Trainee and Experienced Bus Drivers

A career with us might just be the Right Route For You!

Are you looking to follow a career path with progression?

Are you customer service focused and want to make a real difference to the local community?

Or maybe you're looking for flexible shifts that fit around other commitments.

Whatever it may be, a career with us as a bus driver, could be the Right Route for You!

And now we pay even more - £30K per year*

We have an in-house Training School which provides all the support, instruction and guidance you need to become a professional bus driver, as well as ongoing career and personal development opportunities for all our colleagues and new recruits. 

We offer good rates of pay and benefits when you join us!

  • Earn as you learn as a trainee driver: £11.94 per hour.

  • Newly qualified drivers during first year of holding a PCV licence: £13 per hour.

  • Fully qualified driver rate after 1 year of holding a licence: £14 per hour. 

  • Opportunities to earn more on over-time, late, and Sunday shifts at £15.40 per hour.

  • Rail replacement work and shuttle services for special events.

Our benefits include:

  • Fully-funded training and mentoring.
  • Flexible working patterns, holiday and weekly pay.
  • Competitive salary.
  • rewarding career – we support career development across Go East Anglia and the Go-Ahead Group.
  • Job security – no zero-hour contracts, just secure, well-paid employment.
  • Free travel on our buses for you and your family.
  • Pension scheme.
  • Rewards and discounts on many high street brands, shopping, restaurants and days out.
  • Cycle to Work Scheme.
  • Company mobile phone.
  • Be part of the Go-Ahead Group, one of the largest UK transport providers with operations expanding internationally.

What we need from you

  •  A car driving licence with a minimum of a year's UK driving experience
  •  You must be over the age of 18.
  •  Smart and professional appearance.
  •  A customer-focused attitude - previous Customer Service experience is a bonus!

Whatever your background and previous experience, we are looking forward to meeting and supporting you to achieve your ambitions through continued training, development and education. 

* overtime available at an enhanced rate of pay