# Earned Recognition & Operational Standards Manager

About First Bus: Are you ready to advance your career with one of the UK's leading bus operators? Join a forward-thinking company that embraces cutting-edge bus technology, from innovative mobile apps to environmentally friendly vehicles. We are passionate about delivering passenger journeys that are sustainable, comfortable, and efficient. We are at the forefront of innovation in the industry, connecting communities and shaping the future of public transport. Location: Remote, with frequent travel required across the UK About the Role We're looking for an experienced Earned Recognition & Operations Standards Manager to lead the development, governance and assurance of operational standards across First Bus Regional Bus. Reporting to the Head of Continuous Improvement, you'll play a key role in ensuring our operations remain compliant with regulatory requirements, with clear standards, robust assurance processes and consistent ways of working across all locations. Working closely with Operations, Engineering and Continuous Improvement teams, you'll act as a subject matter expert on DVSA requirements, Earned Recognition and operational standards, providing guidance, oversight and su

- **Id**: 3977394
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/job/first-bus-earned-recognition-operational-standards-manager>
- **Role**: Operations
- **Role family**: Operations
- **Employment type**: full_time
- **Work mode**: hybrid
- **Hiring geo confidence**: structured
- **Locations**: United Kingdom
- **Countries**: GB
- **Hiring countries total**: 0
- **Visa sponsorship**: no
- **Relocation package**: no
- **Has equity**: no
- **Status**: live
- **First seen at**: 2026-11-09T18:36:04Z
- **Employer posted date**: 2026-11-09
- **Last verified at**: 2026-11-09T18:36:04Z
- **Board verified**: yes
- **Days open**: 0
- **Description format**: text
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- **Relocation offered**: no
- **Industries**: Public Transport

## Company

- **Id**: 1767914
- **Name**: First Bus
- **Domain**: firstbus.co.uk
- **Url**: <https://alion.io/company/firstbus>
- **Size band**: 5000+
- **Is staffing agency**: no
- **Employer type**: direct
- **Is intermediary**: no
- **Ats vendor**: Workday

### Truth index

- **Grade**: A
- **Score**: 100
- **Open postings**: 11
- **Ghost share**: 0
- **Stale share**: 0
- **Repost share**: 0
- **Time to fill p50 days**: 15
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T06:03:00Z

## Trust

- **Level**: ok
- **Days open**: 0

## Requirements

- **Manages managers**: no
- **Security clearance**: no

## Hiring locations

- **United Kingdom** — Iso: GB; Kind: country

## Lifecycle

- Event: open; At: 2026-11-09T18:36:04Z

## Liveness

- **Score**: 86
- **Band**: hot
- **Label**: Hiring now
- **P open**: 1
- **P active**: 0.86
- **P room**: 1
- **Age days**: 0
- **Expected fill days**: 15
- **Reasons**: conf:1, win:early
- **Computed at**: 2026-11-09T20:02:58Z

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