Graduate Fleet Maintenance Engineer - Midlands

Alstom; Wolverhampton; On-site; GBP 33,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transport solutions provider in the UK seeks a Graduate Engineer to join their team in Wolverhampton. This role involves delivering innovative engineering solutions while participating in a two-year development program. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with dedicated teams to enhance the performance of our Mainline rail fleets. We value passion and initiative, providing opportunities for career progression, continuous professional development, and a competitive rewards package.

Benefits

Fair and dynamic reward package

Award-winning learning opportunities

Comprehensive social coverage

Qualifications

• Passion and attitude valued over experience.
• Able to explain technical concepts clearly.
• Desire to develop professionally.

Responsibilities

• Deliver innovative solutions to technical challenges.
• Collaborate with Services Engineering and Platforms.
• Participate actively in the Services Engineering network.
• Work closely with other functions and stakeholders.
• Implement technical solutions to improve reliability.
• Propose innovative solutions and R&D programs.
• Analyze technical performances and maintenance plans.
• Participate in problem-solving processes.
• Integrate data from Operations and fleet tools.
• Manage and quantify methods for risk.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Good team player

Problem solving skills

Proficient in IT

Professional commitment

Confidence

Ability to take initiative

Tools

Word

Excel

PPT

Job description

Location: This role can be based at either our Wolverhampton or Central Rivers (Barton-under-Needwood) sites based on conversations between the successful candidate and Hiring Manager.

Appointment Basis: Graduate

Apply by: 30th January 2026

Salary + Benefits: £32,800

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, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your future role

Join our team at one of our Midlands depots to offer innovative solutions that contribute towards growing the safety, reliability, performance and maintainability of our Mainline rail fleets. You will be part of a team responsible for providing technical support for our fleets, engaging in detailed technical root cause investigations through to providing cutting‑edge innovations.

Take on a new challenge and apply your engineering experience in an exciting modern project! You’ll initially report to an Engineering Manager, and work alongside dedicated and passionate engineering teams. There will also be opportunities to extend your network to activities on other projects and portfolios across the UK.

You will complete a two‑year development programme whilst providing recognised contributions to the success of the services teams. During the programme, you have the opportunity to complete a series of rotations around other functions and projects in Alstom's portfolio, to gain a wider understanding of the business and services operation. We are most interested in you developing your knowledge during your time on the scheme, as well as growing your experience and leadership skills by working with a wide range of industry professionals.

As part of the services fleet engineering team, you will be responsible for:

• Applying your engineering skills to deliver innovative solutions to technical challenges on our fleets.
• Collaborating with Services Engineering and Platforms, to improve the Services portfolio of products and services.
• Participating actively in the Services Engineering network.
• Working closely & effectively with other functions / stakeholders both inside and outside of the project.
• Detecting, defining and implementing technical solutions to improve the reliability and serviceability, in order to reduce project costs and improve the performances of the systems.
• Proposing innovative solutions and develop and implement R&D programs and new technologies in the maintenance projects.
• Analysing the technical performances of the systems and the efficiency of the maintenance plan and processes, promoting action plans to improve them.
• Participating in 8D problem solving & REX (return of experience) processes.
• Analysing and integrating data coming from Operations and fleet data tools.
• Quantifying & identifying methods for managing risk.
• Spending time with the Operations teams to gain a front‑line perspective of train maintenance and operations.

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:

• Excellent communication skills and able to explain technical concepts in a clear manor.
• Good team player.
• Problem solving skills.
• Proficient in IT (such as Word, Excel, PPT).
• Professional commitment and desire to develop.
• Confidence.
• Ability to take initiative and drive solutions to conclusion.

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.
• 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 social coverage (life, medical, pension).

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’ 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.