Engineering Manager

First Group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Career development opportunities

Safety-first culture

Sustainable transport leadership

Job summary

First Bus London is seeking a hands-on Engineering Manager to lead the Tolworth garage team, ensuring every vehicle meets the highest standards of reliability, safety and presentation. You will manage resources, develop people and drive continuous improvement across the engineering department while delivering a world-class transport service for customers.

In this senior role you’ll oversee recruitment, training and performance, build the engineering budget, schedule maintenance, and collaborate

Qualifications

• Proven experience as a Manager, Supervisor, or Charge Hand in a transport engineering function (ideally buses).
• Strong people management skills with the ability to motivate, coach, and manage performance.
• Excellent engineering knowledge with consistently high work standards.
• Competent IT user – Excel and MS Outlook.
• Experience managing budgets, reporting on variances, and delivering cost efficiencies.

Responsibilities

• Ensure all engineering staff understand and comply with company policies, Health & Safety, and statutory regulations.
• Guarantee the daily peak vehicle requirement is met, ensuring all vehicles are clean, reliable, and VOSA-compliant.
• Oversee maintenance, environmental, and health & safety compliance across company premises.
• Lead and develop your team - managing recruitment, training, performance, and pay in line with company policies and union agreements.
• Build and manage the engineering budget, driving cost efficiency and reducing waste.
• Oversee vehicle maintenance scheduling, minimising lost mileage and improving fleet reliability.
• Deliver effective record keeping and administrative processes, ensuring accurate documentation.
• Collaborate closely with Operations to address issues swiftly and maintain service quality.
• Drive continuous improvement by reviewing department performance and introducing innovative ideas.
• Maintain high standards of workshop housekeeping, ensuring all equipment and premises are safe, tidy, and well-maintained.
• Promote a strong safety culture, ensuring robust risk assessments, compliance with legislation, and full H&S reporting.

Skills

Transport engineering

People management

Engineering knowledge

Budget management

Policy compliance

Education

Health & Safety Management qualification

Tools

Excel

MS Outlook

Job description

Are you a hands-onEngineering Managerready to lead a team that keeps London's fleet safe, efficient, and on the road?

We're looking for a passionate, organised, and results-driven leader to oversee the engineering operations at our Tolworth garage ensuring every vehicle is maintained to the highest standards of reliability, safety, and presentation. As part of our seniorengineering management team, you'll play a key role in delivering a world-class transport service by managing resources, developing people, and driving continuous improvement across your department.

What You'll Do

• Ensure all engineering staff understand and comply withcompany policies, Health & Safety, and statutory regulations
• Guarantee thedaily peak vehicle requirement is met, ensuring all vehicles areclean, reliable, and VOSA-compliant
• Overseemaintenance, environmental, and health & safety compliance across company premises
• Lead and develop your team - managingrecruitment, training, performance, and pay in line with company policies and union agreements
• Build and manage theengineering budget, driving cost efficiency and reducing waste
• Overseevehicle maintenance scheduling, minimising lost mileage and improving fleet reliabilityDeliver effectiverecord keeping and administrative processes, ensuring accurate documentation
• Collaborate closely with Operations to address issues swiftly and maintain service quality
• Drivecontinuous improvement by reviewing department performance and introducing innovative ideas
• Maintainhigh standards of workshop housekeeping, ensuring all equipment and premises are safe, tidy, and well-maintained
• Promote astrong safety culture, ensuring robust risk assessments, compliance with legislation, and full H&S reporting

About You

You're a proactive engineering professional with a strong technical background and the ability to lead by example. You thrive in a fast-paced, hands-on environment and know how to get the best out of your team.

Essential Skills & Experience:

• Proven experience as aManager, Supervisor, or Charge Hand in a transport engineering function (ideally buses)
• Strongpeople management skills with the ability to motivate, coach, and manage performance
• Excellent engineering knowledge with consistentlyhigh work standards
• Competent IT user – especiallyExcel andMS Outlook
• Experience managingbudgets, reporting on variances, and delivering cost efficiencies
• RelevantHealth & Safety Management qualification

Desirable:

• Full and currentdriving licence(PCV an advantage)
• Logical and analytical thinker with excellent problem-solving skills
• Highly organised, detail-focused, and calm under pressure

Why First Bus London?

At First Bus, we're moving London forward - investing in cleaner, greener vehicles, smartertechnologies, and exceptional people. Join us and you'll be part of a collaborative, inclusive team where your expertise truly makes a difference.

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Career development and professional training opportunities
• Supportive, safety-first culture
• A chance to lead at the forefront of sustainable transport innovation