Rail Fleet Maintenance Director

Transdev North America; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Annual STI eligibility

Job summary

Bay State Rail, a joint venture involving Transdev North America and Transport UK, seeks a Head of Fleet Maintenance to lead maintenance of commuter rail rolling stock, locomotives, and passenger coaches in a 24/7 safety‑critical environment around Boston.

You will drive fleet reliability, asset management, and maintenance programs, ensure FRA/APTA compliance, and coordinate with host railroads, third parties, and Transdev leadership.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 10 years of progressively responsible professional railroad mechanical experience, including significant leadership responsibility in commuter or passenger rail mechanical operations.
• Direct responsibility for maintaining railroad passenger equipment in compliance with FRA regulations and APTA standards.
• Extensive experience overseeing locomotive and passenger car maintenance programs, fleet reliability initiatives, and railroad shop operations.
• Proven experience working in and leading within a unionized labor environment.
• Experience coordinating with host railroads, third-party rail operators, and contractors strongly preferred.
• Experience supporting fleet modernization programs and new rolling stock introduction preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures safe, reliable, and available revenue and non-revenue rolling stock fleets, shops, and yards as well as integration into rail service to support on-time service.
• Oversees fleet reliability, asset/warranty management, maintenance planning, and capital fleet initiatives.
• Leads maintenance facilities, repair programs, inventory management, and new fleet implementation.
• Ensures compliance with FRA regulations, APTA standards, safety requirements, and quality programs.
• Collaborates with Third Parties, including Railroads, Positive Train Control, system contractors and consultants.
• Drives a culture of safety, accountability, operational excellence, service reliability, and efficiency.
• Liaises with other modes of transportation within the Massachusetts Bay Area and with Transdev and Transport UK senior leaders on best practice sharing, lessons learned and proactive knowledge transfer.

Skills

Leadership

Strategic planning

Stakeholder management

Regulatory compliance

Safety management

Railway mechanical knowledge

Tools

FRA Regulations

APTA Standards

Job description

Bay State Rail, a joint venture involving Transdev North America and Transport UK, seeks a Head of Fleet Maintenance to lead maintenance of commuter rail rolling stock, locomotives, and passenger coaches in a 24/7 safety‑critical environment around Boston.

You will drive fleet reliability, asset management, and maintenance programs, ensure FRA/APTA compliance, and coordinate with host railroads, third parties, and Transdev leadership.