Job Description

Who are we
Go-Ahead London is the capital's largest bus operator, employing over 8,000 colleagues across 17 garages and Head Office, mostly based in Southeast, Southwest, Northeast, and East London. We are an award-winning company with highly regarded reputation and most of our colleagues are professional Bus Drivers, responsible for safely delivering millions of passengers every year.
Principal responsibilities will include but are not limited to the following as you will be expected to carry out any appropriate duties at the request of your line manager.
Responsibilities

• Allocating work and duties to the engineering team to ensure that there are sufficient vehicles to provide the required service.
• Ensuring the engineering team effectively and efficiently deliver the planned and unplanned maintenance and ensuring that all vehicles wheels are checked and torqued.
• Ensuring that the PVR (Peak Vehicle Requirement) is delivered and effectively managed daily, this is likely to involve a cooperative approach with the Operations Teams.
• Reviewing the vehicles and allocating a status to each vehicle ensuring that unsafe and unfit vehicles do not enter service and logging any mileage that may be lost, this will include highlighting any specific mileage challengers that may arise.
• Undertaking frequent and regular reviews of the facilities and workshop, this will include general housekeeping and reporting of any facilities issues and defects.
• Ensuring any visitors or contractors who are working in the engineering department have the necessary and required permits to work and supervise any engineering contractors working within the department.
• Carrying out quality checks on all vehicles ensuring that they meet both the DVSA and company standards.
• Managing the workshop engineers who are working during the night shift ensuring that they have the skills and ability to carry out their role. This will include performance management and ensuring that the time at work is effect and productive.

Qualifications
About You:
It is essential that you have prior experience of managing a team of engineers and are capable of motivating colleagues and ensuring they are willing to work with you to deliver the required vehicle maintenance. There may be times when you may be required to work under pressure without close supervision and we are looking for you to show initiative and flexibility. You will be a proficient user of the Microsoft office suite and an ability to quickly learn the technologies that are unique to our business. Ideally you will be a member of the IRTE or hold another relevant professional qualification and an interest in emerging technologies and electric vehicles would be an advantage.
Salary: 62,250 pa plus benefits including a pension scheme, and travel pass for London Buses and the Tube Network.
For more information: Please contact Ollie Baker/ Email:
If you feel you have the qualities needed, please apply by 1700hrs on Friday 7th November 2025.
Go-Ahead London values diversity and promotes equality and we encourage and welcome applications from all sections of the community.

Skills Required