This is a chance to develop your career with a large, stable organisation with a reputation for innovation. You'll be ensuring the quality and safety of the capital's bus services by maintaining the highest engineering standards, working on exciting initiatives such as the New Bus for London and helping to improve life for the thousands of people who travel around London every day.
About us
A rich heritage. A strong commercial focus. An iconic brand. They all add up to make Transport for London a unique public service – and a great place to develop your career.
Bus Engineering monitors and maintains the compliance of 18 bus operators running around 8,700 buses, ensuring the highest standards of quality and safety.
The role
You'll work closely with senior management within the bus companies to ensure the highest engineering standards, rectify problems and improve performance. Key tasks will include managing bus fleet initiatives, demonstrating new vehicles and technologies and presenting Engineering Quality Monitoring reports. You'll also carry out in-depth analyses of inspection data to identify patterns and trends. Building effective relationships at garage and senior management level will be crucial to your success.
What you'll need
Your background in bus engineering or a related area will be supported by a CPC or NVQ Level 4 in Motor Vehicle Technology. Proven leadership, communication and negotiation skills will include the ability to manage contractors and make persuasive presentations. A strong grasp of project management and reporting tools, a good knowledge of Microsoft Office suite and an aptitude for statistical analysis and interpretation will also be important.
Excellent benefits include 30 days holiday plus public and bank holidays, final salary pension scheme and Performance Award.
Closing date: 29 August 2013.
To apply, please visit tfl.gov.uk/jobs ref TfL 007391.
We aspire to be as diverse as the city we serve, we welcome applications from all sections of the community.
