Engineering Admin - Sutton (9 month FTC)

Go-Ahead London is the capital’s largest bus operator, employing over 8,000 colleagues across 17 garages and Head Office, mostly based in South East, South West, North East and East London. The company currently has a vacancy for an Engineering Clerk to be based at Sutton. The Engineering Clerk is a key front-line role that plays a vital part in the successful delivery of Go-Ahead’s London services for Transport for London and the travelling public.

Your role is to support garage performance, ensuring that day-to-day operations are conducted smoothly and professionally. The main duties of the post include:

• Keeping vehicle maintenance records up to date
• Administering building, plant and vehicle maintenance orders with approved contractors
• Maintaining and keeping up to date the personnel records for all the garage engineering colleagues
• Supporting the team in producing letters and assisting them with reporting on a variety of issues, for example, absence reports
• Occasionally attending meetings, taking notes, and typing them up afterwards
• Keeping and maintaining all statutory documents for the premises, plant and equipment and HSW legislation (COSHH, Risk Assessment etc.), ensuring that all documents are correctly filed and filed in a timely manner
• Keeping engineering notice boards up to date
• Additional ad hoc duties as requested

We are looking for an enthusiastic administrator who has a methodical approach to working and a good eye for detail. Ideally, you will be used to using Microsoft Office, and full training on internal systems will be given, so you must be willing to learn. Additionally, you will need to demonstrate a good standard of verbal and written communication skills and have a good standard of numeracy. More importantly, you must be able to keep confidential information relating to the colleagues you are working with, and we would expect discretion at all times in relation to sensitive issues. Finally, you should be able to work alone unsupervised and demonstrate a flexible approach.

The full-time annual salary for this role is £33,288. As this is a 9-month fixed-term contract (FTC), the salary will be paid on a pro rata basis, with the possibility of extension. We offer a range of benefits including a pension scheme, 25 days’ holiday, and a travel pass for London Buses and the Tube Network.

If you feel you have the qualities needed and would like to apply, please visit https://external-goaheadlondon.icims.com by 1700hrs on Friday 8th May 2026. Applicants should clearly state any dates when they will not be available to attend an interview.

Equality, Diversity & Inclusion (EDI)

Go-Ahead London is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace. We welcome applications from women and from people of all backgrounds, including those from under-represented groups. We are an equal opportunities employer and select candidates based on merit and ability. If you require any reasonable adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to support you. Go-Ahead London values diversity and promotes equality and we encourage and welcome applications from all sections of the community.