Fleet Quality & Compliance Manager

Avanti West Coast; Birmingham; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Final salary pension

Free travel for you and immediate or/2

Privilege Travel card (75% off other F

Job summary

Avanti West Coast is seeking a Fleet Quality & Compliance Manager to ensure the safety, compliance, quality and continuous improvement of our rail fleet. You will work across engineering, operations, maintenance partners and senior stakeholders to keep the fleet compliant and ready to perform.

You will own a broad programme of fleet quality activities, manage change and concessions, and deliver assurance audits.

Qualifications

• Degree in engineering or equivalent industry experience.
• Strong knowledge of UK rolling stock, EMUs preferred.
• Experience with UK rolling stock standards and procedures (ROGS, LOC, PAS, NTSNs).
• Excellent attention to detail for technical and compliance documents.
• Strong analytical and investigative skills.
• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.

Responsibilities

• Own a broad range of fleet quality and compliance activities.
• Ensure rail vehicles meet industry standards and safety requirements.
• Manage engineering change and concession programme across the Avanti West Coast fleet.
• Oversee safety item trackers for the Class 390 and Class 80X fleets.
• Review National Incident Reports (NIRs) and ensure mitigation.
• Establish assurance programme with third‑party maintenance suppliers.
• Provide clear reporting on engineering change, concessions, quality and audits to Executives/Board and stakeholders.
• Deliver the Fleet assurance audit programme and manage auditors.

Skills

UK rolling stock knowledge

UK rolling stock standards (ROGS, LOC,

NTSNs

Attention to detail

Analytical and investigative skills

Stakeholder management and influencing

Education

Degree in engineering or equivalent experience

Job description

We’re looking for a Fleet Quality & Compliance Manager to play a key role in ensuring the safety, compliance, quality and continuous improvement of our rail fleet.

This is a high-impact role where you’ll work across engineering, operations, maintenance partners and senior stakeholders to ensure our fleet remains compliant, assured and ready to perform.

What you’ll be responsible for

You’ll take ownership of a broad range of fleet quality and compliance activities, including:

• 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.

What we’re looking for

Essential knowledge & experience

• Strong knowledge of UK rolling stock, preferably EMUs.

• Experience working with UK rolling stock standards and procedures, including ROGS, LOC & PAS and NTSNs.

• Excellent attention to detail, with the ability to thoroughly review technical and compliance documentation.

• Strong analytical and investigation skills.

• Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills.

Qualifications

Degree qualified in a relevant engineering subject or equivalent industry experience.

As well as working with a fantastic team you will also receive:

• Final salary pension

• Free travel on Avanti West Coast for you/spouse/partner/dependents

• Privilege Travel card (75% off other train operators fares for leisure travel)

• 30 days holiday rising by 1 for every completed year of service to a maximum of 37 days (inclusive of bank holidays)

• 10 free journeys on other First Group Train Operators

At Avanti West Coast, we value the differences that make each of us outstanding! Avanti West Coast recognises the benefits of building a diverse workforce and employing people from diverse backgrounds, which includes their race, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability, and sexual orientation.

Everyone who joins Avanti West Coast becomes part of our close-knit team. We're committed to ensuring that Avanti West Coast is inclusive, a place where people are encouraged to be themselves, and not an edited version to fit in. A place where differences are encouraged, recognised, accepted and put to good use.