Depot Operations Controller

ALSTOM Gruppe; Greater London; On-site; GBP 55,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension plan

Long-term career stability

Job summary

Alstom in the United Kingdom is seeking a Depot Operations Controller to manage yard movements, coordinate depot activities and ensure safe release of trains. The role interfaces with external operators and drives maintenance planning with clear, proactive communication.

The position requires GCSEs and a higher educational qualification, with a permanent, 42-hour week and both day and night shifts. Salary is circa £61,000 plus benefits.

Qualifications

• Good knowledge with online databases, data input and analysis.
• Knowledge of the railway with a maintenance environment and operations.
• Knowledge of business governance (GMRT Rule book).
• Planning and organisation to meet department objectives.
• Strong communication skills at all levels.
• Ability to work under high pressure and at high pace.

Responsibilities

• Represent and uphold the business safety procedures and methodology.
• Manage the depots yard movements using the control system.
• Liaise with TOC and signaller to organise rail vehicle movements.
• Coordinate fleets maintenance with the planner manager and ensure correct locations.
• Collaborate to improve maintenance processes and revise procedures where needed.
• Highlight anomalies and implement mitigations.
• Provide real time fleet updates on location and diagrams.
• Manage yard processions and blocks to enable maintenance.
• React to incidents with precise, clear instructions.

Skills

Online databases

Data input and analysis

Railway knowledge

Planning and organisation

Communication skills

Work under pressure

Adaptability

Process orientation

Influencing and negotiating

Team collaboration

Education

GCSEs in science, mathematics and English (or equivalent)

Higher educational qualification

Job description

Appointment Basis: Permanent, Days/Nights Shifts, 42 hour week.

Apply by: 31st August 2026

Salary + Benefits: CIRCA £61,000

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, 86,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your future role:

The Crossrail depot operates a fully automated yard control system that requires a Depot Operations Controller (DOC) to take responsibility for the yard. The DOC manages all inbound, outbound and internal depot movements, including passenger service diagrams, test diagrams, maintenance movements and unit deliveries. The DOC is also the main interface between the depot and external operational parties, ensuring effective communication to achieve planned departure times. In addition, the DOC manages digital protection on units and coordinates protection arrangements with external operators and contractors for ground works and depot isolations, ensuring trains are only released into service when safe to do so.

We'll look to you for:

• Represent and uphold the businesses safety procedures and methodology.
• Manage the depots yard movements using the sophisticated control system.
• Liaise with TOC and signaller to organise rail vehicle movements.
• Work alongside the planner manager to coordinate the fleets maintenance and ensure trains are in the correct location to receive maintenance.
• To work with others to enhance the effectiveness of maintenance processes, including the revision of work procedures where applicable.
• Highlight any anomalies in working practices and ensure mitigations are put in place.
• Provide real time fleet updates in terms of location and diagrams.
• Manage the yards processions and blocks to allow maintenance.
• React accordingly to any incident or accident with precise, clear instructions.

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:

• Good knowledge with online databases, data input and analysis.
• Knowledge of the railway with a maintenance environment and operations.
• Knowledge of business governance (GMRT Rule book).
• Planning and Organisation skills. Plans to meet department objectives
• Communication skills-must be able to communicate at all levels.
• Good with high pressure situations
• Good with high pace roles that require high levels of concentration.
• Proactive – Willingness to think outside the box to develop new and improved methodology whilst maintaining quality standards.
• Influencing, Negotiating and Communicating – Produces well-reasoned arguments that are presented with conviction to achieve desired outcome.
• Communicate effectively with staff at all levels within the organisation.
• Flexibility & Adaptability – Has the ability to evaluate alternative ways of achieving objectives.
• Process orientated – Will work methodically to an agreed process to ensure quality of information is consistently good.
• Approachable and willing help other in often frustrating circumstances.
• GCSEs in science, mathematics, and English (or equivalent), plus a higher educational qualification.

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 socialcoverage (life, medical, pension)
• Up to 52 weeks full maternity and adoption pay
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday
• A wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle
  

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!

Equal opportunity statement:

Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.

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.