Fleet Quality & Compliance Leader (UK Rail)

First Trenitalia West Coast Rail; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Final salary pension

Free travel on Avanti West Coast for你u

Privilege Travel card (75% off other)

30 days holiday rising by 1 year of s

10 free journeys on other First Group

Job summary

Avanti West Coast is seeking a Fleet Quality & Compliance Manager to drive safety, compliance, quality and continuous improvement across the rail fleet. You’ll collaborate with engineering, operations, maintenance partners and senior stakeholders to keep the fleet compliant, assured and ready to perform.

You will oversee the engineering change and concession programme, manage safety item trackers for the Class 390 and Class 80X fleets, lead the fleet assurance audit programme, and report clearly

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of UK rolling stock and EMUs.
• Experience with UK rolling stock standards (ROGS, LOC & PAS, NTSNs).
• Excellent attention to detail in technical/compliance documentation.
• Strong analytical and investigative skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Ensuring all rail vehicles comply with relevant industry standards, safety requirements and regulations.
• Managing the engineering change and concession programme across the Avanti West Coast fleet.
• Managing safety item trackers for the Class 390 and Class 80X fleets, ensuring actions are progressed and closed within appropriate timescales.
• Reviewing National Incident Reports (NIRs) and ensuring relevant reports are recorded, investigated and appropriately mitigated across the fleet.
• Establishing and maintaining an effective assurance programme with third‑party maintenance suppliers to monitor quality and performance.
• Providing clear and meaningful reporting on engineering change, concessions, quality and audits to the Executive/Board, internal departments and external stakeholders.
• Managing and delivering the Fleet assurance audit programme, including appointing and managing third‑party auditors where required.
• Creating, reviewing and managing risk assessments and internal standards in line with the company's Safety Management System.

Skills

UK rolling stock knowledge

EMUs experience

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Attention to detail

Education

Degree in engineering

Job description

Avanti West Coast is seeking a Fleet Quality & Compliance Manager to drive safety, compliance, quality and continuous improvement across the rail fleet. You’ll collaborate with engineering, operations, maintenance partners and senior stakeholders to keep the fleet compliant, assured and ready to perform.

You will oversee the engineering change and concession programme, manage safety item trackers for the Class 390 and Class 80X fleets, lead the fleet assurance audit programme, and report clearly