Req ID:443856
At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and 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, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.
We choose to be a company that is responsible towards our employees, our customers and society as a whole. We act fairly, ensure that compliance, safety and integrity are respected, and work to bring together the environment, people and technology.
Your future role
The role comprises leading and co-ordinating a team of Fleet Maintenance Engineers at East Ham Depot to deliver activities and projects to provide a safe, reliable, and cost-efficient fleet of trains, which meets the Train Operator’s (c2c) requirements and complies with their Safety Case obligations. The role is approximately split 50:50 between engineering and team leadership activities and if successful you will report directly into the Electrostar Platform Fleet Maintenance Engineering Manager.
We’ll look to you for:
- As an integral part of the Project Core Team, understand the required deliverables for the Fleet Maintenance Engineering team to support the Project’s business objectives.
- Use effective project planning and governance structure to organise and co-ordinate the team to deliver its key business objectives on a day-to-day basis, feeding into core team governance activities as required.
- Primary interface with the customers for project level engineering activities and governance, including supporting periodic technical review meetings.
- Act as a technical authority for the team to review/approve change and a point for escalation for the team to resolve roadblocks/conflict with (internal and external) customers and suppliers.
- Lead the development and delivery of engineering change to improve fleet/system reliability performance, reduce cost of maintenance & deliver customer variation solutions.
- Support the identification and implementation of safe, cost effective, containments and countermeasures to identified product safety issues.
- Lead the planning and delivery readiness (inc. BoM’s, work instructions & configuration) for light and heavy maintenance activities, as defined by the Vehicle Maintenance Schedule.
- Ensure that the specified fleet maintenance regime is certificated, adhered to, and complies with all relevant legislation, and associated limitations are effectively managed.
- Support depot Operations teams in resolving arising fleet issues – this includes the requirement to undertake out of hours duties if required.
- Support with the introduction of the Class 720/6 Aventra fleet.
- Cover the Electrostar Platform Fleet Maintenance Engineering Manager in their absence.
All about you
We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:
- Ideally educated to Degree level in an engineering/technical discipline.
- Chartered Engineer status or actively working towards it.
- More than 5 years of experience in a similar role.
- Strong organisational, resource management and team development skills.
- Strong engineering/technical knowledge of traction and rolling stock systems and maintenance policies/practices.
- 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, including risk assessments and approvals.
- Experience of Product Introduction.
- Experience of Depot Operations.
- Computer literate (MS Office, Teams, Project, Maximo, SAP etc).
- Knowledge of rail industry legislation, standards and safety case obligations.
Things you’ll enjoy
Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:
Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines
Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
Contribute to innovative projects
Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)
You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!
We aim to have a welcoming and inclusive environment for individuals, of different ages, genders, ethnicities, disability, LGBT, religion and/or belief. As a 'Disability Confident' employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.
You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!
Important to note
As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.
Job Type:Experienced
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