Rolling Stock Performance and Compliance Manager

Future of London; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 58,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Final salary pension scheme

Free travel on TfL network

Ticket reimbursement for National Rail

30 days annual leave

Hybrid working approach

Private healthcare (optional)

Cycle-to-work programme

Retail, health, leisure and travel

Discounted Eurostar travel

Job summary

Transport for London (TfL) is seeking a Rolling Stock Performance and Compliance Manager to lead availability, reliability and cleanliness of the London Overground fleet, depot and stabling operations. The role blends technical leadership with governance, assurance and project management to deliver service improvements.

You will work with London Overground, the operator and train maintainer, implementing performance regimes and managing contracts, safety processes and industry standards.

Qualifications

• Experience in rolling stock engineering within railway depot and manufacturing contexts.
• Proven track record in managing maintenance, audit, and compliance programs.
• Experience with safety management systems in railway operations.
• Strong project management and stakeholder engagement skills.

Responsibilities

• Support Head of Fleet in implementing performance and maintenance regimes.
• Establish and manage rolling stock asset management and assurance plans.
• Track delivery of obligations under Agency and Concession agreements.
• Develop internal procedures and engineering change approvals.
• Maintain rolling stock technical files and risk management plans.
• Provide engineering leadership to London Overground and stakeholders.
• Offer technical support to Infrastructure Manager Executive Group and Overground Assurance Board.
• Deliver daily, weekly, and period performance reporting.
• Identify safety, availability, reliability, and efficiency improvements.

Skills

Rolling stock knowledge

Project management

Stakeholder management

Safety regulations

Technical leadership

Engineering reports

Education

Degree in engineering

Professional engineering membership

Chartered status (advantage)

Job description

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Rolling Stock Performance and Compliance Manager

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Key Information

Job title: Rolling Stock Performance and Compliance Manager
Salary:£58,000 - £62,000
Band:3
Contract type: TFL Permanent
Reference:5677
Location*: LO Depot

*Hybrid working within this role enables a balance of 50 per cent of time split between the office and home over a 4-week period.Hybrid working arrangements can evolve subject to business requirements.

All offers of employment are subject to satisfactory right‑to‑work checks. Candidates must be able to demonstrate their right to work in the UK. At the present time TfL is unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role.

Overview of project/role

To manage the rolling stock availability, reliability and cleanliness associated with the London Overground and to provide technical, leadership, assurance, compliance and project management capability to London Overground on rolling stock, depot and stabling matters. The position will also manage the technical and operational interfaces for the change to passenger services impacting the fleet, depots and stabling facilities in conjunction with London Overground, the operator, and train maintainer.

Key Accountabilities

• To support the Head of Fleet in the implementation of the Rolling Stock and Depot Train Service Agreements to include the Train Maintainers Performance regime and to provide technical leadership, project management for changes to passenger services impacting Rolling Stock, stabling and depot facilities.
• To establish, implement and manage with key stakeholders the Rolling Stock asset management plan, the Rolling Stock assurance and audit plan and to influence the Rolling Stock reliability growth plan.
• To track and monitor delivery of the Rolling Stock obligations contained in the Operators Agency Agreement, Concession Agreement and Rolling Stock Head and Sub leases, resolving, or escalating any non-compliances.
• To establish and update internal procedures, provide approvals on behalf of TfL where necessary. for all aspects of fleet engineering, including engineering change, applicable National Incident Report (NIR) closure and changes in industry legislation relating to Rolling Stock.
• To establish, keep updated and close out as necessary all aspects of the Rolling Stock technical files, including risks contained in the fleet engineering risk management plan.
• To provide Rolling Stock engineering leadership, compliance, assurance and project management capability to London Overground as directed, providing support and advice to key internal and external stakeholders.
• To provide technical support on Rolling Stock and Depot matters to London Overgrounds Infrastructure Manager Executive Group and Overground Assurance Board
• Implementation and deliver detailed internal daily, weekly & period performance reporting for the London Overground Rolling Stock fleet.
• Identify safety, fleet availability, reliability, cleanliness, and engineering enhancements to improve the London Overground operational performance whilst reducing costs and improving the fleets environmental credentials

