Strategic Maintenance Planner — Data-Driven & Impactful

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; Ludgate Circus; On-site; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

25 days holiday

Bonus potential

Pension scheme up to 9%

Private medical insurance

Group Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Hitachi Rail UK Limited is seeking an experienced Strategic Planner to lead maintenance planning, forecasting and data governance. You’ll shape long-term maintenance strategies, optimize resources and influence cross-functional decisions across Operations, Projects, Procurement and Data & Systems teams.

The role requires strong engineering/maintenance planning background, advanced Excel, and the ability to develop scenario models and robust plans for current operations and future tenders.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in engineering or maintenance planning within a complex operational environment.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including complex modelling and dynamic array functionality.
• Strong analytical and critical-thinking capabilities, with the ability to interpret complex datasets and turn them into clear, actionable plans and reports.
• Hands-on engineering experience, with the ability to support the development and implementation of fleet improvement strategies.
• Proven ability to influence and engage stakeholders across different disciplines and organisational levels.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• The ability to work independently, manage competing priorities and take ownership of activities.
• A collaborative approach and strong stakeholder engagement skills.
• HNC/HND or relevant equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement heavy maintenance strategies across current and future fleets.
• Identify opportunities to optimise labour, materials, maintenance intervals and locations.
• Develop scenario-based planning models to support competitive and deliverable bid submissions.
• Identify and quantify risks relating to material availability, resource constraints and depot capacity.
• Support maintenance optimisation through scope alignment, interval extension and network/location efficiencies.
• Work collaboratively across Projects, Operations and Procurement to ensure plans are robust, aligned and deliverable.
• Validate heavy maintenance schedules against technical and contractual requirements and ensure planning outputs support operations and opportunities.
• Maintain Bills of Materials to support maintenance planning and operational delivery.

Skills

Excel advanced

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Independent working

Collaborative approach

Engineering/maintenance planning

Data interpretation

Education

HNC/HND or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

SAP

Job description

Hitachi Rail UK Limited is seeking an experienced Strategic Planner to lead maintenance planning, forecasting and data governance. You’ll shape long-term maintenance strategies, optimize resources and influence cross-functional decisions across Operations, Projects, Procurement and Data & Systems teams.

The role requires strong engineering/maintenance planning background, advanced Excel, and the ability to develop scenario models and robust plans for current operations and future tenders.