Tram Fleet Engineer: Reliability & Upgrades (Free Travel)

Midland Metro Ltd; Balls Hill; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free travel

Job summary

Midland Metro Ltd is seeking a Fleet Engineer to support the technical management of our CAF Urbos 3 tram fleet, ensuring safe, dependable and high-performing services for our communities.

This isn't your everyday engineering role. It's a unique opportunity to take ownership of fleet performance and reliability at a critical point in our journey, with a focus on maintenance, reliability improvements and modification projects as the network expands.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in a technical engineering role.
• Strong fault-finding and diagnostic skills across mechanical, electrical, electronic, hydraulic and pneumatic systems.
• Experience with rolling stock in a depot environment.
• Background in reliability improvement, maintenance optimisation, or engineering change/modifications.
• In-depth knowledge of rolling stock systems and technologies.
• Familiarity with rail industry standards, ideally light rail.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day technical management of the tram fleet.
• Own fleet safety, performance and reliability.
• Ensure in-service failures are reported, investigated, tracked and resolved.
• Analyse fleet data to identify trends, prevent failures and drive continuous improvement.
• Enhance the fleet maintenance regime, including instructions, procedures and documents.
• Manage tram modification and enhancement projects.
• Oversee the fleet risk register and contribute to risk management strategies.
• Build strong working relationships with the vehicle manufacturer and system OEMs.
• Provide flexible support, including occasional evenings, nights and weekends when needed; support 3GT fleet through network expansion and growth.

Skills

5+ years experience

Fault-finding

Diagnostic skills

Rolling stock knowledge

Depot environment experience

Reliability improvement

Maintenance optimisation

Engineering change/modifications

Rail industry standards

Job description

Midland Metro Ltd is seeking a Fleet Engineer to support the technical management of our CAF Urbos 3 tram fleet, ensuring safe, dependable and high-performing services for our communities.

This isn't your everyday engineering role. It's a unique opportunity to take ownership of fleet performance and reliability at a critical point in our journey, with a focus on maintenance, reliability improvements and modification projects as the network expands.