Fleet Average Emissions Data Officer

436109 Fleet Average Emissions Data Officer

Vehicle Certification Agency

Apply before 11:55 pm on Tuesday 18th November 2025

Location:
Bristol (Hybrid)

Salary:
£30,485 - A Civil Service Pension with an employer contribution of 28.97%

Contract Type:
Permanent – Full-time

You will work closely with the Corporate Affairs Manager and the wider Corporate Affairs team to manage the collection and reporting of fleet average emissions. In addition to this, there will be a high level of autonomy given to you in this role.

Climate change is now recognised as one of the greatest environmental threats facing the World today. Therefore, it is critical that we reduce the impact of motor vehicles on this threat. The role of our Data Officer is consulting with vehicle manufacturers to collect, evaluate and publish data on the emissions of their Light-Duty Vehicles (LDV) and Heavy-Duty Vehicles (HDV). With this data, the CO2 emissions and performances of fleets are assessed against set targets, requiring experience analysing data and maintaining a high-level of attention to detail. Your work will enable us to identify where manufacturers have exceeded their emissions targets, resulting in fines that are issued to ensure we meet our objective of reducing carbon emissions.

You will become an integral part of the Corporate Affairs Team, with your skills having a direct impact on what we set out to achieve as an Agency. We are passionate about offering all our colleagues' equal opportunities to develop and learn new skills that will enable us to thrive together. We also ensure we promote a work-life balance where you can benefit from flexible and hybrid working, regular health and wellbeing webinars and a friendly community of colleagues who will support you to achieve your best.

Top Responsibilities

Your main duties will include but will not be limited to:

Heavy Duty Vehicles (HDV)

• Obtain data files from the Department for Transport (DfT) relating to HDV registrations in the UK.
• Coordinate the collection of data from HDV manufacturers to enable the calculation of HDV fleet average CO₂.
• Use tools such as Power Query in excel to calculate the correct fleet average emissions for each manufacturer.

Light Duty Vehicles (LDV)

• Calculate provisional fleet average CO₂. performance targets for all LDV manufacturers using registration data.
• Provide LDV manufactures with data sets and their provisional fleet average CO₂. performance targets.
• Coordinate the collection of data returned from LDV manufacturers via the error reporting process.

Both HDV & LDV vehicles

• Support the publication of emissions data such as reports and associated supporting documents on the VCA website for both LDV and HDV vehicles.
• Provide responses to communications and queries from stakeholders, manufacturers, and the public.
• Build and maintain excellent working relationships with key colleagues in the central department, to share resources, knowledge, and expertise to promote regulatory compliance and continuous improvement.

For further information on the role, please read the role profile.
Please note that the role profile is for information purposes only - whilst all elements are relevant to the role, they may not all be assessed during the recruitment process. This job advert will detail exactly what will be assessed during the recruitment process.

Benefits

• Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of your salary. Read more about Civil Service Pensions here
• 25 days annual leave, increasing by 1 day each year of service (up to a maximum of 30 days annual leave).
• 8 Bank Holidays plus an additional Privilege Day to mark the King's birthday.
• Access to the staff discount portal.
• Excellent career development opportunities and the potential to undertake professional qualifications relevant to your role paid for by the department, such as CIPD, Prince2, apprenticeships, etc.
• 24-hour Employee Assistance Programme providing free confidential help and advice for staff.
• Flexible working options where we encourage a great work-life balance.

About you

• You will have excellent communication skills both verbally, in writing and will be confident dealing with colleagues and stakeholders alike using a high level of tact and diplomacy.
• You will be confident in using Microsoft Excel for data analysis, including pivot tables, advanced formulas, and data transformation tools such as Power Query.
• You excel at problem solving and have confidence in your ability to challenge and investigate errors in data and published reports.
• Good analytical skills to be able to produce recommendations based on evidential conclusions.
• You have the ability to deliver at pace and experience managing competing priorities.
• You adhere to relevant policies, procedures, and legislation to complete your work.
• Good organisational skills to work independently and as part of a team to meet deadlines.

How to Apply

Read the full job description and apply here

This vacancy closes at 23:55 on Tuesday 18th November 2025