Fleet Maintenance Lead Engineer
Date: 9 Jan 2025
Location: Plymouth, PLY, GB
Company: Alstom
Appointment Basis: Permanent
Salary: c.£63k + Benefits (Dependent on Experience)
Closing Date: 17th January 2025
At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains to digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide.
Your future role
The role comprises leading and coordinating a team of Fleet Maintenance Engineers at Laira Train Maintenance Depot in Plymouth, providing technical support to our Train Operator and Maintainer customer (Great Western Railway) to deliver a safe, reliable, and cost-efficient fleet of Class 175 rail vehicles. The role is approximately split 50:50 between engineering and team leadership activities, reporting directly to Alstom’s Fleet Maintenance Engineering Manager for UK diesel fleets.
We’ll look to you for:
* Understanding the required deliverables for the Fleet Maintenance Engineering team to support the Project’s business objectives.
* Using effective project planning and governance structure to organize and coordinate the team to deliver its key business objectives.
* Being the primary interface with the customer for project level engineering activities and governance.
* Acting as a technical authority for the team to review/approve change and resolving roadblocks/conflicts.
* Leading the development and delivery of engineering change to improve fleet/system reliability performance.
* Supporting the identification and implementation of safe, cost-effective solutions to identified product safety issues.
* Leading the planning and delivery readiness for maintenance activities as defined by the Vehicle Maintenance Schedule.
* Ensuring compliance with the specified fleet maintenance regime and relevant legislation.
* Supporting depot Operations teams in resolving arising fleet issues, including out of hours duties if required.
All about you
We value passion and attitude over experience. Here are some skills that will help you succeed:
* Degree level education in an engineering/technical discipline.
* Chartered Engineer status or actively working towards it.
* Significant experience in a similar role.
* Strong organizational, resource management and team development skills.
* Strong engineering/technical knowledge of traction and rolling stock systems.
* Strong project management and stakeholder management skills.
* Strong business and commercial acumen.
* Experience in problem-solving techniques.
* Experience in fleet maintenance or asset management environment.
* Experience in delivering rail vehicle engineering change.
* Experience of Depot Operations.
* Knowledge of rail industry legislation and standards.
Things you’ll enjoy
Join us on a transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills throughout your career. You’ll also:
* Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long-term career.
* Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues.
* Contribute to innovative projects.
* Steer your career in whatever direction you choose.
* Benefit from our investment in your development.
* Receive a dynamic reward package that recognizes your performance.
Equal opportunity statement:
Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to any characteristic protected by local law.
As a “disability confident leader accredited employer”, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description.
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