Overview

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency (DVSA) helps keep Britain moving, safely and sustainably. We do this by helping people through a lifetime of safe and sustainable journeys, helping them keep their vehicles safe to drive, and protecting them from unsafe drivers and vehicles. We are working to: make roads safer; improve services for our customers; make road transport greener and healthier; harness the potential of technology and data; grow and level up the economy.

Joining our department comes with many benefits, including: employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary; 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days), plus 8 bank holidays and a privilege day for the King’s birthday; flexible working options to support work-life balance. Read more in the Benefits section below.

You will work within the Remote Enforcement Office to ensure that accurate and thorough assessments are completed, highlighting areas of non-compliance across the Enforcement Spectrum. You will be empowered to make recommendations and decisions, alongside taking appropriate follow-up action. You will conduct technical analysis of mechanical prohibition information and maintenance systems. You will review and assess levels of compliance and perform tasks in relation to the HGV, PSV and light vehicle MOT testing scheme.

Responsibilities

• Triage and conduct risk assessments for compliance with legislative regulations of S Marked prohibitions issued by enforcement network staff. You will work with network staff to ensure correct recording or removal of prohibitions as required.
• Technical assessment of emission cheat device cases or other vehicle system cases, for referral to Desk Based Assessments and investigations.
• Interrogation, assessment and preparation of evidence to establish further actions that may need to be taken forward by enforcement network staff; issuing of improvement notices and providing guidance to vehicle operators.
• Create and provide intelligence and evidential reports using ANPR data, when requested for prosecution, public inquiry or internal purposes, in line with the Criminal Procedure and Investigations Act.
• Preparation for accurate and detailed reports to follow up enforcement, prosecution or other actions within appropriate timescales.
• Develop and maintain good relationships with internal and external stakeholders, providing advice and education as required.

Qualifications / Requirements

• Knowledge of the transport industry or experience in a law enforcement role.
• Highly organized with an eye for detail.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to handle challenging conversations.

Additional Information

Disability Confident: A Disability Confident employer will generally offer an interview to any applicant that declares they have a disability and meets the minimum criteria for the job as defined by the employer. It is important to note that in certain recruitment situations such as high-volume, seasonal and high-peak times, the employer may wish to limit the overall numbers of interviews offered to both disabled people and non-disabled people.