Project Engineer

London and North Western Railway Company Limited; Crewe; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company as a Project Engineer at Arriva TrainCare. You will leverage your engineering expertise to manage heavy maintenance projects, ensure adherence to rigorous processes, and support the production team in delivering high-quality passenger rolling stock maintenance. This permanent position offers a competitive salary and a variety of employee benefits.

Benefits

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays

Pension and life insurance

Cycle to Work scheme

Arriva UK Trains Travel Pass

Qualifications

• Experience in heavy maintenance project engineering role.
• Understanding of rail vehicle heavy maintenance activities preferred.
• Full and valid driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Create heavy maintenance block cards and work instructions.
• Lead daily production meetings and update relevant trackers.
• Support Heavy Maintenance Manager in contracts.

Skills

Good understanding of traction and rolling stock systems

Project management

Education

City and Guilds/ BTEC certificate in Engineering

Job description

Join the Arriva TrainCare Team as a Project Engineer!

Organisation - Arriva TrainCare (ATC)

Contract – Permanent

Starting Salary - £44,657.57 per annum increasing when gained full competency

About Us:

At Arriva TrainCare we provide high quality overhaul, maintenance and servicing of passenger rolling stock, locomotives, freight wagons and track plant. We operate throughout the UK from six strategic locations – Crewe, Bristol, Eastleigh, Cambridge, Tyne Yard and Scarborough.

Arriva TrainCare is part of Arriva, you’ll be part of a professional team with these core behaviours at heart;

We do the right thing

We make the difference

Benefits include 25 days annual leave plus standard UK bank holidays, pension, life and healthcare cover, Arriva UK Trains Travel Pass, Cycle to Work scheme and Arriva Village retailer discount scheme.

The Role:

Working at our Crewe depot, you will report into the Heavy Maintenance Manager you will be responsible for carrying out day to day tasks that cover the production, utilisation and governance of Project process deliverables.

What You’ll Do:

Adherence to and delivery of all relevant tasks as detailed in ATC-1098 Heavy Maintenance Process Document and support with the continual improvement of the document processes, including but not limited to:

Responsible for ensuring that the start/end of shift processes are carried out and supported as required.

Creation of heavy maintenance block cards and work instructions

Creation of the project work breakdown structure (WBS) and production plans.

Responsible for ensuring the correct VMI’s, VOI’s and ATC work instructions and all relevant Project documentation are available for the production team and are being used to carry out HM workstream tasks. Work closely with the project teams performing the heavy maintenance, to ensure the timely resolution of material or obsolescence issues, including the creation and close out of technical queries with the customer.

Responsible for the creation and delivery of toolbox talks/single point lessons that arise through the Project life-cycle.

Responsible for leading the daily production meeting with the Team Leader and Material Planner, ensuring that the relevant trackers are updated.

Supporting the Heavy Maintenance Manager in the delivery of assigned heavy maintenance contracts

Full job description available on request

What You Bring:

City and Guilds/ BTEC certificate in Engineering

Previous experience in a heavy maintenance project engineering role

Good understanding of traction and rolling stock systems

Previous experience, involvement and understanding of rail vehicle heavy maintenance activities is advantageous

Full and valid driving licence

Ready to start your next journey?

If you’re passionate about making a difference and supporting Arriva TrainCare, we want to hear from you!

Let’s build the future together!

Due to the energising nature of our vacancies, application close dates, when stated, are indicative and may be subject to change so please apply as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Shortlisting and interviewing will take place whilst the advert is open and will close once a successful candidate has been identified.

At Arriva we acknowledge the importance of our people's diverse experiences, talents, and cultures. Embracing diversity and creating inclusion is a key component of our talent strategy. The creation of a diverse, inclusive workforce is central to our ability to unlock potential and enhance our success...

Arriva is a leading provider of passenger transport across Europe, employing around 34,400 people and delivering around 1.6 billion passenger journeys. With buses, trains, coaches, trams, waterbuses, bike-sharing systems, on-demand transport solutions and a rolling stock leasing company, Arriva proudly connects people and communities safely, reliably and sustainably across 11 countries, delivering these services in a better way, every day. The activities of Arriva are divided into four business units: UK Bus, UK Trains, The Netherlands and Mainland Europe. Arriva has passenger transport operations in the Czech Republic, Croatia, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and the United Kingdom, and also operates a rolling stock leasing company in Romania.

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