Salary: Competitive
Head the engineering function at the largest garage for one of London's leading bus companies.
The opportunity
Since our foundation over 20 years ago, Stagecoach London has grown into one of the capital's leading bus companies. Joining us is a chance to progress your senior career in an engineering team that maintains a fleet of around 1,300 vehicles operating 50 million miles per year.
Our garages have long histories going back to the earliest days of public transport. Now, you'll face the challenge of maintaining a state-of-the-art, modern fleet while helping us continue shaping the future of travel in London. Perform to your potential and you can look forward to a successful future of your own at Stagecoach London and our parent company, Stagecoach UK Bus.
The role
You'll manage the engineering function at one of our garages in east or south east London. You'll be taking responsibility for premises, plant and equipment for a 24 hours per day, seven days per week operation.
We want you to lead, inspire, engages and develop the engineering team to deliver the highest standards – achieving maximum vehicle availability and value for money, while ensuring the health and safety of all. This will include setting and managing relevant budgets.
By staying abreast of the latest technical, environmental and legislative developments, you will ensure we remain at the forefront of bus engineering in the capital.
The requirements
It's important that you have an strong understanding of mechanical engineering and vehicle maintenance procedures, including knowledge of electrical engineering and bus bodywork construction.
You need to hold a minimum NVQ 3 or equivalent in Motor Vehicle repair, together with membership of the Institute of Road Transport Engineers and a CPC UK Road Passenger Transport (or the ability to attain it)
Your technical experience and qualifications will be complemented by a good understanding of the standards required by DVSA, TfL and the Department for Transport.
You also need to bring us strong analytical, planning and decision making ability, together with strong interpersonal, communication and leadership skills – you require a proven ability to motivate and develop an engineering team.
Apply
You can learn more about the roles and the qualification requirements by visiting the Stagecoach careers website: http://goo.gl/DOaEuq
Closing date: 19th June 2015.