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Are you passionate about transport and ready to lead a team that’s transforming how people move across our city region? This is a unique opportunity to join a dynamic organisation at the forefront of delivering the Bee Network – a world-class, integrated transport system for Greater Manchester!
We’re looking for a collaborative and visionary leader to establish and grow an engineering function that supports our ambitious goals, including a fully electric bus fleet by 2030. Your work will directly improve the quality of life for millions of people.
This is a fantastic opportunity to join a dynamic team leading the transformation of bus services throughout Greater Manchester. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority, through TfGM, now controls the bus network including responsibility for service quality, fares, network integration and standards. The role of Head of Bus Engineering is a senior role responsible for the establishment of a new engineering function supporting franchising across GMCA, operator and national standards.
Bus-specific experience is not required – we welcome candidates from a range of engineering backgrounds
This is your chance to shape the future of public transport and improve the daily lives of millions across Greater Manchester
Your Role
The Head of Bus Engineering is an opportunity to combine deep engineering expertise while changing the economics and quality of life for millions of people. In this senior leadership role you will be responsible for overseeing the engineering team’s strategic alignment with business objectives and will ensure TfGMs responsibility as asset owner are met. This role fosters innovation, leads a broadly focused bus engineering function and acts as project sponsor for major capital schemes.. This role will be a key partner to senior leadership and act as deputy to the Bus Director as required on technical matters and will guide the technical direction, scaling, and optimisation of engineering operations to support the overall business strategy.
This is hybrid role where you will be expected to work in the office 2 days per week.
Who are we?
At TfGM, we’re delivering the biggest change to public transport in 50 years. From taking control of over 250 bus routes to improving customer experience across 600 daily journeys, we’re setting a new standard for the industry, whilst supporting economic growth and mobility across Greater Manchester.
This is an exceptional time to join as we continue our delivery of electrification, plan achievement of our commitment to have a fully electric fleet by 2030 and in tandem transition from a delivery model to operational management functions.
Working alongside a high performing, dynamic and collaborative environment. this role as part of a Senior Leadership Team will be integral to ensuring we are strategically placed for
success. You’ll be part of a supportive, forward-thinking leadership team that values innovation, inclusion, and impact.
What youll bring.
What you do and how you do it is important – whatever type of role you work in at TfGM – and even small behaviours and actions can have a really big impact. At TfGM, our behaviours bring to life our values of Deliver, Care and adapt.
You will bring expertise and leadership to develop and deliver at pace a strategy to develop our engineering capability which can drive our ambition for a fully electric fleet by 2030. You will be a strategic thinker focused on immediate and medium-term objectives whilst enabling the engineering function to deliver to 2030 and beyond.
This role is ideal for someone with strong engineering expertise, a background in service transformation, and an understanding of the political and operational context of public transport. We’re also looking for somebody with the ability to inspire and empower a high-performing team, with a strong commitment to TfGMs values
What we can offer you.
This is a permanent role attracting a salary of £87,905 - £98,152 per annum depending on skills and experience.
At TfGM we encourage candidates to discuss flexible working options at any stage of the recruitment process.
* Generous annual leave starting at 28 days (plus bank holidays), increasing with service, with options to buy more.
* Free travel on buses across Greater Manchester, plus rail or Metrolink travel to and from work.
* Local Government defined pension scheme with life cover of 3x salary and options to boost your contributions.
* Enhanced family-friendly leave policies, including those supporting fertility treatment, alongside flexible and hybrid working and a special leave policy to support a range of unexpected events. Please note that qualification criteria may apply, including a requirement to have been employed with the organisation for a minimum specified period of time.
* Discover more benefits including wellbeing support, Personal and Career Development, Flexible working, financial support and more on our website
Seniority level
* Seniority level
Not Applicable
Employment type
* Employment type
Full-time
Job function
* Job function
Engineering and Strategy/Planning
* Industries
Truck Transportation
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