Tram Driver

This range is provided by Edinburgh Trams. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

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Edinburgh Trams has an exciting opportunity for a Tram Driver to join their team.

Edinburgh Trams is the award‑winning operator of the city’s tramway with a vision to be an integral part of the future success of Edinburgh and the Lothians by providing world‑class, environmentally‑friendly and socially‑inclusive transport. The addition of new services, industry‑leading levels of customer service and a range of dynamic initiatives have all contributed to Edinburgh’s tramway becoming one of the UK’s most successful transport systems.

Delivering ‘Excellence for Edinburgh’ is our mantra. Our values are to be Trusted, Innovative, Passionate and Smart. We believe that if we are true to our values our company can look forward to even greater success and, as importantly, each of us will feel ever more proud, satisfied and happy in our work.

About You

• You must have a full UK driver’s licence (car), held for a minimum of one year, with no more than 3 penalty points. Proof of this will be required.
• You must have at least two years driving experience. This does not need to be UK driving experience.
• Successful candidates will have the ability and desire to work safely, be flexible and deliver customer service excellence.
• You will have strong concentration and communication skills.

About The Role

The main purpose of your role will be to operate trams in service between Edinburgh Airport and Newhaven. You will be responsible for providing a safe, efficient and customer focused experience. When on ‘spare’ duties, you may also be expected to carry out other tasks out with your normal core role.

During Training, candidates will be required to be flexible around the hours they work, please note that may include working nightshifts. You will learn to drive trams in and around the depot or between the depot and Edinburgh Airport and Newhaven.

After Training, you will deliver a service to the travelling public, working either an early, mid or late shift driving trams to a timetable. This will be on average 40 hours a week, over 7 calendar days over 364 days a year, our current only closure day is Christmas Day. Shifts will start as early as 0415 and finish as late as 0112.

How To Apply

Interested candidates can submit their application on our Careers website by Tuesday 18th November 2025 at 12 noon. Please note that this vacancy may close early once sufficient applications have been received.

We recommend you review the Tram Driver fact sheet on our careers page.

Selection Process

If your application passes the initial sift, you will be invited to carry out online testing and if successful then attend an assessment centre which includes further testing and an interview. Successful candidates will be subject to pre‑employment screening.

Seniority level

Entry level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Management and Manufacturing

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