, license checks, etc. These checks are conducted on our behalf by a third party. Don’t worry - we’ll ask your permission before starting these checks.
A few final things worth knowing… Research shows that some people avoid applying for jobs unless they can meet every single criteria. If you’re interested in this job, but don’t tick all the boxes, apply anyway! We hardly ever hire people who can do every part of a job from Day One. Everyone has a learning curve. So don’t rule yourself out!
Let us know if there are any changes we can make to our recruitment process to help you perform at your best. Lots of our people have disabilities or neurodiverse conditions (including some of our recruiters!). We're also aware that some people might be experiencing temporary challenges because of life events, like menopause. We’re very used to making adjustments, so please don’t be afraid to ask.
As part of our commitment to developing a flourishing Scotland, it’s important that all our employees are Scottish taxpayers. If you join us, your home address will need to be in Scotland. If you don’t already live here, you'll need to commit to moving here within your first three months.
Finally (finally!), candidates who haven’t submitted an application in the last 12 months will have their records removed from our recruitment database. You won’t need to do anything. Your data will be automatically deleted.
We’re here to help. Ask us anything at SWRecruitment@ScottishWater.co.uk
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