Join us as a bus driver!
These are your tasks as a bus driver:
- As a bus driver you are our business card.
- You bring our passengers reliably to their destination.
- You give our passengers the feeling of being safe on the road.
- You answer questions from passengers and customers.
- You react quickly in emergency situations and ensure safety.
- And last but not least: You are our business card and represent Wiener Linien!
Requirements for starting as a bus driver:
- Minimum age: 24 years
- Driving licence D+D95
- Medical fitness: This is checked during the selection process by means of medical and traffic psychological examinations.
- Requirements include a minimum height of 1.60 metres and a certain level of eyesight.
- You are able to navigate in traffic by day and night.
- You do not require any medication or forms of therapy that impair your ability to drive.
- Very good knowledge of German as a basis for dealing with the training content
- Willingness to work regularly at night, on weekends and public holidays
- No outstanding military service
Also advantageous are....
- Good local knowledge of Vienna
- Knowledge of the transport services of our bus lines
- Experience with shift work
What Wiener Linien offers you
- With us you have a job with a secure future and excellent development opportunities!
- With us you have a secure and meaningful job with a 37.5-hour week.
- You will receive a salary of about 3,200 euros gross per month including allowances.
- We already pay a salary during the training.
- After successful completion of the training, you will receive a permanent employment contract.
- You will receive an annual ticket for the Vienna core zone as well as a 365 euro discount for the Climate Ticket Austria.
- You can take advantage of the wide range of our company health care: from running training to vaccination campaigns to nutrition and sleep counselling.
- You have a wide range of opportunities to move up or down within the company.
Working conditions as a bus driver
As a bus driver you are also on duty at night and on weekends.
We want to be honest: We demand a lot. But we also offer a lot. Our drivers take on a very responsible job that entails some special features:
- As a bus driver you are also on duty at night and on weekends.
- Irregular working hours: Your duties are scheduled in alternating shifts. There are also shifts that can be divided by a break of two and a half to four hours ("interruption shifts").
- Early start: As a driver, you often have to be at work before the start of regular transport operations. The first shifts of the early shift start at 04:30 in the morning. The advantage: In the afternoon you have more time for yourself and your hobbies.
- Duty at weekends, on public holidays and at night: Your working week extends over five days, followed by two days off. There are also night shifts (Nightline) as well as shifts on weekends and public holidays.
- Please note: After your training, you will work on Saturdays and Sundays for a longer period of time.
- Changing duty stations and always on the road: In principle, your duty station can be located anywhere in the city and can also change. The reason for this is that we have to allocate services according to need. When assigning duties, we make sure as much as possible that your place of residence is included in the schedule. Unfortunately, it is not always possible to take your wishes into account.
Our bus garages and break relief points:
- Garage Rax: Sahulkastraße 2, 1100 Vienna; parking lot Siebenhirten, 1230 Vienna.
- Garage Spetterbrücke: Paltaufgasse 2, 1160 Vienna
- Garage Leopoldau: Katharina-Scheiter-Gasse 6, 1210 Vienna
- Our break release points are located throughout the city.
Your training as a bus driver
What our colleagues say: "You should not take the training lightly. But if you are willing to learn, you can do it!"
We prepare you thoroughly for your assignment. Regardless of whether you already have experience in driving buses or do not even have a D driving licence yet: If we decide to hire you, you will receive comprehensive training at the beginning of your employment. If you don't have a D licence yet, you will obtain the driving licence for class D95 as part of your training with us. In any case, we will prepare you in the best possible way for your work as a bus driver with Wiener Linien!
Key data of the training:
- The training, including obtaining the D95 driver's licence, takes about three months. If you already have a D licence, the training takes about two months.
- You will already receive a salary during the training.
- Course hours: Monday to Friday from 07:00 to 15:00 (deviations are possible).
- Please note: The training trips take place in regular shifts. This means also during the night hours.
Contents of the training:
- Driving licence training including theoretical and practical examination **
- Basic qualification (D95) including theoretical test **
- Tickets and season tickets (ticketing) including examination
- Service and operating regulations
- Network and route knowledge
- Vehicle technology and types
- De-escalation training and customer service training
- First aid and safety at work
** Does not apply to drivers who already hold a D licence.
Completion: Theoretical and practical examinations
Your current level of knowledge will be continuously checked during the training through intermediate tests and oral repetitions. Please note: During the training you will also have to learn a lot of theory. Experience has shown that a special ambition and a certain willingness to learn, even in your free time, are necessary to successfully complete the training. If you do not complete the training with a positive result, you will unfortunately not be able to start working for Wiener Linien as a driver. The employment relationship will then be terminated.
Your way into the driving service: application and selection procedure
You would like to become a bus driver for Wiener Linien? Then please apply online. You can go to the job portal right here or find the link at the top and at the bottom of the page.
After your application, the selection procedure will proceed as follows: If we are convinced by your application, we will invite you to a test in which we will check your general knowledge, comprehension, accuracy and driving-related knowledge. You will also receive learning materials from us in advance. We will also prepare you for the medical examination (urine test). If you pass this step, the next stages are the medical examination, the traffic psychology examination and a personal interview. If, in the end, you and we are convinced that you are the right person for the job, we look forward to welcoming you as a bus driver in our team!