Rail Approvals Lead – On-Time Certification

Cafmobility; Coventry; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Excellent pension scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Bike2Work scheme

Professional Sponsorship scheme

Flexible Working policy

Job summary

CAF Rolling Stock UK is seeking an Approvals Project Manager to lead vehicle authorisation and approvals work streams within multi-disciplinary UK rail projects. You will manage technical submissions to Certification Bodies and Network Rail to ensure timely testing and entry into service of vehicles.

The role requires a relevant degree, strong project management skills, and the ability to communicate with diverse stakeholders across the UK rail ecosystem.

Qualifications

• Relevant Degree or equivalent.
• Experience of successful delivery, as part of a team, in a multi-disciplinary project environment.
• Project management and project coordination skills and experience.
• Able to communicate with colleagues, clients and stakeholders.
• Excellent IT skills including experience of Microsoft packages including Excel.
• Excellent communications and interpersonal skills.
• Able to maintain accurate records.
• Able to work flexibly across a broad range of activities as the role evolves.
• Able to respond and adapt to changing circumstances in a fast-paced pressured environment.
• Able to work autonomously as well as part of a team.
• Flexibility to travel regularly in the UK.
• Knowledge of railway (or similar) approvals, authorization, compliance and conformance processes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver authorisation and approval of the vehicles in accordance with the relevant regulations and standards for each stage of the project.
• Responsible for the delivery of technical submissions to Certification Bodies and Network Rail to ensure on time delivery, testing and entry into service of the vehicles.
• Work as a key member of the project core team to support approvals activities.

Skills

Degree or equivalent

Project management

Project coordination

Communication skills

Excel (IT skills)

Education

Relevant Degree or equivalent

Job description

CAF Rolling Stock UK is seeking an Approvals Project Manager to lead vehicle authorisation and approvals work streams within multi-disciplinary UK rail projects. You will manage technical submissions to Certification Bodies and Network Rail to ensure timely testing and entry into service of vehicles.

The role requires a relevant degree, strong project management skills, and the ability to communicate with diverse stakeholders across the UK rail ecosystem.