Fleet Maintenance Engineer

Alstom Transport UK Ltd; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transport technology firm in Plymouth is seeking a Fleet Maintenance Engineer to deliver engineering support for the Class 175 fleet. The role involves ensuring effective maintenance and compliance while collaborating with depot teams. Candidates should have a degree in a technical discipline, strong project management skills, and experience in a similar role. This position offers a competitive salary and benefits, along with opportunities for career growth and development.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Flexible benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Option for electric or hybrid vehicle

Investment in professional development

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar role is beneficial.
• Strong technical knowledge of traction and rolling stock systems.
• Experience in fleet maintenance or asset management.

Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to deliver a safe fleet of Class 175 rail vehicles.
• Develop engineering changes to improve fleet reliability.
• Implement cost-effective solutions to safety issues.

Skills

Strong project management skills

Problem-solving techniques

Strong engineering knowledge

Stakeholder management skills

Business and commercial acumen

Education

Degree or Higher Certificate in engineering/technical discipline

Chartered Engineer status or actively working towards it

Tools

MS Office

SAP

Maximo

Project management software

Job description

Req ID: 471618

Fleet Maintenance Engineer

Location: Plymouth

Appointment Basis: Permanent

Salary: c. £54K + Benefits (Dependent on Experience)

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.

Your future role

The role comprises working as part of 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. This position reports directly to Alstom’s Fleet Maintenance Lead Engineer for the Class 175 fleet.

We’ll look to you for:

• Developing and delivering engineering changes to improve fleet/system reliability performance, reduce the cost of maintenance, and deliver customer variation solutions.
• Identifying and implementing safe, cost-effective containments and countermeasures to identified product safety issues.
• Planning and delivering readiness (including BoMs, work instructions, and configuration) for planned maintenance activities, as defined by the Vehicle Maintenance Instruction.
• Ensuring that the specified fleet maintenance regime is certificated, adhered to, and complies with all relevant legislation, and that associated limitations are effectively managed.
• Using engineering knowledge, problem‑solving skills, standard project management techniques, and awareness of standards and the constraints of the delivery organisation to support, justify, and manage changes.
• Supporting depot operations teams in resolving emerging fleet issues – this includes the requirement to undertake out-of-hours duties if required.

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 or Higher Certificate level in an engineering/technical discipline.
• Chartered Engineer status or actively working towards it.
• Experience in a similar role.
• 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 a fleet maintenance or asset management environment.
• Experience in delivering rail vehicle engineering change, including risk assessments and approvals.
• 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
• Utilise our agile working environment
• 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 benefits (pension, life ins., medical)
• Up to 52 weeks full maternity and adoption pay
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell holidays
• Option to enjoy a brand new electric or hybrid vehicle with our salary sacrifice scheme
• 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 leader accredited 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.