Advanced Engineer (HGV/PSV Technician Level 3) Nights

Key Responsibilities

• Inspecting, repairing and maintaining our buses.
• Investigating and diagnosing any mechanical and electronic faults.
• Recording those faults, and the work we’ve done to fix them, using a tablet.
• Following safety instructions and reporting any issues.

Skills, Knowledge and Expertise

• Have at least an NVQ or City and Guilds level 3 qualification for maintenance and repair of public service vehicles or heavy goods vehicles (or an equivalent international qualification).
• If you do not currently hold an IRTEC in service maintenance technician, inspection technician and advanced technician, training will be provided.
• PCV licence is desired but not essential. Don’t worry if you don’t as we would also love to teach you to drive our buses.
• Have a good standard of Maths and English.
• Be able to read and understand instructions and service manuals.
• Know how to use fleet management technical computer systems.
• Be good in a team – whether that’s working with your direct colleagues or beyond.
• Be able to meet deadlines and work flexibly when we need you to (for instance, we might ask you to work from a different depot or take a different shift).
• Be happy to take any training the service manager asks you to.
• Be able to work well using your own initiative.

Benefits

• For working night shift, you will be paid £28.28 per hour.
• Free travel on all TfL routes for you and a friend or family member.
• Free online and face-to-face counselling, legal advice and more through our employee assistance programme
• Our contributory pension scheme – you put in 5% of your salary each month and we’ll add 3% on top.
• Life insurance (if you sign up to the pension scheme)
• Employee benefits from shops and retailers – including Apple, Adidas, Nike, Vue, Odeon, Sainsbury’s, Asda, Morrisons and more.

About [Employer hidden — sign up to reveal]

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] operates bus services across London on behalf of TFL, plus rail replacement and event services across the UK. We operate approximately 11 per cent of the capital's world famous red bus network, running around 950 vehicles and employing around 2,900 employees across six busy depots in Central, South and West London. We run a number of routes, carrying over 150 million passengers a year on TfL’s contracted bus network.

[Employer hidden — sign up to reveal] is working hard to make sure our workforce is a true representation of society, and we fully support diversity, inclusion and equity. We take a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of discrimination and harassment. We encourage suitably qualified applicants from under-represented groups to apply.

Application Details

Application Deadline: June 05, 2026

Department: Engineering

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Battersea Depot

Workplace type: Onsite

Compensation: £28.28 / hour

Reporting To: Fleet Manager