Big Bus Tours is the world’s largest operator of open-top sightseeing tours, fuelling the spirit of adventure in 21 world-famous cities across four continents. Beginning its journey 27 years’ ago, with a fleet of only three buses, Big Bus Tours has swiftly expanded to a global fleet of over 400 hundred open-top buses, turning 5 million tourists into explorers, every year. Big Bus Tours operates in London, Dubai, Hong Kong, New York, Las Vegas, Chicago, Abu Dhabi, Budapest, Istanbul, Miami, Muscat, Rome, Paris, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Darwin, Sydney, Vienna, Washington DC, Dublin and Singapore, with a sightseeing concept designed to provide a flexible approach to city discovery. Each open-top bus tour provides a hop-on, hop-off facility at a variety of interesting locations, with complimentary additions to enhance the visitor sightseeing experience. In February 2015, private equity firm Exponent purchased Big Bus Tours, with a shared vision to make Big Bus Tours the number 1 thing to do in each world-famous city. In 2016, Merlin Entertainments PLC became a shareholder, offering a natural synergy with Big Bus Tours and Merlin attractions and experiences around the world. With entertaining guides and commentary and knowledge of the latest events in each city, the Big Bus City Crew leaves every passenger with a story to tell.
Overall Purpose
The primary responsibility for ensuring the health, safety and welfare of passengers during bus tours. A Tour Bus driver should be patient and level headed in order to deal directly with Customer and members of the public – transporting passengers around our routes.
Key Areas of Accountability and Responsibility
Driving
Customer Service
Skills:
Education/Experience:
Working Hours
Job Type: Full-time, Part-time
Be available to work weekends/early starts
Wages
Drivers earn €31,000 per year, and can train to become driver guides, which pays €37,500 per year. Commission, tips and bonuses on top of salary
Salary: €31,000.00 to €37,500.00 /year
Right to work requirements:
Must be eligible to work in the Republic of Ireland