Fleet Maintenance Engineer

ALSTOM Gruppe; Plymouth; On-site; GBP 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transport solutions provider in Plymouth is seeking a Fleet Maintenance Engineer to provide technical support for rail vehicles at Laira Train Maintenance Depot. The successful candidate will improve fleet reliability and manage engineering changes, requiring a degree in a technical discipline and strong problem-solving skills. This role offers competitive salary and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

Generous annual leave

Flexible benefits

Salary sacrifice scheme for electric vehicles

Comprehensive medical benefits

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Develop engineering changes to improve fleet/system reliability.
• Implement cost-effective containment and countermeasures to safety issues.
• Ensure compliance with maintenance regime and relevant legislation.

Skills

Engineering knowledge

Problem-solving

Project management

Stakeholder management

Commercial acumen

Technical knowledge of traction and rolling stock systems

Education

Degree or Higher Certificate in engineering/technical discipline

Job description

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Fleet Maintenance Engineer

Date: 12 Oct 2025

Location: Plymouth, PLY, GB

Company: Alstom

Fleet Maintenance Engineer

Location: Plymouth

Appointment Basis: Permanent

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

Closing Date: 24th October 2025

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. If successful, you will report 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.
• 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
• Optionto 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.