Big Bus Tours is the world’s largest operator of open-top sightseeing tours, fueling the spirit of adventure in 23 world-famous cities across four continents. Beginning its journey 28 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, Singapore, Los Angeles and Berlin 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 responsibilies are to to drive our customers in our open-top double-decker bus on designated routes in Chicago, IL while prioritizing safety and maintaining a high standard of driving. In addition, the Bus Driver will ensure that the companies schedules and routes are adhered.

Areas of Accountability/ Responsibility

Professionalism

• Report on time to the depot as scheduled in required uniform
• Perform and complete Pre-trip inspection of your assigned bus including checking to ensure bus is clean and ready to receive passengers-entails walking around your bus to do proper pre-trip inspection
• Follow the given route as scheduled
• Play recorded commentary tour throughout the tour routes

Safety

• Stop at every bus stop on the route (regardless of whether or not passengers are present)
• Maintain the safety of the bus and passengers at all times during the tour
• Follow all state and Federal traffic and DOT laws rules/regulations
• Report any incidents or accidents immediately per company policy

Sales

• Seasonally we require drivers to process ticket sales with provided ECR machines

Team Spirit

• Collaborate closely with Tour Managers to deliver highest level of customer service.

Service

• Greet customers with smile and kind approach at all times.

Core Values Champs

• Live and breathe Big Bus Tours Core Values

Knowledge:

• Knowledgeable of Hop on Hop off industry a plus
• Basics Customer knowledge
• Familiar with Chicago downtown area and high trafficked locales

Skills:

• Natural communicator

Education/Experience:

• Commercial Driver’s License.
• 2 years experience
• DOT Medical card with a National Register number on it, signed by and MRO and stamped by the MRO Office (Medical Review Officer)
• A current CDL MVR/Abstract taken within the last 30day and it must show that the driver has registered his medical status with DMV. (A CDL ABSTRACT IS DIFFERENT FROM A REGULAR ABSTRACT/MVR)
• Social Security Card