Head of Bristol Operations

CompanyVehicle Certification Agency (VCA)

LocationCity Of Bristol, England, United Kingdom

Posted At1/20/2026

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Description

📍 Location: Bristol (Hybrid)

💷 Salary: £57,515 - £68,597

Recruitment and Retention Allowance - £5,289 p/a
A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

🕒 Contract Type: Permanent – Flexible working, Full-time

Based in the Vehicle Certification Agency’s Bristol Headquarters, you will be an integral part of our International Operations directorate, ensuring effective delivery and transparent leadership. Managing staff, contractors and supporting regional partners and our offices in the UK and overseas; you will uphold our global policies to achieve a quality service and strong customer satisfaction.

Key Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Leadership - Leading the Bristol operation with enthusiasm, integrity, and decisiveness the post holder will deliver a high quality, efficient service that meets Departmental and Manufacturers expectations.
Financial Planning - Supporting the Chief Operating Officer with financial planning with particular emphasis on financial reporting, budgetary planning, and forecasting.

Management and resource planning - Resource planning and deployment aimed at maximizing efficiency and utilization whilst securing the necessary flexibility to support demand at peak periods.

Benefits

Alongside your salary of £57,515, Vehicle Certification Agency contributes £16,662 towards you being a member of the Civil Service Defined Benefit Pension scheme.

About you

Strong technical background with significant experience in managing teams that deliver highly technical services within the automative industry.
Be skilled in working in a customer-oriented environment.
Have demonstrable project management skills.
Possess the ability to adapt to changing priorities and workload.
A good working knowledge of all aspects of vehicle technology.
Extensive experience and understanding of UK, EU, and UN vehicle legislation.
Expert knowledge of type approval operations and processes.
Experience of resource and budgetary management involving scheduling of staff, external and internal projects, equipment, facilities, materials, and travel.
Strong communication and inter-personal skills with the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with colleagues and external parties.

Strongly analytical, with well-developed problem-solving skills.

Experience of contract management where services have been delivered through a contractual structure of prime and/or sub-contractors.

Working experience of ISO 9001 standards, with ISO 17020, ISO 17025 and ISO 9001.

Proficient in Microsoft platform including Outlook, Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

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📅 Apply before 11:55 pm on Monday 2nd February 2026