Skills

• Able to give pragmatic, accurate and timely technical support advice, and project management to internal and external parties.
• Team player with strong interpersonal, analytical and communication skills (verbal and written).
• Strong Collaborative, negotiation, and influencing skills, in a rolling stock technical and project management environment.
• Ability to prepare concise technical and project progress reports.
• Good negotiation and influencing skills with ability to manage and successfully influence external relationships to achievable favourable commercial outcomes for TfL.
• An informed buyer of technical expertise pertained to Rolling Stock and depot services.
• To confidently & professionally act on behalf of London Overground and represent its interests to stakeholders and other external third‑party organisations

Knowledge

• Substantial modern rolling stock engineering, technical knowledge especially 750dv & 25 kV fleets with comprehensive diagnostics, and prognostics capabilities
• Proven Rolling Stock project management, audit, assurance and contract compliance experience.
• Strong working knowledge, and direct experience working within routine maintenance and overhauls railway depot operations, stabling sites, train preparation and cleaning practices.
• Familiarity with UK and international rolling stock standards.
• Comprehensive understanding of safety regime within railway industry and railway operations, particularly national rail operators’ safety management systems.
• Educated to HNC/D or Degree level in a relevant engineering discipline or completion of a relevant engineering apprenticeship with extensive directly relevant work experience.
• Membership of a professional engineering institution.
• Chartered Engineer or working towards Chartered status would be advantageous

Experience

• Experience of rolling stock engineering within the railway operating depot and manufacturing industries.
• Experience of implementing and managing a program of contracted maintenance, repair, cleaning, overhaul, reliability growth, audit, compliance and assurance plus technical risk mitigation for rolling stock.
• Experience in working within or with a Rolling Stock Manufacture, maintainer, Train Operating Company Experience of rolling stock engineering within the railway operating depot and manufacturing industries.
• Experience of implementing and managing a program of contracted maintenance, repair, cleaning, overhaul, reliability growth, audit, compliance and assurance plus technical risk mitigation for rolling stock.
• Experience in working within or with a Rolling Stock Manufacture, maintainer, Train Operating Company.

Equality, diversity and inclusion

We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and aim to reflect the diverse communities we serve. We believe that a diverse workforce enables us to deliver better services and outcomes. Our goal is to make our recruitment as inclusive as possible. As a Disability Confident Leader, we actively encourage applications from disabled people. As part of the Disability Confident scheme, we aim to offer an assessment or interview to candidates who apply via the scheme where the minimum essential criteria for skills, knowledge and experience has been met. In some circumstances, it may not be practical to offer an interview or assessment to every candidate who applies through the scheme and meet the minimum essential criteria; in these situations, we select candidates who best meet the minimum criteria for the job rather than interviewing all who meet them.

Across all recruitment activity, we recognise that selection methods may vary depending on the nature and scale of the campaign and will be applied fairly, consistently and proportionately in line with our Disability Confident commitments.

We also use anonymising software that removes identifying information from CVs and cover letters to make the process fair.

Benefits

In return for your commitment and expertise, you will enjoy excellent benefits and scope to grow. Rewards vary according to the level of role but mostly include the below:

• Final salary pension scheme
• Free travel for you on the TfL network
• Reimbursement of 75% of the cost of a standard class Ticket for National Rail travel from home or 75% reimbursement on a 28-day flexi ticket
• 30 days annual leave plus public and bank holidays
• TfL is committed to work-life balance, operating a hybrid working approach where business and role requirements allow
• Private healthcare discounted scheme (optional)
• Tax-efficient cycle-to-work programme
• Retail, health, leisure and travel offers
• Discounted Eurostar travel

We will make every effort to give you as much notice as possible, however some interviews/assessments could be organised at short notice.

Vetting Process

At Transport for London, safety, trust and fairness sit at the heart of how we recruit. Our Vetting Charter ( https://tfl.gov.uk/corporate/careers/our-vetting-process ) explains the checks we carry out before you join us, helping ensure we create a safe, inclusive and reliable network for everyone who depends on our services. We simply ask that the information you provide is honest and accurate so we can progress your application smoothly. If something doesn’t match or can’t be verified, we may not be able to move forward with your application, but we’ll always treat you with transparency, respect, and clear communication throughout.