Start your journey with National Express and train to become a fully qualified Coach Driver.
If you hold a full UK manual car licence, we’ll provide all the training you need to gain your PCV licence – worth over £3,000 – and prepare you for a rewarding career connecting passengers across our network.
Our current pay rate: £15.14 per hour basic pay
Additional allowances…
- Night Allowance: 30p (23:00–05:00 duties)
- Paid Breaks
Location: Stansted Airport
Operational Hours: Guaranteed 43 hours per week, plus overtime opportunities
Schedule…
- 5 on, 3 off
- 10 hour shifts
- 24 hours a day, 365 days a year
What you’ll need…
- Full UK manual car licence held for 12 months minimum (Category B)
- Passion for delivering excellent customer service
- Minimum age: 21
- Ability to handle passenger luggage
What We Offer Drivers Like You…
- Fully funded PCV (Passenger Carrying Vehicle) licence training – worth over £3,000 and gives you a lifetime qualification
- Free medical assessments, plus we pay you for your time during any required medicals for CPC renewal
- Step-by-step support through every stage of the PCV licence process
- Ongoing CPC (Certificate of Professional Competence) training to keep your qualifications valid and up to date
- Thorough route and vehicle training before you drive your first passenger service
- Hands-on training with ticket machines, systems, safety procedures, and defensive driving techniques
Please note: We cannot offer visa sponsorship for this role.
What we offer in return for your hard work and commitment...
- 21 days annual leave
- Free Coach travel for yourself
- Complimentary coach travel for a Nominated Person or complimentary bus travel for a Spouse or Partner
- 50% discount for friends and family on full fares on our coach services
- A smart comfortable uniform
- Private online GP service
- A Company pension
- Exclusive benefits and savings from thousands of the UK's largest retailers and service providers
- Access to our Employee Assistance Programme which includes free counselling and further support to improve your health and wellbeing
- Endless opportunities for progression within the business
Join us on the Journey...and apply today
National Express is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and should you require any adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process please let us know.
We have fantastic opportunities at National Express in the South East for experienced PCV Drivers to join our welcoming and talented team based in Stansted as a Professional Coach Driver.
Within the role you will be providing our customers with an outstanding level of service, whilst safely transporting and connecting them across our coach network.
What we offer in return for your hard work and commitment:
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£16.19 per hour
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Guaranteed 42 hours of work per week (overtime available)
- Shifts between 18:00pm - 09:00am
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20 days of annual leave plus bank holidays (This increases by a day for each completed calendar year of service to reach a maximum of 25 days.
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An unsociable hours allowance of £13.50 per shift for all duties that sign on between the hours of 22:00 & 02:00.
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A weekend work allowance on all duties that start on a Saturday or a Sunday of the hourly rate of £18.19
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A night allowance of £15.50 paid for duties that operate over the hour of 02:00 until 03:00.
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A reduced night allowance of an additional 58p to standard rate of pay for hours worked between 23:00 & 06:00 (example: if a duty signs on at 14:00 and sign off at Midnight, you will get 1 hour at the reduced rate) **Please note that Night allowance and Reduced night allowance cannot be used in conjunction with one another**
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A National Express Coach pass for yourself and a partner
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A smart comfortable uniform
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A Company pension
- Private online GP service
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Life Assurance
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Exclusive benefits and savings from thousands of the UK's largest retailers and service providers
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Access to our Employee Assistance Programme, which includes free counselling and further support to improve your health and wellbeing
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An opportunity to take part in our Cycle to work scheme
What you'll need...
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A Valid UK PCV licence (Category D)
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An ability to provide outstanding customer service
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A flexible approach to working 4 days on and 2 days off within a variable shift pattern.
- The ability to load and unload passenger luggage
All shifts over a 24 hour period are required to be worked.
Our extensive training and development programmes include:
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CPC and continuous training to ensure you keep your hard earned qualifications
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Free medicals as well as being paid for your time to undertake necessary medicals for CPC renewal
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In depth route learning and vehicle familiarisation before you hit the road for the first time
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Company specific training company specific training in defensive driving, disability awareness.
National Express is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and should you require any adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process please let us know.
At National Express, we are really proud of our health and safety record and as a result, we operate a Drugs and Alcohol Policy which is applicable to all employees.
As part of your initial assessment, we will complete Drug and Alcohol testing and you may be subject to random tests during your employment.
National Express is committed to creating an inclusive workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve and we positively encourage applications from all sectors of the community.
We are a Disability Confident Committed employer and should you require any adjustments at any stage of the recruitment process please let us know.
At National Express, we are really proud of our health and safety record and as a result, we operate a Drugs and Alcohol Policy which is applicable to all employees.
As part of your initial assessment, we will complete Drug and Alcohol testing and you may be subject to random tests during your employment.
