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Senior Controller Location: Purley Way Contract Type: Full-Time, Permanent Why Join Arriva London? This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced operational professional looking to develop their career within one of London's largest and most respected transport operators. We are committed to investing in our people through structured development, mentoring, training, and clear progression pathways, while offering a competitive benefits package and the opportunity to play a key role in delivering safe, reliable, and high-performing bus services across London. Role Purpose The Senior Controller is responsible for the effective day-to-day management, supervision, and regulation of bus services through the iBus Control Centre, ensuring the delivery of a safe, reliable, and high-performing operation. The role requires extensive operational control experience and a comprehensive understanding of bus operations, service regulation, mileage management, and performance monitoring to ensure contractual and operational targets are achieved and exceeded. The successful candidate will provide leadership to Controllers, manage service disruptions, oversee operational performance, and ensure all services operate in accordance with TfL requirements, company standards, and regulatory obligations.
Job Responsibility
Take overall responsibility for the daily control, regulation, and performance of allocated bus services, ensuring all routes operate safely, efficiently, and in accordance with company and TfL performance standards
Lead and support the Control Team in managing service disruptions, incidents, and emergencies while minimising customer impact and maintaining service reliability
Ensure all relevant stakeholders, including senior management, risk management teams, TfL, emergency services, and other external agencies, are informed in accordance with company reporting procedures
Utilise all available operational systems and data to monitor service performance, identify emerging issues, and implement effective service recovery measures
Apply established service control methods including curtailments, diversions, projections, advancing, holding, and retarding services to maximise reliability and operational performance
Maintain detailed knowledge of route networks, traffic hotspots, roadworks, events, and other operational challenges affecting service delivery
Implement diversions and emergency route alterations safely and efficiently, liaising with relevant stakeholders as required
Ensure all control logs, performance records, and incident reports are completed accurately and contain sufficient detail to satisfy internal and external audit requirements
Identify trends in operational performance and produce reports highlighting areas of concern, opportunities for improvement, and examples of best practice
Requirements
Extensive and in-depth knowledge of bus operations and service delivery within a high-volume operational environment
Significant experience in bus service control, regulation, and performance management
Strong understanding of service control techniques, including curtailments, projections, diversions, holding, advancing, and service recovery methods
Proven experience monitoring, validating, and managing operational mileage, including scheduled mileage, lost mileage, dead mileage, and mileage coding accuracy
Strong understanding of mileage reporting, performance data, operational KPIs, and contractual performance measures
Experience analysing operational trends and implementing corrective actions to improve reliability and efficiency
Thorough knowledge of TfL performance requirements, Quality Incentive Contracts (QICs), and operational compliance standards
Strong leadership, coaching, and people management skills
Excellent decision-making abilities under pressure, particularly during service disruption and emergency situations
Sound knowledge of PCV regulations, Road Traffic legislation, health and safety requirements, and transport industry best practice
What we offer
Competitive salary
Full-time, permanent role
Excellent career progression opportunities within a major London transport operator
Dedicated one-to-one mentoring and development support
Access to training courses and professional certifications
Free bus travel for you and a nominated family member
Access to Arriva Village – retail discounts worth up to £1,200 per year