Metro Fleet Reliability Lead

Nexus; Newcastle upon Tyne; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 61,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

36-hour working week

Local Government Pension Scheme

28 days annual leave

Travel benefits within Tyne and Wear

Health cash plan

Job summary

Nexus is seeking a Fleet Performance & Reliability Engineer to join the Fleet Engineering team in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. You will lead reliability growth initiatives, analyse performance trends and support investigations to ensure metro assets meet reliability, availability and performance targets.

Working with maintainers, manufacturers and project partners, you will influence long-term asset performance and drive continuous improvement across the Metro network.

Qualifications

• A relevant engineering degree, or equivalent industry experience within a relevant engineering discipline.
• Demonstrable experience in performance and reliability engineering within a railway and rolling stock environment.
• Knowledge of performance and reliability engineering principles within a railway fleet environment.
• Experience analysing engineering data and using performance information to support decision making and continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of rolling stock systems and how they operate.
• Experience producing technical analysis, reports, specifications, standards and procedures.
• Experience assessing asset condition and supporting asset lifecycle management activities.
• Knowledge of relevant standards, regulations and Health and Safety legislation within a railway environment.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead reliability and performance activities for Metro rolling stock and associated fleet assets.
• Develop and implement reliability management processes aligned to recognised industry standards and RAMS principles where appropriate.
• Analyse fleet performance trends, reliability data and technical issues to identify improvement opportunities.
• Develop and maintain reliability tools and processes including FMECA, DRACAS/FRACAS, reliability growth plans and defect trend analysis
• Lead reliability growth initiatives and champion evidence-based decision making across the business.
• Work closely with maintainers, manufacturers and project teams to drive improved fleet performance.
• Support technical investigations, audits, inspections and post-incident reviews.
• Provide expert input on fleet acceptance, delay attribution and performance improvement activities.
• Identify opportunities to innovate, adopt new methodologies and continuously improve reliability processes and systems.

Skills

Data analysis

Reliability engineering

RAMS principles

FMECA

DRACAS/FRACAS

Stakeholder influence

Communication skills

Education

Engineering degree

Job description

Nexus is seeking a Fleet Performance & Reliability Engineer to join the Fleet Engineering team in Gosforth, Newcastle upon Tyne. You will lead reliability growth initiatives, analyse performance trends and support investigations to ensure metro assets meet reliability, availability and performance targets.

Working with maintainers, manufacturers and project partners, you will influence long-term asset performance and drive continuous improvement across the Metro network.