Night Engineering Supervisor

Go Ahead London; Greater London; On-site; GBP 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Go-Ahead London is recruiting a Night Engineering Supervisor to oversee the running shift engineering team and ensure sufficient fit vehicles for service. You will coordinate maintenance, monitor PVR daily with operations, and log any mileage or safety issues.

The role requires proven team leadership, ability to perform under pressure, and a proactive approach to safety and quality checks in line with DVSA standards. Experience with EV technologies is advantageous.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading a shift-based engineering team.
• Ability to manage performance and productivity.
• Flexibility and adaptability under pressure.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and rapid learning of new technologies.
• IRTE membership or relevant professional qualification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Allocate work and duties to the engineering team to ensure sufficient vehicles for service.
• Ensure the team delivers planned and unplanned maintenance.
• Monitor Peak Vehicle Requirement (PVR) daily with Operations.
• Review vehicles and log status, ensuring unsafe vehicles do not enter service.
• Conduct regular reviews of facilities, workshop, health and safety.
• Supervise contractors and ensure permits where needed.
• Perform quality checks to meet DVSA and company standards.
• Lead running shift engineers, manage performance, and motivate the team.

Skills

Team leadership

Performance management

EV interest

Education

IRTE membership

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

As an Engineering Supervisor. Your primary role will be to ensure that the engineering running shift team work effectively and efficiently throughout the shift to ensure that there are sufficient fit vehicles for service and breakdowns / on the road faults are actioned efficiently.

• Allocate work and duties to the engineering team to ensure sufficient vehicles are available to provide the required service.
• Ensure the engineering team effectively and efficiently deliver planned and unplanned maintenance.
• Ensure the PVR (Peak Vehicle Requirement) is delivered and managed daily, likely involving cooperation with the Operations Teams.
• Review vehicles and assign a status to each, ensuring unsafe and unfit vehicles do not enter service and logging any lost mileage. This includes highlighting any specific mileage challenges that may arise.
• Conduct frequent and regular reviews of the facilities and workshop, covering general housekeeping, health, and safety, and reporting any issues and defects.
• Ensure visitors or contractors working in the engineering department have the necessary permits and supervise any engineering contractors.
• Carry out quality checks on vehicles, ensuring they meet DVSA and company standards.
• Manage the running shift engineers during your shift, ensuring they have the skills and ability to perform their roles. This includes performance management and ensuring time at work is effective and productive. It is essential that you have prior experience managing a team of engineers and can motivate colleagues to work collaboratively to deliver the required vehicle maintenance. Flexibility is required.
• You must be able to work under pressure without close supervision, demonstrating initiative and adaptability.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and the ability to quickly learn technologies unique to our business are necessary.
• Ideally, you will be a member of the IRTE or hold another relevant professional qualification. An interest in emerging technologies and electric vehicles would be advantageous.

Who are we

At Go-Ahead London, we don't just operate buses - we keep a city running. As the capital's largest bus operator, with over 2,500 vehicles across 18 locations, we play a vital role in millions of journeys every day. We are now expanding our in-house engineering team and introducing an exciting new opportunity: Night Engineering Supervisor. This is your chance to step into a high-impact, frontline role where no two days are the same. You'll be the one who gets London moving again - safely, quickly, and efficiently.