Fleet Engineering Leader — Drive Safe, Reliable Rail Assets

Network Rail; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 56,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Up to 28 days annual leave

Rail travel subsidies

Range of pension options

Flexible and agile working

Discounts on shopping

Gym memberships

Much more

Job summary

Network Rail is seeking a skilled fleet engineering professional to join the Supply Chain Operations division. The role focuses on sourcing, delivery, and maintenance of fleet assets to ensure safe, efficient railway operations across the UK.

You will lead engineering specifications, contract negotiations, and implement improvements to fleet assets, while guiding a team and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.

Qualifications

• Essential: degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline; professional engineering membership; broad technical engineering experience; experience in project/financial planning and management; working towards recognised project management qualification; working towards formal safety qualification; lead investigator capability.

Responsibilities

• Use specialist engineering knowledge to manage sourcing and delivery of maintenance, repair, modification and overhaul of fleet assets to ensure they are fit-for-purpose and can safely deliver customer requirements.
• Develop engineering specifications and lead contract negotiations for maintenance, modification, renewal and construction of fleet assets to meet customer's emerging business needs.
• Develop and implement modifications to the fleet assets to improve performance, capability, efficiency and service delivery. Lead the development of business cases and all engineering deliverables necessary to demonstrate compliance with commercial and engineering policy.
• Lead and inspire direct reports to maintain full engagement in meeting business objectives.
• Manage the development and implementation of engineering management systems which are compliant with relevant legislation, company and industry standards.
• Lead technical input to contract management, KPIs, implementation of corrective actions and formal reporting requirements.
• Maintain positive relations with customers, suppliers, and between key internal departments.
• Manage the resolution of engineering issues, prioritisation of tasks and, where necessary, escalate where they have the potential to impact on service delivery.
• Develop and implement the engineering management strategy for the fleet, including maintenance, overhaul, improvements, spares and value engineering. Lead audit programmes and local investigations as required.
• Maintain own and direct reports competence and development plan to support fleet engineering management.
• As required by the business, attend incidents, support or provide the lead for operational fleet support.
• Support the development of other engineers within the fleet community by mentoring / coaching.

Education

Degree or equivalent in a relevant discipline

Professional membership of engineering institution

Broad technical engineering experience

Project or financial planning and management experience

Recognised Project management qualification or working towards

Recognised Formal Safety Qualification or working towards

Lead Investigator

Job description

Network Rail is seeking a skilled fleet engineering professional to join the Supply Chain Operations division. The role focuses on sourcing, delivery, and maintenance of fleet assets to ensure safe, efficient railway operations across the UK.

You will lead engineering specifications, contract negotiations, and implement improvements to fleet assets, while guiding a team and maintaining strong stakeholder relationships.