Strategic Maintenance Planner & Forecasting

Hitachi Rail Limited; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Private medical insurance

Pension scheme

25 days holiday

Group Life Insurance

Employee Assistance Programme

Job summary

Hitachi Rail Limited seeks an experienced Strategic Planner to lead maintenance planning, forecasting, and data governance. The role develops long-term maintenance strategies, optimises resources, and supports competitive bid submissions. You will influence cross-functional decisions across Operations, Projects, Procurement, and Data & Systems teams.

Based in the UK, you will drive planning data accuracy and ensure plans are strategically aligned, operationally achievable and commercially robust.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience in engineering or maintenance planning within a complex operational environment.
• Advanced Excel/ modelling and data analysis capabilities.
• Strong ability to interpret datasets and turn them into actionable plans and reports.
• Hands-on engineering experience to support fleet improvement strategies.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain long-term maintenance strategies and plans.
• Forecast integrated heavy and light maintenance plans and depot capacity.
• Validate schedules against technical and contractual requirements.
• Develop scenario-based planning models for bids and operations.
• Collaborate with Projects, Operations and Procurement to ensure robust, deliverable plans.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Forecasting

Data governance

Stakeholder management

Analytical skills

Education

HNC/HND or equivalent

Tools

Power BI

SAP

Job description

Hitachi Rail Limited seeks an experienced Strategic Planner to lead maintenance planning, forecasting, and data governance. The role develops long-term maintenance strategies, optimises resources, and supports competitive bid submissions. You will influence cross-functional decisions across Operations, Projects, Procurement, and Data & Systems teams.

Based in the UK, you will drive planning data accuracy and ensure plans are strategically aligned, operationally achievable and commercially robust.