Schedules Officer

Salary Competitive How do you fancy creating our staff schedules and rosters for our diverse bus network across Gloucestershire, West of England, Wiltshire, Swindon, Oxfordshire and Oxford Tube to London? Stagecoach West provides 38 million passenger journeys every year, employing over 1,400 colleagues and operating 400 vehicles from depots in Banbury, Bristol, Cheltenham, Gloucester, Oxford, Stroud, Swindon, and Witney. Not only are we a highly successful business, we’re also an integral part of the communities which we serve, connecting people through the operation over 23 million miles of routes every year across the region. We’re currently recruiting a Schedules Officer – part of our fantastic Commercial Team, who will be responsible for delivering accurate and efficient duties and rosters for our driving teams. So, what will you be letting yourself in for we hear you ask! Undertake tasks to produce crew schedules for the operating company that are efficient, legal and comply with local Trade Union agreements. The role will require close working with your peers and the depot operations teams. You will be responsible to produce crew schedules for the operating company that are efficient, legal and comply with local Trade Union agreements. The role will require close working with your peers and the depot operations teams. Success is measured in many ways, such as efficiency of the drivers’ shifts, staff engagement, and operational resilience. The role will require close working with your peers and the depot operations teams, and will include fantastic consultation as well as innovative thinking and always challenging what we do to deliver it even better. The Schedules Officer will consult with internal stakeholders and work closely with the Lead Network Planner and each depot Operations Manager, to supply accurate duties and rosters using our bespoke scheduling software and help each of our depots meet their efficiency targets. If you are interested in this role, it fair to say we need some specific experience. You’ll either be: an existing Schedules Officer looking for a new challenge or change of scenery or a person new to the industry with strong IT skills, a keen eye for detail and can work to strict deadlines. And you will be able to… Deal with depot management and Trade Union representatives over duty and roster issues, and support with scenario testing for depot sites Produce all required documentation for Operations and Engineering teams to be able to deliver our product To produce statistics as required by the leadership team. 2-Way communication with the depot management teams to ensure a smooth introduction of new schedules And that about it! Head office will be Gloucester, so if you're not already living in Gloucestershire, or elsewhere in our surrounding operating area, you'll need to be happy to relocate. So, if you’re equipped and committed to step into this incredible role, please apply via our careers site by 17th April 2025. Stagecoach workplace culture is one where everyone can be themselves and where all the differences our people bring to the business are celebrated. We welcome applications from all, irrespective of background, gender, ethnicity, race, religion, beliefs, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation or age. Location: Stagecoach West Head Office 65 London Road Gloucester GL1 3HF Stagecoach is proudly an inclusive employer, striving for a culture where everyone can be themselves and where all the differences people bring are truly appreciated. We welcome applications from all, irrespective of gender, ethnicity, race, religion, beliefs, disability, neurodiversity, sexual orientation, or age. Location: Stagecoach West Head Office 65 London Road Gloucester GL1 3HF Welcome to Stagecoach, the UK #1 bus company. If you’re ready to join our team, simply fill out an application via a PC or mobile device, and a member of our Recruitment team will be in touch to inform you of next steps. Every day we help millions of passengers get to the people and places that matter to them, connecting the communities we are proud to serve. We operate some of the most recognised and successful public transport brands, driving growth through innovation, investment and high quality service to our customers. Overview Stagecoach Group is a leading multi-modal UK public transport company, with operations in England, Scotland and Wales. The Group operates bus, coach, and tram services in regulated and deregulated markets. Stagecoach is the UK biggest bus and coach operator. We have major city bus operations in London, Manchester, Liverpool, Newcastle, Hull, Sheffield, Oxford and Cambridge, as well as inter-urban services linking smaller locations. We also run the low-cost coach service megabus.com in the UK and run Scotland biggest coach operator, Scottish Citylink, as a joint venture